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.
Write what you don’t know
Write what you don’t know yet. Write what you sincerely care about. Write what your heart boldly tells you to write even though your mind might be afraid. Write what you cannot stop dreaming about. I love beautiful writing, and one of my absolute favourite writers is...
Write what you don’t know
Write what you don’t know yet. Write what you sincerely care about. Write what your heart boldly tells you to write even though your mind…
When it feels hard to listen to alternative views
When it feels hard to listen to alternative views, focus on listening and understanding. Thanks to Tom Goodwin for the clip from this blog from Morgan Hausel "The willingness to believe crazy things increases when it feels like the world is dangerous and falling...
Invest now for the coming recovery
Bulbs sprouting in ancient woodland in Surrey, mid-Feb 2021 A recurring conversation I am having with business owners and leaders as we continue in the part "limbo" space of the economy right now is to invest now for the coming recovery. "Last year I was able to take...
What’s your Pawprint?
Pawprint offers this awareness, as well as suggestions to reduce our individual impact. My "Pawprint". Get yours at https://www.pawprint.eco/ Up until around 2017, I'd fly well over 100,000 miles per year, getting on well over 50 aircraft, with much of that being long...
How to become better than anyone is at anything
How to become better than anyone is at anything. Katie Ledecky (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) Clickbait-y title got your attention? 😉 Do please read on thought, we can all learn from the greats. So, the title comes from an article from the Washington Post from June 2016,...
Fulfillment vs Engagement
Think about your own balance between Engagement and Fulfillment. A phrase I use often is "We are Human Beings, not Human Doings". This week I was on a webinar by Imperative to learn more about their peer coaching software as a service, whilst also learning about the...
Apricity – the warmth of the sun in Winter
Apricity - the warmth of the sun in Winter. Regular readers of this daily blog know how much I love beautiful language, words, their etymology This week am reminded of the word apricity, dervied from Latin and meaning the feeling of the warmth of the sun in Winter....
stoicism ≠ Stoicism
Stoicism is an increasingly well known philosophy dating back to ancient Rome (and Greece) and such key figures as Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus. As we move nearly a year into the pandemic, and particularly here in Britain, we hear of people saying all kinds of...
Write to discover your thoughts
Write to discover your thoughts. Exoskeleton to give strength, from the movie Elysium I am often asked what my processes/systems/habits for writing daily are, most recently by Rick Carabba of Brainbank, so this is for you, Rick, as my reply explained that, well, I...
Only Connect, then watch the ripples you create
"The Old Guard" (Photo courtesy of Netflix © 2020 ) I've flowed on a theme in recent days, from "Don’t be bland if you want to be remembered" to "Weirdness is a Superpower" and now "Only Connect". Taken as a piece, these three posts are about both choosing to stand...
Weirdness is a superpower
Weird IS a superpower. To that, if you ever feel yourself or your business being too bland, consider if the next step for you is to #BeMoreWeird. Yoda, Ed Percival. The master of Weird. #BeMoreYou #BeMoreWeird Yesterday I wrote: "Don’t be bland if you want to be...
Don’t be bland if you want to be remembered
I want to work with companies that have Eulogy Virtues, that will truly be remembered and missed, rather than bland. What will you be remembered for? "Blands", not Brands This week two clients messaged me, both thank me for the difference I had made for them...
Spring and snowdrops
Snowdrops announce that spring is coming. Yesterday I went on a wonderful walk with my friend Justine Clement, founder of "Forest Bathing - Made in Britain" a hugely valuable break and shift during my week. I took the picture above in an ancient woodland, Notice the...