by Peter Volkofsky | Author & Life Coach | Dec 8, 2014 | Close to Home
Last night my wife called us all to the back door in her ‘look what I’ve found’ tone of voice. We always put down whatever we’re doing when we hear her calling like that. And sure enough there was a treasure awaiting us. This one was just above... by Peter Volkofsky | Author & Life Coach | Nov 18, 2014 | Wrestling
Then there’s Ziggy, who always seems to be out of step with the bigger picture, whose cares and reflections revolve around their point of view and who is not in the habit of thinking about the wider lens of the ‘us’. For the purposes of this... by Peter Volkofsky | Author & Life Coach | Nov 14, 2014 | Poems
The lips, the eyes and the hands are all parked The feet asleep The people that walked, now in sheds—counting sheep. But lounges are ready to leap to life Musical instruments waiting for strife For humming and wife. Just love these mornings of watery sun Washing all... by Peter Volkofsky | Author & Life Coach | Nov 10, 2014 | sophia
‘Ye must distinguish. The action of pity will live forever: But the passion of pity will not. The passion for pity, the pity we merely suffer, the ache that draws men to concede what should not be conceded and the flatter when they should speak truth, the pity... by Peter Volkofsky | Author & Life Coach | Oct 31, 2014 | Wrestling
In his book The Gamble (the story of phase-two of the Iraq War counterinsurgency1), Thomas Ricks reminds us of the importance of carefully building a strategically planned launching pad for our soldiers and leaders. Ricks writes about the delicate process of growing...