The old model of work isn’t …well …working.

Just ask the school counselors, or the clinical managers at your local mental health center.  Ask the recent graduates as they look for employment, strike up a conversation with someone at DSS, or talk with private practitioners as they watch other industries slowly take away market share.

What were once seen as safe, traditional, and clearly defined career paths for mental health ...

It is simply part of the human condition.  We twist oursleves around a discursive thinking process where logic and reason prevail.  Our minds ramble on and on trying to make sense of an idea, conflict or challenge.

• Should I play it safe or be frivolous?
• I want to do this, but maybe I’m not good enough.
• Is the idea I have good or bad?
• Should I sign up for boxing or ballet?

Last ...

I’m not a big “list” person (even though lists are known to be a blogging best practice).  But this past week I found myself swimming in ideas.  Ideas I wanted to share.  So today I am purposefully breaking my “one idea – one message” rule.  Here are some interesting thoughts worth pondering.

1) Be Mindful of “The Big Three”

If you do nothing else, keep these ...

New York City…circa 1984.  Crime had overwhelmed New York at all levels.  It was chaotic, seedy, drug ridden and dangerous.  And then suddenly, in just a few short years, things changed.  By the mid 1990’s, New York had become the safest “big city” in the nation.

How?  How in the world did a large, crime infested city successfully change its fortunes?

You, like me, might believe big problems require big ...