Looking at
the Cup Half Full
since 1966

How do you pronounce that?

“Holzapfel” actually means crabapple (Holz = Wood, Apfel = Apple).

This is not German for beginners, though.

Just call me Klaus.

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Non-violent Communication

This is simply another way to make the world a better place. We can keep yelling at each other (online and offline) or we tone it down and try to understand what others are actually trying to say. For starters I highly recommend Marshall Rosenberg’s book on the topic.

Common Sense

Need to discuss common sense?
Does someone need a dose of it?
Are the principles unclear?
Doubting its benefits?
Please get in touch!

Empowerment

We are ALL so much better off with a higher level of empowerment. Women, minorities, immigrants: stronger together with a sprinkle of Ubuntu on top please!

Optimizing

One of my strongest realizations is how limited our time on earth really is. Therefore having a purpose in life and using it as a guide is of high priority for me. This is not necessarily the easy route. I keep challenging myself. My journey has ups and downs and many of them have been recorded on this blog.

Random Acts of Kindness

Buying a cup for someone else. Paying for someone’s groceries. Giving flowers to a stranger. Shoveling someone’s driveway. Generally this is not something we talk about a lot. It’s something we simply do. Beware: Once you know how good it feels one can become addicted.

 

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Jan 2, 2011 2 min read

Amnesty International is growing more important for us. Human rights violations are much more present these days. Hard to look the other way # @darrellbrogdon One of AI's achievements is that people even know that human rights exist. We need more awareness for why they matter though in reply to…

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Dec 19, 2010 1 min read

At Target the stores with a social worker showed a 17% increase in attendance over the course of a year. I bet she must be really hot :) # In case you live in Boulder/Denver: NOW is a perfect time to get winter or decent all-season tires if yours are…

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Dec 12, 2010 1 min read

What does it mean of someone puts LOL behind their own "funny" post? Not so funny maybe? Get it? It's joke! Or just a teenager syndrome? # Maybe today serves as a reminder that the #1 market for our entire business world is still a brutal dictatorship. China has us…

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Dec 5, 2010 1 min read

Apparently 850k people in the US have access to top secret documents. It is hard to imagine how you can prevent documents to leak. # I wish you could style Skype with your own css. The new format has a lot of spacing around the posts… # I am definitely…

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Nov 28, 2010 1 min read

Today's collective weight gain of the entire US population is estimated to be around 800 million lbs. Impressive. Happy Thanksgiving!!! # 3 hrs & 40 mins until the first stores open in Colorado. Time to grease the credit cards so they come out of the wallet faster ;) #

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Nov 21, 2010 2 min read

The world will be in good shape again once Sebastian Vettel has more clicks on YouTube than Justin Bieber. # What's ur mix between promoting urself or ur business and getting some actual work done? I little less self-marketing could go a long way # @timbrauhn NorthSocial offers some helpful…

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