May 23, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Prejudice lives in siloed contexts We all have jumped to conclusions well before having the whole story. If one data point triggers us, how often are we hijacked to assume that the data point is evidence of the whole? I have done this and had others do the same to...
May 22, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
From one polar extreme to the other Watch a pendulum swing. From the extreme poles, it arrives at a middle ground. Equilibrium is never stillness. Equilibrium is a dynamic dance around the centre. But first, it swings from one hard pole to the opposite hard pole....
May 21, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
Seasons and Syntropic World In my part of the world our seasons are simple. Summer and winter, with very few shades of autumn or spring. At this time of year, as the days are shorter, we get the most amazing weather. Winter for us is fresh mornings and sunny warm...
May 19, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Why is going fast necessary There is a pace that is about right. One we can hold for a long time. Sometimes we speed up. Other times we slow down. Endurance is never flat out. Endurance is patience. The reflex to go fast – pressure, pressure, pressure –...
May 18, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Observing our triggers We all have them. The soft squishy places that react when prodded. Triggers manifest in different ways for everyone. The sudden flare of temper. The visceral reflex. The withdrawal. The defensive stance. The satire. Even cruelty. One moment we...
May 14, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Fear is my teacher Collapsing context strips nuance. Fear is not bad. It is there to put a break on extreme risk with potentially fatal consequences. Propagating fear to diminish human optionality is to use fear as a weapon. A class of people know how to use the...
