October 3, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Wisdom cannot be reduced to intelligence Like culture, we cannot point to a place, size or dimension of wisdom. It is ephemeral and defies measuring. It refuses to sit in a neat box of rationality. Wisdom is not bestowed on smart or intelligent people simply because...
October 2, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
On an average day, do one thing We all have days where the timing is out. The cracks seem huge. The darkness feels endless. The list is too big. The task seems impossible. We can allow the state to consume us. Or, we can do one thing to change. If you have the means,...
September 30, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Unqualified Too qualified and we are in the wrong place. Just qualified and comfort sets in. Slightly unqualified tugs our edges and forces us to grow. The moment we settle for comfort is the moment we say yes to decay. Be slightly unqualified. Own it. Ask questions....
September 29, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Try not to work for someone you do not want to become You may have heard the comment that our character is determined by the people we surround ourselves with. I have written many times about Little Atrocities. How we move slowly towards lies, deception, corruption...
September 28, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Future of Business, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Make stuff that is good for people and the planet to have Oh this sounds so simple, so obvious. Yet we have tons and tons of landfill every year evidencing the rarity of this statement. Not just stuff that is good for people and planet to have, but stuff built to...
September 27, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Seek the third If we find ourselves in an argument – back and forth, back and forth – we can insist on our position remaining, or we can seek a third position that is not ours, not the person we are arguing with but a combination of them both, or even, if...