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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.

Where much of what we accumulated dissolves

Where much of what we accumulated dissolves

At the TED Talks in April 2023, Chip Conley gave a short talk on "An alternative to the "midlife crisis"", three minutes encouraging us to look differently at our life stages in the modern world, one where longevity is such that life now can have multiple stages,...

I’m feeling frustrated…

I’m feeling frustrated…

Rather than look to think too much about being frustrated and what I can and can’t plan for, I’ll anchor back to the word acceptance…

Feel the sun on your face

Feel the sun on your face

I have gained a heightened appreciation of the simple things in life – like marvelling at the apple blossom or a feeling the sun on…

The Opposition of Events

The Opposition of Events

The difficulties we have to face are only the difficulties of circumstances, and the only opposition we have to encounter is the opposition of events.

Counting what Counts

Counting what Counts

Read Chip Conley’s post, Counting What Counts, reproduced in full below from the “Wisdom Well” post from Modern Elder Academy.