October 13, 2025 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs
Gloating is not how we find peace I was listening to the news on the ABC – Australia’s National Radio broadcast station – this morning. I celebrate a ceasefire and the release of the Israeli hostages. It sickens me to the stomach that all the love is...
October 12, 2025 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Cultivated fear Cultivated fear turns us upon each other. And that is exactly what the powers want. The desire is for us to be afraid of the other. Those different to us. To stoke fear between humans is the weapon of choice and has been forever. The immigrant. The...
October 11, 2025 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Syntropic Enterprise
Synchronicity and Business I was at an event hosted by a client a few weeks ago, and one of the speakers said, “We are an industry that believes in magic. Magic is an illusion.” And in a world of straight lines (no such thing) and 5-year business plans, of...
October 10, 2025 | Beauty of Beginnings, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
How success can kill creativity in business – in 7 metaphorical days Day 1. You start. High risk. Nothing to lose. Give it all. Live on the edge…creativity abounds. Figure out how to make it work with few, if any, resources. Day 2. Like the “Little train that...
October 9, 2025 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Economies for justice, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
The indignity of time-based economics Do you love it? Being reduced to a dollar amount for your precious time? Is this the life meant for the bright-eyed baby who is hungry to share themselves in their wholeness with the world? But if not this model, then what? What...
October 8, 2025 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Confrontation and its complementary pair, truth So many people are afraid of confrontation. Perhaps the anger projected back, or words spoken in ways that feel diminishing. Perhaps it is the desire to be liked, or right, or part of the team that has us avoid...