Three movies putting a twist on our lives, so changing the meaning of time, past, present and future.
Month: January 2018
Writing I Love – How to Stop Time
This week’s post featuring the wonderful novel by Matt Haig and a powerful quote from Montaigne.
Purpose – the need for meaning is infinite
What brings meaning to your life and work?
Belief – The greatest gift you can give someone
Leaders believe in their people, give someone the gift of believing in them
Stoicism – The Tao of Bobby Orr
A leader is someone other choose to follow. Could stoicism be a valuable tool for you to create followers for your leadership ?
Smashing Paradigms – Legacy Careers
What will be YOUR “Legacy Career”?
Purpose – Clarity, Service, Virtuous circles
Some tips on what I’ve learned around helping people find their Purpose.
Movies with Meaning – Grit
Grit = Passion x Perseverance. Three favourite movies illustrating Grit
Writing I love – Alan Watts and the meaning of life
Take a moment to be present to the “profound and galvanizing lucidity” of Alan Watts.
Who are the purpose-driven leaders?
Three purpose-driven leaders and friends who have touched my life. Who do you touch and inspire?
A Purpose Story – “I have a dream”
Are you a purpose-driven leader? What is your “I have a dream?”, what drives you and has your people follow you?
Memento Mori
This week a twist, three powerful commencement speeches to share
Smashing Paradigms – “Stupid Banking Rules”
“Stupid banking rules” and “We’ve always done it this way”. What happens when you smash those paradigms ?
A Trust Story: The Journey is the Destination
Moments of Truth. Do you Trust people in your business to create them?
Movies with Meaning – Power of an Idea
Movies with powerful ideas. “Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” ~ Victor Hugo
Writing I love – the Roman Stoics
Stoicism as a tool for leadership and reducing anxiety, quieting the monkey mind
Take time for solitude
This morning I write this overlooking a beautiful and quiet garden on a winter's day in the Scottish Highlands. I am visiting friends and they have gone out for a while and I sit here in solitude and stillness. We have so much information in the world, so much for our...
Emotional Equations – Grit
Today a book recommendation and another Emotional Equation (see my first article on the idea of Emotional Equations, as coined by Chip Conley), "Grit" by Angela Duckworth. My Emotional Equation derived from this is : Grit = Passion x Perseverance I also just watched...
Storytelling – A Purpose Story
Do you know your Purpose? Here is how I found mine through a peer group. Talk to me about joining our new group in London.
Smashing Paradigms – Why Retire?
Where is the bar?
Emotional Equations – Hope
What are your thoughts on the Hope equation? Ben’s lottery concept? Bringing hope through entrepreneurialism?
Movies with Meaning – Education is Everything
Unapologetically educated, this week an homage to Aaron Sorkin.
Writing I love – Man’s Search for Meaning
The book I recommend to leaders above all others. Read why
A Trust Story – Radical Candour
You may say what you think, but do you care about the person you’re saying it to?
A Trust Story – Netflix – Context, not Control
In 2009, Netflix published the now famous "Culture Deck", 120 slides, a manifesto for the revolutionary culture created at Netflix. Sheryl Sandberg famously referred to this deck as "the most important document ever to come out of the valley". It is still available...
Mystic realism – Shoshin and Business
What if we bring a beginner’s mind to business leadership?
Smashing Paradigms – Happy Business
Where is the bar?
Emotional Equations – The Trust Equation
Emotions, energy, feelings and building and deepening Trust
Movies with Meaning – Carpe Diem!
Carpe Diem! Start the year inspired to act!
Writing I love – Invictus
A masterful poem that has so often inspired me in both dark time and light.
New Year – Your “Why” comes before setting goals
Learn the story of the greek fisherman and then consider your WHY for 2018.