Without innovation tradition dies
I can’t recall where I read it, but the words, ‘without innovation tradition dies,’ immediately made sense to me.It sounds contradictory. Aren’t the ideas of innovation and tradition incompatible?Not...
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Hello! It’s been a while. After enjoying a two week holiday in Switzerland in late July / early August, I’ve been adapting to a new role at work that I officially start tomorrow. Hence I’ve been...
View ArticleAn obligation to be hopeful
I was watching an episode of ‘Gutsy’ on Apple TV+ last week and something Hilary Clinton said has stayed with me. She said, ‘we have an obligation to be hopeful’.The context was a conversation between...
View ArticleTurning towards
I listened to an episode of Brené Brown’s ‘Unlocking Us’ podcast last week where her guests were Drs. John and Julie Gottman. They have studied relationships for years, and their insights were...
View ArticleFiguring it out, or getting found out?
Adam Grant, in a recent newsletter wrote this:Impostor syndrome: “I don’t know what I’m doing. It’s only a matter of time until everyone finds out."Growth mindset: “I don’t know what I’m doing yet....
View ArticleChanging my mind more
Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.– George Bernard ShawI came across this quote in the daily The World in Brief email I get from The...
View ArticleAre you energising or draining the people around you?
What is your impact on others? Are the people you interact with better off from their being around you, or worse? Do you elevate the people you interact with, or bring them down? When you’re with...
View ArticleWhen there’s too much to do and not enough time
There is always more work I could be doing. I’m yet to come close to clearing my to do list. And there are some things I really should have done by now, but I haven’t. Why? Because work isn’t...
View ArticleNew year, same old me
I’ve long passed on setting New Year’s resolutions. Though a fresh start and a line in the sand can give some momentum to making changes, it’s never enough. One year passing into the next, by itself,...
View ArticleBalancing MY work with OUR work
I’ve been thinking about productivity a lot lately. Both worries about my lack of it, and my dislike of the term.Let’s start with the latter.‘Productivity’ feels like such a cold, heartless,...
View ArticleThe gift of undivided attention
Being fully present to the people we’re with and the moment we’re inMost of us know by now that there’s no such thing as multi-tasking. We’re simply fast-switching between tasks, often in detrimental...
View ArticleValidate me
Who am I? It’s a question asked since the dawn of time. It’s a question every generation, every community, and every one of us wrestles with, both consciously and sub-consciously.Am I who my family...
View ArticleThe desire line
We all ‘want it all’, right? At the very least, very few of us don’t want more.A bigger house. A better job. A fancier car.The latest smartphone. Nicer clothes. More glamorous holidays.That list may...
View ArticleStill me
Is it possible to change? Is transformation attainable?It’s tempting to want to be definitive in our answer. We are quick to default to dualistic, black or white thinking. We take sides; we’re either...
View ArticleThe most irrelevant commandment
If I was to ask you, ‘Which is the most irrelevant of the Ten Commandments?’, which would you pick?I suspect that the second commandment might win any poll.Here’s what it says: ‘You shall not make for...
View ArticleStop!
Early this year, I read a powerful article by Rebekah Toh on the courage to stop, and stop properly. Here’s what she wrote:…it’s good to stop. Not just taking in less, but taking in none. Even one day...
View ArticleThe second step is easier
One of my intentions for 2023 has been to exercise more. It took until April for me to make a start, but I got there. Warmer, lighter mornings made all the difference for me!Having made a start, I...
View ArticleReason is not enough
I came across this wonderful, provocative quote a week or so ago by Dostoevsky, in his book, Notes from Underground:Reason is an excellent thing, there's no disputing that, but reason is nothing but...
View ArticleLove is a practice
Where does your mind go when your hear the word ‘love’?Is it to romance? To feelings? Or perhaps to passion? Maybe words like commitment, trust, attraction, or intimacy come to mind.There’s no right or...
View ArticleNever challenge someone from a place of ignorance
Hello 👋 It’s been a while. I went on holiday at the end of July and ended taking an extended summer break from my blog. It’s good to be back! How’s your summer been? (For those of you who are in parts...
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