The art of non doing – scheduling whimsical time to increase productivity

April 1, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs

The art of non doing – scheduling whimsical time to increase productivity We live in a society that values doing. Action. Go hard. Busy. Busy. Busy. Focus. Clear intention. Manage schedule. A gazillion emails. Calls. People asking for their pound of flesh. Even...

The price of disconnection from the Source of productivity

March 31, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Future of Business, Syntropic Enterprise

The price of disconnection from the source of productivity The further we are away from the source, the more disconnected we are. And the more disconnected we are, the higher the price…in all domains. Take food…most of us now buy it from a supermarket. It...

Part 5. There is a difference between monetary debt and monetary credit. Do you know what it is?

March 28, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise

Part 5. There is a difference between monetary debt and monetary credit. Do you know what it is? In Part 3, I raised the example of a friend or family member lending you money (or time), coming from a place of deeply caring about you, wanting to support you, and...

Part 4. Debt – what to do when you are shamed by debt

March 27, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise

Part 4. Debt – what to do when you are shamed by debt If you have debt shame, then you are not alone. Take me into any cafe in any city in the Western world, and if we asked the question, “Who has debt and who has shame about that?” I would guarantee...

Part 3. Debt as indenture – the modern form of slavery

March 26, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise

Part 3. Debt as indenture – the modern form of slavery Today, we will explore debt as indenture. (a contract or legal agreement – historically, where someone signed something to agree to work for another for a period of time. Binding someone to labour.)...

Part 2. What is debt? And why is gratitude the place to start?

March 25, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise

Part 2. What is debt? And why is gratitude the place to start? What is debt? And why is gratitude the place to start? The origin of the word debt goes back to Latin, debitum, “something owed.” When we look at what we owe, we open up to infinite...