Tag Archives: goal

Jack Layton and an end to dogma

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Bill Wren

Canada’s Jack Layton, leader of the New Democratic Party, passed away yesterday and there was a huge upswell of grief and commiseration expressed. In all the remembrances of the man and in all the accolades sent his way, it’s worth … Continue reading →

Posted in People | Tagged aspirations, Canada, commiseration, community, community goals, convictions, dogma, dogmatism, dogmatist, goal, Jack Layton, mutual agreements, NDP, new democratic party, opportunist, politician, remembrances | Leave a comment

People and stories — Part 1

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Bill Wren

Yesterday I wrote that, “A story is people involved in events told by people to people.” I then asked why some stories are interesting and others dull. I suspect the answer to that has to do with that word “people.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Manifesto, Story, Storyboat, Writing | Tagged anxiety, apple, book, Books, Business, failure, founders, goal, good girls, good guys and bad guys, google, heroes and villains, information, mission statements, Movies, People, Social media, steve jobs, stories, Story, writelife | Leave a comment

I plan to cheat – you are advised

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Bill Wren

Mark over at Thoughtwrestling had what I think is a very good idea: a non-fiction, manifesto writing month. You can get the details here. I’ve decided against my better judgement to participate. I only say that because I’ve so many … Continue reading →

Posted in Manifesto, Story, Storyboat | Tagged blog, cheater, cluetrain, Fiction, goal, harvesting, judgement, manifesto, material, non fiction, opinion, rethink, statement, stories, Thoughtwrestling, words, Work, Writing | 2 Comments

Mazyrinth: has the goal changed?

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Bill Wren

Today I propose a new word: mazyrinth. As it may suggest, it is both maze and labyrinth at the same time. To be more accurate, it is a labyrinth that becomes a maze. I bring this up because I‘ve had … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Work | Tagged Argonauts, Creatively, discovery, frustration, goal, labyrinth, maze, mazes and labyrinths, mazyrinth, mythology, objective, problems, solution, sync, words | Leave a comment

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