December 9, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
I can’t do that! I won’t do that. I do not feel confident to do that. You are asking me to do something that is against my principles. I will not be able to give this action my wholehearted attention. This request is not aligned with the projects I am working on. I do...
December 8, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Going backwards The long list. Feeling buried under an endless to do. Every day getting further behind. We know this feeling. Do we throw the list away? Do we schedule clear time to catch up? Do we learn to say NO more? Do we do, delete or delegate? The answer is...
December 6, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Gratitude is the way out of darkness Not so long ago I was in the darkest despair. The epicentre of my own earthquake came after at least a decade of tremors. To know the bottom of the pit might be essential if we want to also know gratitude that expands Universes....
December 4, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Personal Sustainability, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Pacing Sometimes you do not know the skills that are inherent within you until you are tested. One of my skills is the skill of pacing. I know how to pace myself at the start of a marathon to be sure I finish the marathon. I only learned this by running many marathons...
November 30, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
The perpetual game A victim cries, poor me. A persecutor yells, it is all your fault. And a rescuer is endlessly looking for someone to help often sacrificing themselves in the process. This cycle of collective destruction was first described by Stephen Karpman in the...
November 29, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Smart Stupid I used to think being smart was the ticket to almost everything. That story about working hard, being smart and as a result success arrives on a platter, how I swallowed that story, hook, line and sinker. Like most things, these simple myths strip...
