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My new self concept--the fog is lifting- and a note on the future of AI in coaching

The past few weeks have been very revealing as I have been interacting with a new group of people online and in person. The consensus opinion of me that's new: I am a mid 50s looking and acting extraverted guy, attractive, and brillant, curious, and tenacious. My writing talent was recognized and praised, not a surprise but a welcome confirmation of my self concept.  My time in South Dakota and in North Dallas as a guest in other people's homes and extended solitude along with very observant SM posts by others have opened my eyes to my own self delusion. And it made me aware of how I have allowed myself to be surrounded by people who couldn't and/or didn't want to see the real me. At 73, this is both a welcome awakening and a source of grief for time lost. But I fight forward, look forward, and live in the present, not the past. Another revelation. I am a strange attractor, In the chaotic system sense, at least.  As I have been writing about the structure of fractal lea...
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Fundamental Components and Processes of the Universe (my latest understanding)

 Creator/Intelligent Design The universe began when the Creator said "let there be light". Recently completed research investigating the invisible quantum math and physics of cosmology underlying all the visible and classical physics of the natural world concluded that without an external "observer" the universe could not exist. There is NO evidence that something (like the universe) can emerge from nothing. None. The universe was created by a Creator. Any failure to recognize the Creator as an eternal Supreme Spirit is evidence of a narrow view of science tied to a 500 year old conflict launched at the trial of Gallileo.  The Universe is the result of an incredibly complex and finely tuned design from the gravitational constant to the structure of DNA. This design makes the universe and everything in it discoverable and describable through the language of math. The Universe is Quantum Traditional physics hit an experimental quantum wall with the introduction of the...
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The Worst Lies are the Ones You Tell Yourself

 I am a liar.  That's hard for me to admit and frankly these lies are old, very old, and I was yesterday years old when I realized that I had been lying for a long time...to myself. Lie Number 1 "Me do myself". This lie began when I was just learning to walk and talk and my brother was a newborn in NICU as a preemie. My parents were spending a lot of time at the hospital and I was being cared for by a kind loving woman name Joyce Hilden, who was a friend of my mom's and a neighbor. As a 26 month old boy in the middle of a developmental stage called "rapprochement" (Jean Piaget's term) which normally involves a child moving toward independence from mom  by taking a longer and longer stretches away from her and then running back to mom for a hug or a reassuring message.  My mom was nowhere to be found, and I adopted the hyper-independence that abandoned children sometimes do- "Me do myself".  That "cute" expression of self reliance, as ...
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"The universe isn't random. Leadership isn't either. It's time we stopped pretending otherwise." Dr Kevin Karlson --- P.S. The Most Dangerous Question The most dangerous question in any conference isn't the one asked from the audience. The most dangerous question is not the one asked of   speakers. They've all said the right things. They've inspired your audience with stories of grit, resilience, and transformational leadership. Your feedback scores were solid. Everyone clapped. But what if they were all teaching the same unquestioned belief system—a kind of secular cult disguised as corporate wisdom? This isn't hyperbole. It's a question worth asking when 95% of leadership speakers repeat the same narratives, cite the same studies, and offer solutions built on foundations that—when examined closely—rest on shaky scientific and philosophical ground. The Cult of Certainty Here's what most leadership keynotes have in common: They treat evolut...
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