I’ve found my spirit animal, the Costa Rican two-toed sloth. My North Star to begin 2024 is “Knowledge Speaks, Wisdom Listens”, and I started the…
Presence
Time for a winter pause
Learn to pause, or nothing worthwhile will catch up to you.
Listen with your heart
Proactively reach out to people and they will likely be happy to hear from you. If they are, and if they want to talk, listen…
Cyndi Lauper and Meraki
Meraki: to do something with soul, creativity, or love; when you leave a piece of yourself in the work.”
Being Still
Today is a “less so” day, perhaps as I was out on my bike for 4.5 hours this morning with my riding buddy the “Flying…
Technology ten times more valuable than gold
What technology do you have that is worth more than gold? A relaxing conversation was truly a relaxed conversation. Priceless.
Where much of what we accumulated dissolves
If you are at the stage of life where you have the choice to let much of what you have accumulated to dissolve, I encourage…
Invest in your Foundations
What do you need for your foundations, and could you focus more on how and what you invest in them?
The Quieter You Become, The More You Can Hear
The title that Chip Conley gave to a recent blog post jumped out at me: “The Quieter You Become, The More You Can Hear”.
Choosing art that has meaning
I always have an emphasis on choosing art and objects in my sight line that have meaning to me.
Simple Relaxation
Led by our “relaxation guru” we promoted “simple relaxation” everywhere and with everything, including cards we randomly put in every guest room.
Presence and a London Pause
I had taken a moment for presence, a “London Pause”. I sense this will become a theme for me and I love that.
Life needs more Art
Sometimes art simply stops me in my tracks and I must pause and take it in. That art can be visual, audio, or it can…
Making a quiet space in my home
One of those things I need to be at my best is a quiet space in my home home, both in terms of sound and…
Completing a Pause
This week at the Craigberoch Decelerator Lab has been a wonderful pause, full of learning and sharing.
Getting off balance
I got off balance for a short while yesterday. I suddenly and unexpectedly lost that sense of being grounded and centred.
Holding every rule as breakable
Let us hold every rule to be breakable, it can amaze, delight and inspire when we see what that can make possible.
How slow can you go?
Here’s the new race: How slow can you go? Here’s the new definition of success: How relaxed can you be?
Do you respect others doing their work?
I believe in showing respect to others doing their work, whatever that work is, whoever they are.
Music that stirs the soul
Music is and always has been a big part of my life. Each track here I have listened to many times and each has meaning…
On time is late
As my sons were taught by their swimming coaches, “fifteen minutes early is on time, on time is late”.
Some moments are perfect
Some moments are perfect. The older I get, the more I appreciate the moments, and take time to savour them, each tiny one.
Atmospherics after Dark
Forty years ago, Tom Robinson co-wrote the tune “Listen to the Radio (Atmospherics after dark)” with Peter Gabriel.
I need peace and quiet to think
I need peace and quiet in order to be able to think. In our busy business world, we seem to value the volume of production of…
Where do you read your books?
The other day Rory Sutherland (another past guest on #WhatComesNextLive, listen to us in conversation here) tweeted: New trend: the combined bar and book recommendation. @hfedwards and Bloody Mary's Deal. pic.twitter.com/fypZCqCOIG — Rory Sutherland (@rorysutherland)...
Allow yourself to stop for a moment
For about my first forty years on this planet, I rarely allowed myself time to stop, even for a moment. Life was “go go go!”…
A short post for today
Sometimes I write long and considered posts, other times short ones. Why? Various reasons, but whilst I have a longer post I'm thinking of writing about the privilege of working with clients for a number of years and observing change and evolution in them and their...
Doing nothing can be the best preparation
Doing nothing can be the best preparation. Being rested and relaxed enables me to be absolutely present and able to listen deeply to my client.
Becoming the person you need to be…
Becoming the person you need to be is an act of love. I instinctively loved it right away and it has hung in pride of…
What do you see?
What do you see? And what can you see as you go through life if you take time to pause, to be present, to look…
Mornings are for Walking
Mornings are for walking? Well, they are for me this summer.
At the edge of the country
From the edge of the country to the heart of the city in 50 minutes. I’m lucky.
Appreciate the little things
As I get older, I think perhaps the greatest wisdom I have gained, is being (sometimes) able to appreciate the little things that we are…
Enjoying an old routine
I’m often known to say I like to have “only enough structure to allow flow”. At the same time, I do like my routine at times.
Listener in Residence
My main reason is to stimulate ideas and energy in others so that I can listen to them once they get going in expressing themselves. Beyond…
Home again
Heading home tomorrow to Cayman for another week, my fourth trip this year. Feeling grateful to see some wonderful clients, friends and family.