July 25, 2013 | Beauty of Beginnings, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Contrast and privilege, citizenship of Spaceship Earth Two events led me to consider today’s post. *I read an article that had me consider whether I should remain invested in being a change agent. The article suggested that by focusing our effort on the world,...
July 23, 2013 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Fear – the relinquishing of authority No one is exempt from fear. It comes in all shapes and sizes, from the wave of weakness that engulfs us like a tsunami, to the dull, sick feeling gnawing away on the fringes of our consciousness, to the prickle of skin. It...
July 19, 2013 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Economies for justice, Future of Business, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
How do you keep score? All-in-cost accounting and real value Our society is brought up on measuring and keeping score. We don’t even realise how much we do this. We will immediately look at someone’s clothes, shoes, car, hair, skin colour, and make massive...
July 18, 2013 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
The art of apprenticeship From Old French, apprendre- to learn, apprenticing as an act of reverence to life and our journey across its unexpected contours evokes much-needed humility. In medieval times, all craftspeople started as apprentices, bound to a master for at...
July 17, 2013 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Addicted to busy We are addicted to busy. Our work demands constant busyness. There is an illusion that if we are not busy, busy, busy, then we are being unproductive. It is a seriously flawed illusion. The last few days, I have been watching myself as my days are...
July 16, 2013 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
When collapse is a good thing As an endurance runner, I most often have clear signals that the body needs rest or fuel. The signals usually start with more subtle hints, a niggle here, a slight feeling of weakness. When we fail to pay attention to these signals, they...
