Chris Barclay – Page 13 – Unbounded Life

Dark luminosity

Posted on January 17, 2009September 19, 2009 by Chris Barclay

The man I am writing about is not famous. It may be that he never will be. It may be that when his life at last comes to an end he will leave no more trace of his sojourn on earth than a stone thrown into a river leaves on the surface of the water. […]

The Biggest Loser

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Chris Barclay

“Both my wife and daughter think I’m this gigantic loser, and… they’re right. I have lost something. I’m not exactly sure what it is, but I know I didn’t always feel this… sedated. But you know what? It’s never too late to get it back.” — American Beauty by Alan Ball

Creating a System

Posted on January 4, 2009February 2, 2009 by Chris Barclay

Whenever I have worked with organizations that talk about being “stuck”, inevitably someone will come up with the unhelpful phrase, “We have to think outside the box”. This is like saying “we have to stop thinking along the lines of what is known and think along the lines of what is unknown”. How can we […]

How to Be an Expert

Posted on December 29, 2008December 29, 2008 by Chris Barclay

In an upcoming post, I’m going to write about how to monetize a hobby. I feel I’ve achieved some success in this area, to the point where at the age of 42, I don’t have to go to work anymore; I pursue what I love and find a way for it to pay for itself. […]

On Being Perfect

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Chris Barclay

You are perfect. I mean it. And not in a stereotypical American way of heaping praise on people to make them feel better about themselves. If your immediate response to this is, “nobody’s perfect”, this is what most people say, because we have been taught that we all have our weaknesses and must work on […]

Acting as If

Posted on December 18, 2008January 30, 2009 by Chris Barclay

Here’s a puzzle: how do you become something if you’ve never been something? For example, how do I become a leader if I’ve never been a leader? The conventional answer is to study how to be a leader and then gradually learn as you go along. I teach leadership at the executive level, so I […]

The Quantum Field of Attraction

Posted on December 18, 2008February 1, 2012 by Chris Barclay

When I saw the documentary, The Secret, I thought, “so all I have to do is wish for something and it will come true?” I’m certainly not one to discount the power of positive thinking, but I felt something was missing from this premise. If it’s a secret, how come so many people know about […]