June 30, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
I love being right – the dangers of righteousness and comparison I love being right. But why? What is it about being right that hooks me so much? There is an aspect to my righteousness that I really don’t like. It has a nasty darkness to it. There is a...
June 27, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
How much time do you spend deeply connected to your business or project? We have our priorities right? Probably a few too many, all jostling for position at the top of the line. And then we have our distractions. All the funky stuff that swallows chunks of precious...
June 26, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
Motivate with money – yeh – that will work* *It does depend on the context: desperation, greed, and hubris are temporary motivators If you motivate people with money, you are going to have to keep making more money to keep motivating people…and at...
June 25, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Our addiction to having an enemy, to vengeance Imagine this world for a moment…where enemies were the rare, rare exception? No enemy…no one person trying to get you…or no effort being spent trying to get another person. No trillions being spent on...
June 24, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Future of Business, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Giving that can never be repaid – a daily practice, a business value I read this quote a few weeks ago… You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. John Wooden (One of the most successful...
June 23, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
That which stands in the way is the way. The revival of the Goddess Isis That which stands in the way is the way. Pema Chodron The Middle East is a seething cauldron of diverse values. Its complexity extends back thousands of years. Added to its inherent complexity is...