Leadership and Self Deception
Read this book… … please! Anyone in leadership should read this, which is anyone in life, for shouldn’t our lives be a constant reflection of someone seeking to live the best life they can, which is to...
View ArticleDo we really care?
One of the great shames nowadays is all the different ways we’ve come up with to avoid one magical question that can changes someone’s day, when asked with meaning, intent, and dare I say it, love. The...
View ArticleBucketloads of Growth
No business or organisation will grow beyond or mature past the collective ability of its team and their personal growth. Can a 10L bucket hold 12L of water? This is quite a challenging thing for me...
View ArticleAn Entitlement a Day… Keeps ‘amazing’ away
What’s on my mind? This SO IS… please do yourself a favour and watch it. It’s so funny and so packed with needed truth. The world seems to be heading towards a collective groundswell of ‘entitlement...
View ArticleSelf Imprisonment
As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison. (Nelson Mandela). A great man… a great leader …...
View ArticleNasty People… or Just Hurting?
We all encounter them, we all can be cut by them, sometimes if we are in a down spot, we can all BE them! It’s true though that sometimes people seem stuck there, consistently nasty. Often due to a...
View ArticleBeing Awesome at Everything?
Is it possible!!!??? I read the following blog post and my first feeling was “I’m just trying my hardest to be awesome at ONE thing!” Then I realised that that blog post was a lot about working hard in...
View ArticleDo what Others Won’t…
I read the following passage recently and was energised by the power of its simple messages. We’ve probably all heard passages that espouse similar virtues before so I won’t go into further detail but...
View ArticleIt’s a Minefield Out There
“Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.” Margaret Mead Caring is such a powerful word. Everyone you see is a minefield of their...
View ArticleAre You Blind
You cannot understand the person whom you dislike… You do not, cannot, see them as they are, but see only your own imperfect notions of them… To see others as they are you must not allow impulsive...
View ArticleLive with the End in Mind
I hope you find this as enriching as I did. If you were after a reflection for today or this week, I encourage you to have a read and let me know what you thought or felt....
View ArticleRibbons or Relationship
I found the following simple and powerful, even to the level of organisational change. It goes right to the core of why people do what they do, which impacts everyone in an organisation. Seth’s Blog:...
View ArticleBeing a Dad
It’s viewing life-giving acts like this that allows us to remember that truly, if we simply have a healthy child to love, we are so very blessed and how often we can take that for granted. I also...
View ArticlePainkillers Don’t Help
Thanks to Kirk Weisler with his post Growth can look like Destruction… for the inspiration behind this post. Here is the quote that stirred me. Sometimes I have found the concept of ‘change requires...
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