HUMAN Venture Coaching
Life learning made practical.
Nov 5, 2008
Vol. 1 Issue 12
Newsletter Archives
Thanks to my friend Diana, I had the good fortune of being interviewed by Calgary Inc and featured in the October Issue. It was a thrilling experience to see my life through another person's eyes. Let me know how you think they did.

The second article is about how American Idol competitors aren't the only people that fool themselves.

And remember, you can now share your ideas simply by typing your ideas or thoughts at the end of each article.

All the best,
Chris
Sketching Out a Game Plan

Chris's Corner
: In Calgary Inc

It is an immense privilege to have another writer try to put together the pieces of your life transition story. For this I want to thank Karen Attwell for doing a fabulous job.

Click here to find out about Chris through Calgary Inc
American Idol Logo

Human Venture : The Idol Delusion Factor

Singing usually reserved for karaoke nights at the local club went public when American Idol aired six years ago on TV. You've seen the auditions, and I'm sure you've thought: "How can people who sing so horrendously defend so vigourously their obviously glass shattering performance? Don't they know that they can't sing?"

We may have a good laugh at other people's self-delusion. We may even feel better about ourselves because we, of course, would never be that misguided. Or would we?

If anything, there are scores of people on TV shows hinting at the possibility that fooling ourselves is more commonplace than we would like to believe.

Read more about WMDs, relationships, and other rationalizations...

What we should really remember on Remembrance Day

1. The wastage of millions of lives from both our side and the "other" side on world wars that were less about peace and more about short-sighted thinking and imperialist foreign policies.

2. The genocides in Germany, Rwanda, Cambodia, Sudan, China...and many nations where often our forefathers have contributed to the problem.

3. That we know more about destroying countries than we do about building them so that fundamentalism does not take root.

What else do you think we should remember?

Click here to add your ideas

*   *   *


Looking for More?

Gifts of Athena
by Joel Mokr

Tao of Jeet Kune Do
by Bruce Lee

*  *  *


Past Articles

How my bathroom products came to be

You Are Not Your Job Title

Six Places to Give Up

Waking Up to a Meaningful Life
Chris Hsiung
HUMAN Venture Coaching
Life Learning Made Practical
humanventure.org

Sign-Up to Receive Monthly Newsletters
$25 Chapters Gift Certificate
One more week is left to post your comment on any of my articles. The most thoughtful post will win a $25 Chapter's gift card! Go to blog.humanventure.org and contribute your thoughts, feelings, and ideas!