Icarus Deception, still one of the most impactful books to me. How high will you fly ?
Ikigai
Try something new
Take a chance and step outside your comfort zone. Try something new today. https://youtu.be/F6sV-tvUOHQ Recently I ran a workshop in Edinburgh called UNTHINKABLE. From this, I was inspired to write a series of articles on Linked In on the theme of #Open Leadership,...
Doing from Being
Before I started to really look into the Japanese concept of Ikigai, "A reason for being", I had already discovered this image as a Linked In meme: I love this visual representation, and at the same time, I recognise how many of us focus on the "what you can be paid...
Make Music
Just remember to make the best music you have the ability to make. If you do that, you are a successful musician. It is said that it takes 30 days to make a habit, to engrain something and build neural pathways. From an earlier post, I am committing myself to lead a...
Ikigai, Pleasure and Meaning
In this modern world that we make so complex, what does it teach us to take pleasure and meaning from the perfection of one simple task? I've been drawn to the concept of Ikigai for some time. In September 2017 Ken Mogi published "The Little Book of Ikigai" and...
Life is Wild and Precious, Be Present
January 2017, a glorious winter's day at the top of a mountain in the Alps with an amazing group of inspiring entrepreneurs, or "Snowhowers", including Dr Rachel Morris, who had been so inspired by this phrase that she used this when she left the mountain as...