It seems as if the world is going mad (or I’m just reading too much news). Twit billionaires buying companies on a whim and then seemingly and wilfully destroying them […]
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Why do we work if not for meaning
This is a gloss on an Annie Dillard piece when she was writing about writing. I read her classic book called The Writing Life not too long ago and this […]
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Unlocking Potential
I’d like to think this is one of my superhero skills. Maybe it’s because of the mentoring work I do. I am often trying to figure out, with the individuals […]
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Choose carefully how you spend your time
I love this quote by Annie Dillard from her book The Writing Life, which I read not too long ago – here is my review if interested. It’s as spartan […]
Read moreNavigating the modern work landscape – impact and effort
As things have shifted so dramatically over the last few years and there is no sign of it abating nor of going back to normal, I wondered what that meant […]
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Everything can change except values
I’m reminded of this truth in the title which comes from an early interview with Tim Cook of Apple I discovered the other day that I had bookmarked. It is […]
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Stages of consciousness and the immaturity of tyrants
It’s difficult to stand by and observe the terrible events happening in Ukraine and not say something. Or to write about inconsequential things while people are suffering. At the very […]
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As we come out of the pandemic – what to take and what to leave
I say we are coming out of the pandemic because all the signs point in that direction. At least where I live in the UK where all restrictions have been […]
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The opportunity for inspiration is infinite
I started my DanelDoodles as a way to capture simple inspiring thoughts visually, for myself. I also use them for visual sensemaking. Some of my early inspirational ones can be […]
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The tyranny of personality and the overcoming of it
I have just finished reading Don’t Take Your Life Personally by Ajahn Sumedho who is an American Buddhist monk. This is a review of sorts but mostly it’s an observation […]
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Wise words – morning inspiration
There are certain days which seem to cry out to be filled – mornings that plead for action – the atmosphere vibrant with expectancy and high, heroic challenge, and this was such a morning.
From Mr Pye by Mervyn Peake – Filed under Literature/Poetry/Prose
Wise words – glittering end to the weekend
Life [exists] only because of a myriad of synchronicities that bring us to this particular place at this particular moment. In return for such a gift, the only sane response is to glitter in reply.
Robin Wall Kimmerer – filed under inspiration/death