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5 days ago
6 min

What Do You Think?

I’ve been asked that question a fair number of times over the last few weeks by people I know. I believe what they are asking me is what ...

Dr. Ted Klontz

May 27
6 min

Essential

One of my favorite authors, Kent Nerburn, speaks of a moment in time when he was teaching young men and told them that he had been asked ...

Dr. Ted Klontz

Apr 24
7 min

Walking the Line

60-40 Prosocial Non-Prosocial 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The day had finally arrived. ...

Dr. Ted Klontz

Mar 24
6 min

Going Home

Imagine that you are turning onto a street, a dead-end street, a long dead-end street, that has a number of houses on each side. Now, wha...

Dr. Ted Klontz

Feb 29
4 min

Obsolete Elders: Universal Knowledge

As a young man growing up in a mostly rural farming environment, I was always enthralled by the things that my grandfather, father, grand...

Dr. Ted Klontz

Jan 28
2 min

The Wisdom of the Children

You say, “Since we will be alone for Christmas eve, I’ve made dinner reservations.” “Great,” I say. We arrive and you notice a 30’ beauti...

Dr. Ted Klontz

Dec 20, 2019
4 min

That Voice

I was talking with a friend today, a medical doctor, who’s life as he knows it, is over. His career crushed by a system, and his reactio...

Dr. Ted Klontz

Nov 29, 2019
3 min

Tormentors To Tour-mentors: The Journey

Imagine deciding at age 15, you wanted to go to college. Imagine what a big deal that was because only one other person in your entire c...

Dr. Ted Klontz

Oct 30, 2019
4 min

The Arena

“…… each represented a philosophy of life. Each committed to the death of the other. One - the “old way”– described as self-destructive, ...

Dr. Ted Klontz

Sep 27, 2019
5 min

On The Road To Find Out

"Not to be afraid when you are all alone is the only true way of being not afraid" . Olga Jacoby About 40 years ago I was living through ...

Dr. Ted Klontz

Sep 3, 2019
6 min

Prayers

As a young teacher, in my late 20’s, our school system instituted a curriculum called “Unit Step” that, among other things, divided the s...

Dr. Ted Klontz

Aug 16, 2019
3 min

The Alpha of Listening

Two days ago, I got this letter from a person who had attended a listening workshop I conducted for the Gates Scholars Program at Cambrid...

Dr. Ted Klontz

Jul 27, 2019
6 min

Channeling Fred

Each month, I meet with a few friends of varying backgrounds for breakfast. On my calendar it simply says, “The Boys.” One played footb...

Dr. Ted Klontz

Jun 28, 2019
6 min

A.N.T.S

Scene I: My long-suffering wife said to me, “I want to talk to you about your giving money away”. “Here we go again”, I thought. I imme...

Dr. Ted Klontz

May 31, 2019
4 min

Why Me?

I was finishing up presenting an “Exquisite Listening®” communication skills workshop recently. We had just finished the last day’s ser...

Dr. Ted Klontz

Apr 26, 2019
5 min

Coaches

“A coach is someone who shows you how to be excellent, reminds you of your excellence, and lets you know when you're being less than exce...

Dr. Ted Klontz

Mar 30, 2019
7 min

Boys to Men

I was born and raised in Southern Ohio. The family farm was the centerpiece of my formative years. Uncles, Aunts, Grandparents, a Great...

Dr. Ted Klontz

Feb 20, 2019
4 min

Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me…….?

From the song, “When I’m 64”, by the Beatles. Ah, the Beatles, maybe they are to blame. My parents warned me about them. A friend of m...

Dr. Ted Klontz

Jan 25, 2019
3 min

Do You See What I See?

That’s the question that the old Christmas carol asks. If you would, before you read any further, please go to YouTube, and bring up and...

Dr. Ted Klontz

Dec 28, 2018
3 min

Happy Holidays?

I was talking with a friend recently and she mentioned that though she had designed every aspect of her holiday season, she felt surprisi...

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