May 6, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Future of Business, Personal Sustainability
An ode to the artisan There are some things that simply must not be scaled. To do so would be to violate the Pattern Integrity of the art. Hand crafted-over-three-day-croissants for example. An experience I get to eat every Saturday morning. Into the croissant goes...
May 5, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Future of Business, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Solving our home planets problems It might be time for an honest conversation. What is the primary purpose of your effort, your enterprise, your work in the world? If it is to make money/profit at all costs, then declare that. If it is for the accumulation of power...
May 4, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Generative To create, to beget offspring. From the same root as generous. Choose…to bring more…leave more…leave things better…than when you arrived. If you have nothing physical to give, then give your light, which has an infinite supply. Levity, grace, kindness. Or...
May 3, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Sustainability, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
A Game of Perspective Pick a spot. Stand and look to the horizon. The unknown future. Sense it. Does it feel impossible? Does it excite you? Or terrify? Is it beautiful? Does it entice? Notice the distance…far far…or closing in. Pause. Take a breath. Step into that...
May 2, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
How Love Speaks Often in strange ways. For many, the ability to drop into the fullness of our emotional scale is terrifying. Instead of the many keys on a piano, the white and dark, we might be limited to 3 or 4. This is a result of our culture, our upbringing, our...