Insights
People are my library, my writing inspired by what I learn: ideas, inspiration, wisdom, and sometimes some eclectic whimsy for good measure, all centred around #OpenLeadership. At the heart of all of this is that I write to share learnings and to discover my thoughts. Over the years i have written (mostly) daily, over 2000 posts and 1,000,000 words (that last part blows my mind, tbh!). Enjoy browsing.
Get rich slowly
“The desire to get rich fast is pretty dangerous One of my absolute favourite quotes from the great Charlie Munger, who passed away this week aged 99. I have studied Buffett and Munger deeply over about a quarter of a century, so it is no wonder that my bias is...
Get rich slowly
The desire to get rich fast is pretty dangerous. Get rich slowly, instead.
Patience in the Summer
The northern hemisphere is in the usual summer “slow” mode, particularly in England, where schools often don’t go back until September.
Don’t try to time the market
Focus on consistent investment over time, rather than timing the market, you will smooth out the ups and downs.
Make your CV or Resumé your Prospectus
Make your CV your Prospectus; make people want to invest in you. What are some of the potential features of a personal prospectus?
Are you prepared for mortgage rates of 10% or more?
Prepare for worse, hope for better. Run your numbers on various (much) higher mortgage rates and see what happens to your household budget.
What are you brilliant at ? Try using your Red Hat
The red hat represents feelings and instincts. When you’re engaged in this thinking, you can express your feelings without having to justify them logically.
Ride as long or as short as you feel, but ride.
The hot weather was set to break in the UK, so early in the morning I got on my bike in the light drizzle and…
Be willing to appear foolish
So much advantage in life comes from being willing to look foolish in the short term.
Kairos – all time is not the same
The Ancient Greeks talked of two types of time. Chronos, or quantitative time, and Kairos, qualitative time.
I miss the brilliant mind of Christopher Hitchens
“The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.” – Christopher Hitchens
I see no joy, I see only sorrow… and hope
The most powerful force in the world is Hope. I am hopeful in this space, I do find multiple leaders to work with that believe…
The beauty of a still mind
My mind was still. I felt serenely calm, with no worries, no concerns.
I’ve decided to stop being self-aware
I’ve decided to stop being self-aware, what I do is none of my business