It’s easy to get a little lost in life, to lose the sense of achievement and purpose, to lose the sense of joy that we had, and to want to recapture past successes, to re-create past relationships, jobs, working situations or hold out for a lifestyle that we think is the reason we had (or can have again) that sense of purpose and happiness. But where does that joie de vivre really reside? And how can we recapture it? What can we do and where can we look…
Read MoreEverything we do has unintended consequences—it’s kinda a rule… We can never predict everything and understanding that helps us find the balance between procrastination and action (without being an idiot!). When you reach a point of proportionate preparedness don’t hold back; stay curious and don’t feel like failure if things don’t work out exactly as you expected.
Read MoreIt’s surprising how often we search for consensus rather than see, and hear, the person in front of us. Maybe it’s time to drop our obsession with agreement…? (and do this) instead…
Read MoreWhere are we holding ourselves back, innocently, with mental limits that look real, when, instead, we could be flourishing? And how do we overcome those limits? Here’s what happened to me when I saw, clearly, that I had a mental limit, not a physical one.
Read MoreI’m feeling disillusioned about the coming election — no doubt I’m not alone there! But what is this telling me about the state of politics? And what does it mean for my own vote (and other actions)?
Read MoreWho’s doing the doing? And why do we try so hard to take control? It’s taken a while but living without feeling I’m having to drive the car is a way better way to do things, and leads to way better results. Try it, it might just change your life!
Read More"I stopped believing in god." Not a normal business conversation that's for sure and I'm not talking about an old man in the sky… Click ‘more’ to read what I was inspired to reflect on this fleeting exchange with a perfect stranger and the question I wished I'd asked her...
Read MoreManaging managers: what’s the one key difference between being a great manager of people who manage tasks and a great leader of people who manage other people? How can you make a smooth transition and where should you put your energy and time when you want to develop your own leadership skills? Follow this advice and you can throw out the manuals and leadership courses…
Read MoreIt’s our nature to create, and yet the world is defined by change — impermanence. How do creativity and legacy relate to each other against a backdrop of the destruction and re-growth? It’s natural to grieve the loss of something, or someone, and it’s natural to create and re-create. It’s the very nature of life itself.
Read MoreHow do we create change? We flippantly say that it’s one bite at a time—reference to that old how do you eat an elephant’ joke, but what if it really is? And what if holding on to the idea that we have to ‘get it right’ or get certain people involved, or test a model, or wait for them’ to do something, is getting in the way of the small-scale change that we can achieve right now. Today. In this moment, in this conversation, in your reading of this piece. #JFDI
Read MoreHow do we get better at something—develop mastery? It’s normal to think we can map out a learning path, a curriculum for life so to speak. But what if we don’t know as much as we think we do? And what if unlearning is the bigger part of learning? It seems to me that, only when we let go of what we think we need to learn, do we become truly open and able to step into a space of growth.
Read MoreWhat’s the power of words? Do they matter? It looks like we need them for communication, to develop a shared understanding, otherwise we’ll have disagreement—and we see the consequences of that all around us, in our relationships and in politics. But is the power in the words? Or our intention when we use them?
Read MoreWhen we’re playing with something ‘real’, something important, then it can be much harder to see solutions when things don’t go to plan. What’s the way through this? And is there a perspective other than seeing something as ‘high stakes’ or ‘low stakes’?
Read MoreIt can feel as if we have to solve all our present and future problems and carry around those solutions ‘just in case’, which can be a stressful way to live and work. But what if life was much more like the little gadget that I carry around that let’s me log into my bank account? What if I always had access to answers whenever I needed them…
Read MoreWhen do we tell someone versus when do we coach them? When do we use directive leadership versus a coaching approach to leadership? How can we be more flexible? These are real questions I was asked by a client recently—here’s how I answered them…
Read MoreWhat to do when we’re wanting to solve seemingly intractable global challenges? This social entrepreneur showed me which domino to move first…
Read MoreIt sometimes looks as if life would be better if we could find the perfect solution, the perfect system at work, the perfect system of governance, the perfect place to live.... But life is more like an infinite library—there is no one book that has all the answers. Or is there? What if all the books actually do give the same answer? What then?
Read MoreAs we head towards a deadline that no-one seems prepared for, I’ve become curious about the reactions of my friends and family. What if the world isn’t as bleak as it sometimes look? And what if we have more agency than we think?
Read MoreWhat if we didn’t set ourselves up for an imagined future with so many expectations about how it was going to turn out. Big and small, here are some of the questions I’ve asked myself recently…
Read MoreIt’s easy to find ourselves slipping into judgement, to find someone’s behaviour strange because it doesn’t match our own. But what exists beyond the judgment? Can we see something more loveable?
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