April 21, 2021 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
What is a good society? *occasionally I write a piece with geopolitical commentary. I will be back to regular posts tomorrow. This week the Australian Department of Education released a video on consent aimed at teenagers. They also launched a web site called The Good...
April 20, 2021 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Do we need to convince people? Or do we get on with building new models? Who do I need to convince and why does it matter that they are on board? If we spend all of our time convincing people does that take us towards that which we care about? Or is a better strategy...
April 19, 2021 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Speaking up as an act of service If you have paid for a service and there is something about that service that has disappointed you, or you have felt could be better, what do you do? Do you speak up, or remain silent? We might think that speaking up requires courage,...
April 18, 2021 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Patience, expectations and letting go There are some areas where I am exceedingly patient. Changing systems that have been in place for hundreds of years or more requires an approach that has patience embedded. Other areas where now is too late. I wanted it yesterday....
April 15, 2021 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Personal Sustainability
Engaging with life means we get hurt It was one of those mornings. Off the back of a run, we were in the ocean before dawn, wanting to witness the sun cresting the horizon. A westerly wind blowing softly, the ocean clean, the waves what Tony calls ‘Christine waves.’...
April 13, 2021 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Syntropic Enterprise
To live a life unencumbered by the grip of vengeance When I was young and had my first experience of betrayal, I knew I stood at a cross-roads. Do I harden my heart, or do I stay soft enough to trust first? I knew I wanted to live a life believing in the good of...
