Petrichor

“Sur l’odeur propre de la terre”‍The day my daughter asked meIf there was a name for the smell after rainI

Jeff Hamaoui

June 27, 2024

Petrichor

What Wisdom Said.

Wisdom saidI’ve been seeing it and seeing it andI’ve learned not to fear it.I have seen it comeAnd I have

Jeff Hamaoui

March 16, 2024

What Wisdom Said.

The MEA Process: Why We Need a Process for Midlife.

Living longer means we face more changes and are called upon to recreate ourselves, to change and repurpose ourselves more

Jeff Hamaoui

January 21, 2024

The MEA Process: Why We Need a Process for Midlife.

Purpose.

I learned so much from the group and gained some wisdom nuggets I will never forget; gems like “you make

Jeff Hamaoui

December 17, 2023

Purpose.

Emotional Granularity Mining.

In researching my book on men’s feelings I am having to do some pretty deep dives trying to understand how

Jeff Hamaoui

October 13, 2023

Emotional Granularity Mining.

Sobremesa. The Ultimate Friendship Practice.

From an early age I have gathered people around food, initially at my British boarding school as a response to

Jeff Hamaoui

July 8, 2023

Sobremesa. The Ultimate Friendship Practice.

Questions Shape Our Purpose.

‘Could inquiry and change be part of a simultaneous moment?’– Marilee Adams‘What is a midlife wisdom school?’– Chip Conley‘Questions are

Jeff Hamaoui

July 29, 2022

Questions Shape Our Purpose.

Stars.

If you are a squareIt is not hard to find a place to fitIt is the same for a triangle(Those

Jeff Hamaoui

July 5, 2022

Stars.

Living in the World Our Questions Create.

We explore Appreciative Inquiry a good deal at the Academy. A powerful concept that straddles the worlds of organizational development

Jeff Hamaoui

June 28, 2022

Living in the World Our Questions Create.

Music Practice.

Mind-fullness. I am sure this isn’t a newly-minted irony. My challenge is that most mindfulness practices, meditation in particular, don’t

Jeff Hamaoui

February 27, 2022

Music Practice.

From Impostor to Explorer.

But looking like you fit in is not the same as feeling like you fit in.The word impostor stems from

Jeff Hamaoui

January 2, 2022

From Impostor to Explorer.

Transitioning Well.

Mental preparation for these trips can start weeks before we leave as the kids struggle in their own way to

Jeff Hamaoui

September 8, 2021

Transitioning Well.