My Library
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.
What is your “what only you can do”?
Become who you are. Do what only you can do. Be the master and the sculptor of yourself. At the end of 2022, I wrote: "Only do what only you can do", inspired by hearing that phrase from a CEO of a global and complex organisation that I have been supporting in recent...
What is your “what only you can do”?
Become who you are. Do what only you can do. Be the master and the sculptor of yourself. – Friedrich Nietzsche
This too shall pass
This too shall pass. The fable of King Solomon, handed down as a timeless tool for resilience
Whit’s Fur Ye’ll No Go By Ye
Whit’s Fur Ye’ll No Go By Ye – a resilience tool from Scottish grannies. Please share your simple tools for resilience in support of others
What is your 80 days?
On April 26th, I was at Gleneagles for a truly inspirational and world-class day at the Entrepreneurial Scotland annual conference, themed "Global Mindset, Scottish Heart”. The conference was opened by my friend, the truly inspirational Mark Beaumont, who just over a...
Smashing Paradigms – from Patron to Patreon
So what is safe ? Being an Artist. Seriously. Read on…
Ikigai, Presence.. Bucket Lists
Ikigai, Presence.. Bucket Lists, and 2001 A Space Odyssey
Movies with Meaning – Different Perspectives
This week simply three movies featuring one of my favourite actors.
Writing I Love – Eclectic Lines
Having and stimulating your Growth mindset is key for leaders, and so investing time to read widely as well as deeply is one way to give focus to this. With that in mind, each Tuesday I post "Writing I Love". Sometimes a business book, sometimes a leadership quote,...
Open Leadership – Energy cannot be created or destroyed
Applying laws of physics to leading your people. What is your awareness of their energy, friction, resistance, alignment ?
Emotional Equations – from an Engineer
Last week I was at the inspiring Entrepreneurial Scotland Summit at Gleneagles. I love the idea of Emotional Equations (see the link to various posts featuring the concept here), as coined by Chip Conley in his book of the same name. At the event, the speakers were...
Emotional Equations – invent your own!
What is your favourite emotional equation? See some of mine and add your own.
Smashing Paradigms – your Comfort Zone is no longer safe..wait, what ?
So what is safe? Being an Artist. Seriously. Read on…
Always be Batman
Sometimes I "face the blank page" as a writer, yet inspiration always comes and this site now has over 200 daily posts and I am only building more momentum. I love this meme and was reminded of it recently when a huge guy (at least 350lbs and 6 feet tall) sat down...