February 20, 2015 | Current Affairs, Personal Development, Syntropic Enterprise
We are citizens of the world, and our voice matters I am angry. I am angry because two young Australian men are to be shot by firing squad in Indonesia. Sure, they committed a crime, which was to try to bring a large amount of heroin into Australia. That was 10 years...
February 12, 2015 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
The power of 80 people -a revised view of economic disparity 80 people hold the wealth of the bottom 50% of the planet…3.5 billion people. (A number I simply cannot imagine) (Oxfarm) 80 people. That was how many guests I had at my wedding. It is the same as...
February 10, 2015 | Current Affairs, Personal Development
Intentionally manufacturing a state of fear When I was a kid, we used to either walk to school or ride our bikes… no matter what the weather. Surprisingly, I have never seen anyone, including precious children, dissolve in the rain. And yes, when I was a kid in...
February 3, 2015 | Current Affairs, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
Human dignity. Is it so hard? In the morning, I met a Yogi from Nepal. He reminded me with laughter that what matters in life is simple. To laugh, to serve, to do good work, to treasure friendships, to live a life based on values. Then I spent the remainder of the day...
February 2, 2015 | Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Leadership arrogance, ego and blind ambition – where are the humble leaders? In my local state of Queensland, we just had an election. The first-term Premier came in 3 years ago with a massive swing in his favour, one of the biggest in history. This weekend, he...
December 18, 2014 | Current Affairs, Syntropic Enterprise
A moral act emanates from a virtuous soul, and a virtuous soul is beautiful When we encounter moral acts in business, we encounter beauty. Interestingly, in the Islamic tradition, the words for beauty, virtue, and morality are the same. In the past 24 hours in my...
