Money is not wealth, “stuff” is not wealth, and having the choice as to how we spend our time is true wealth.
Modern Elder
Counting what Counts
Read Chip Conley’s post, Counting What Counts, reproduced in full below from the “Wisdom Well” post from Modern Elder Academy.
Be a thermostat, not a thermometer
At times of crisis, a key role for a leader is to set the tone. Be a thermostat, not a thermometer. Yesterday I shared a press conference by Governor Andrew Cuomo in: "Love Wins". Today a video from my friend and business hero Chip Conley from a blog he wrote...
The power of not knowing
One of my favourite places in London is Hungerford Bridge, the footbridge I regularly take over the Thames from Waterloo and the South Bank. This summer, the "Hungerford Bridge Gallery of Outsider Art" suddenly appeared one day. No explanation, no website, simply art...
Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards
"Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards" ~ Soren Kierkegaard Today a simple thought around living life. Learn from the past, analyse it, study it all you will so you can learn more about yourself, others, your business, your leadership....
The less I am present, the more I can be present
I love what I do and have found, over time and practice, that I have developed a level of mastery at being a sounding board, with the key to that having little to do with knowledge and experience around leadership and business, it is far more to do with the ability to...
Billy Connolly – Lessons from a Master
BBC just put out two one hour shows called "Billy Connolly Made in Scotland" (link here for those in the UK). Billy Connolly represents a line in the sand. Comedy in the UK was either before Billy or after Billy. He is, simply, the "Big Yin". Today sharing one...
How to be a Master Mentor in Midlife
{I love the generational symbolism of this image. Thanks Chip !} Today, for the third day in a row, I find myself sharing guest posts. Coming off the summer, the "back to school" energy sees collaborative energy flowing all around me, is it the same for you? I have a...
Ed Percival – my greatest mentor in life
Ed Percival. Yoda, Obi-Wan, #BeMoreYou, Shaman, Discordian Pope. Last week Chip Conley posed a question to our Modern Elder group of: "What are the best qualities of a mentor and who's been your best mentor in life so far?" The second part of that question is easy for...
Antarctica for a conference? Hell Yeah !
Antarctica? Conference? Hell YEAH! I’m going. Absolutely. Hell YEAH! Why Hell Yeah though? To answer that, let me take you back to a trip I…
What is your original idea today?
In my role as an experienced coach supporting leaders to reach their peak, I'm highly focussed on limiting beliefs, choice of words, and also where language is phrased negatively rather than positively. It is a little absurd then, that I have often used a certain...
Modern Elder Academy – apply now !
Modern Elder Academy – apply now ! Join @chipconley and the faculty and be among the first leaders to experience this. Act now, space is…
Onlyness and Chip Conley
In the last year, I've had the opportunity to talk to several thought leaders, speakers, writers who I have very much admired and respected for many years. Two of those people are Nilofer Merchant and Chip Conley. Nilofer I just talked to for the first time recently,...
Smashing Paradigms – Why Be Humble?
Chapeau to Andrés Iniesta, Derek Jeter, Ed Percival and more. Let us all take endings seriously.
Curiosity, a key to Leadership
Yesterday I wrote "Are you an Old or New Paradigm Leader?", encouraging you to look at whether you are aware of the goldfish bowl you are swimming in, and to look at new ways of leading. However, I also reflected on how difficult it is to see ourselves (and yes, trust...
Writing I Love – “To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”
Ulysses, Helen Mirren and Modern Elders