Politics At Play Everywere
If you are not a political animal you either ignore or are unaware of the politics happening around you, and in your business and industry. If you are politically savvy you have got the lay of the land, who’s who in the zoo and have assessed where your best bets and...
A Leader in Times of Crisis
Our world is teetering on the brink of a crisis, or maybe the crisis is in full swing, depending on where you are sitting. With uncertainty and change all around I was searching for words of encouragement from someone leading the way forward in a positive and...
Life is Awesome
One of my earliest memories is going fishing with my Dad. He woke me up before dawn, a finger to his lips saying “Shh”. We tiptoed out of the house, and with coffee flask and lettuce and tomato sandwiches in hand, and rods of course, we headed out to the dam. The dam...
Who Pays Your Way?
Who is responsible for your keep? We all incur a cost for living. (And here I am not even addressing our cost to the planet.)We have to eat, wear clothes and have some form of shelter. Then there are all the things that relate to getting and keeping these things —...
Seeking to Reach our Potential
I have a love hate relationship with the word “potential”. It seems such a good concept right? It should invite openness to growth and the desire to live up to the best we can be. I certainly don’t want to perform at less than my potential. That would feel like I’m...
Play Life Like a Gamer
Bruce Lee said, “Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one’s potential.” Lee epitomizes a growth mind-set versus a fixed...
You Are What You Think
When Richard Branson turned sixty-five he wrote four letters to himself that he published for us all to see. They were to the 10, 25, 50 and 65 year old versions of himself. Later he also took a look into the future writing to his eighty-five year old self. Richard...
Daily Incremental Learning
Getting to the How One of the reasons we procrastinate is we don’t know how to do what we need to. Becoming a digital business is a point in case for me. The opportunity offered by the internet giving access to an international market basically from my desk is just...
It All Starts With Giving
“The world does not owe you a living. It was here first.” — Mark Twain. By ‘living’ I think this means more than just money in your pocket, although this too. Living is embracing the fullness of life and all its dimensions. But it’s not going to be handed to you. Does...
Extending Your Tent Pegs A Little Further
As I drove out of my garage this morning and along the street where our house tucks into the one corner, I waved to the gardener working on the pavement outside the house across the road. He was born in Filibusi, Zimbabwe — same as my Dad! Further along, I smiled at...