August 29, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Not choosing is choosing Choice is our ultimate source of power. The choice of how we respond to an action, event, or words spoken. In every moment we have choice. No one, even those wielding forceful power, can remove our ability to choose how we respond. (Unless we...
August 23, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Humility and audacity Co-exist. For to be only humble without being audacious is to never raise our head, to always be bent humbly to greater forces. To be audacious – bold and courageous – without humility, is to forget ourselves in the larger scheme of...
August 12, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Saying no to gossip How do you feel when you find out people have been speaking about you behind your back? Specifically speaking about elements of your behaviour, character, habits or responses that they have issues with? Gossip kills healthy cultures. If we cannot...
August 11, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
A clear distinction – Belief and Truth We all have beliefs that are not true. Beliefs that may be true. Beliefs that keep us sane when everything feels untethered. Nothing wrong with beliefs. But to confuse a belief as true just because you believe it is true...
August 6, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication
Ego and Truth Ego says I am right. Ego needs to be right. Ego out of control will manufacture any means to be right. I know this egoic place. I do love being right. Righteous superiority is an old friend – one I am seeking to reign in. Truth requires us to step...
July 29, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
I made a mistake. I am sorry Why are these words so challenging? First of all, these words are hard to speak. And secondly, we make it hard for an apology to be received. When a political leader lies, cheats, or is hypocritical, it is easy to be enraged. But in this...