Lectures & talks
Ideas about thought, behavior, and personal growth, brought to life for your audience.
A NEW PERSPECTIVE STARTS HERE
Exploring the way we think, the choices we make, and the people we can become.
On the page. In the room.
Always with a human perspective.

Good ideas begin with
better questions.

01 — THE WRITING
Different Ways of Thinking and Behaving
An invitation to examine our assumptions, understand our patterns, and explore new possibilities for ourselves and the world around us.
02 — IDEAS, SHARED
For a gathering, a learning experience, or a story worth exploring. Let’s start with what matters to your audience.
Ideas about thought, behavior, and personal growth, brought to life for your audience.
Thoughtful discussion that makes room for questions, reflection, and new ways of seeing.
Book discussions, editorial conversations, and opportunities to share ideas through words.
A FEW PLACES TO BEGIN
Explore the assumptions we bring to everyday life, and how a new perspective can make room for different choices.
Start a conversation about habits, self-understanding, and the small decisions that shape how we live and relate to others.
Consider how reflection and open discussion can help people carry ideas from a learning experience into daily life.
03 — THE PERSON BEHIND THE WORDS
Garland Sharp is a writer, lecturer, and educator interested in how people think, learn, and grow.
The author of Sociolosophy: Different Ways of Thinking and Behaving, he brings a background in adult education, human resource development, and personal development facilitation to his work.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Technological Adult Education and a master’s degree in Human Resource Development from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Start a conversation with Garland04 — YOUR NEXT CHAPTER
Have an event in mind? A question about the book? An idea you’d like to explore?
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About two minutes. Room for your ideas.
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