March 17, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Open arrested closed Open my mind, my heart, my being. As Rumi said, Universe rolls in ecstasy at our feet. But first, we must see it; to see it, we must be open. Open to being wrong. To the new. To change. To having our worldview shattered. To love. To death. To...
March 14, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Slow steady persistent As an ultra-marathon runner I know the power of slow, steady and persistent. Start at a pace that you can finish. Too hard and furious and we burn out. Too slow and we dig a hole of exhaustion. Building an enterprise, family, or community is a...
March 13, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Visionary thinking requires space One of the most essential conditions I create as a non-negotiable is white space. I aim for at least two days in my working week when my calendar is empty of appointments. I call this white space. I use this time in various ways. A...
March 11, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
When we give feelings primacy For many years I was taught that my feelings are the most important element in making decisions. Our feelings are one aspect of a complex decision-making process. When we give feelings primacy over all other elements we lose our complex...
March 9, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Even the hardest of news gifts us a choice It is the way of things. With a few words, everything changes. For better. Or for worse. There is no rhyme or reason. We cannot rationalise our way out of the news. Be that a diagnosis, accident, or amazing good fortune. We...
March 8, 2023 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
We cannot find women who match us I have heard this statement from so many male-dominated enterprises. To be clear, the male-dominated enterprises I follow are super smart, widely read, complex thinkers. They often achieve a cult-like status in the world of...
