(Reading time 2 minutes) Every single motivation, leadership and personal development program starts out with the same question: “What do you truly want?” (and if you have most likely heard of Simon Sinek then you follow it immediately with “Why do you want it?) Yes, it is an important question, and it has one enormous […]
reading time 1 minute With six weeks of this year left to go – most of which will be punctuated by festivities, now is the time to review, – and formalise – your plans for 2019. Hit the ground running by asking yourself these five questions. Did you have clarity about what you wanted 2018 […]
(Reading time ) The repeated dry thud of the hammer striking the wooden block announces the meal time. The monks seat themselves upon their platforms, facing their bowls which are carefully wrapped in cloth. In a precise choreography of movements, they untie the knot, lift out the utensils and napkins, then the bowls, and calmly […]
(Reading time 4 minutes) There is that something you ought to be doing. In fact its something you should have done yesterday, but you put it in the “I’ll sort it out tomorrow” basket. It’s that call to someone you rather not have to speak with. It’s that email that you need to reply to […]
(Reading time 3 minutes) I have a great friend whom I often have profoundly esoteric discussions with. Almost every conversation leads to a realisation of some sort, or at the very least leaves an unanswered question that simmers quietly in some obscure side-alley of the mind, until one day it emerges transformed, radiant, ready to […]
(Reading time 1 minute) Humility. Every major religion promotes it as one of the highest virtues. In executive-land it is deemed a highly desirable attribute of a great leader. It is symbolic of sanctity, something that even a intensely materialistic person somehow aspires to master. But what if it was not actually true? What if humility […]
(Reading time 5 minutes) While people like Ray Kurzweil, Peter Diamandis, Elon Musk and a group of other visionaries are developing AI (artificial Intelligence) to extraordinary levels, most of us fail to materialise even the basic capabilities that we are already endowed with. We are not applying the latest science to our education ad self […]
(Reading time 2 minutes) “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life”. This profound and simple statement by Confucius has been misunderstood. Or perhaps misinterpreted. In any case it has evolved into something meaning “When you find your passion you will find happiness”. Yet when most people are confronted with […]
(Reading time 3 minutes) From the moment we wake up to the moment we fall asleep we are bombarded with reasons to worry. We worry that the kids will dawdle and we may be late for that important-yet-earlier-that-desirable work meeting. Worry that we won’t have enough food for our diner guests, or that they may […]
(Reading time 3 minutes) If there is one thing that I hear more than any other in my coaching work, it would have to be “I am stuck!”. The only think that differs is the place, some people are stuck in better places than others. Some are stuck in un-fulfillment,uncertain where they may find it. […]