December 17, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
I invite you to ask this question This time of year is a time of transitions and threshold crossings. I am a big fan of threshold crossings. Be that the daily small. From night to morning. A chance every day to begin again. From one surf session to the next. Or the...
December 16, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
The crowded field of the compromised The boy who cried wolf. We know the fable. It has been told in many ways as a cautionary tale. Tell enough lies and the moment you tell the truth, no one believes you. But paradoxically, tell the same lie over and over, and...
December 15, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
How cruel is meritocracy On paper, it sounds great. Those of merit get the prize. Such a persuasive argument. Rational. And horribly enduring. Yet, like all things, when we fail to include context, when we fail to look at merit through a systems lens, we end up...
December 12, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
All forms of violence are to be condemned From the etymology dictionary online. Violence – ”an injury, irreverence, profanation,” from past participle stem of violare “to treat with violence, outrage, dishonour,” An act of physical violence against...
December 11, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
What I am optimistic about The mighty Pacific is cross-dressing as a lake this morning. The change from a few days ago is stunning to behold. From violent and unfriendly to humans, she is now a reflection of peace. This is a good reminder that change can come to all...
December 9, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Take your stand superwomen I was listening to a friend who has raised two children as an almost single mother, held an amazing career, and been a good daughter, sister and daughter-in-law, deny any association with being a superwoman. I like humility. I respect it as...
