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The really good news is that this post is not about grammar, I promise. Not entirely. This post is about you and me and we and how we reinvent ourselves. Reinvent ourselves? Why? Do we have to? Well, whether we like it or not, we are constantly reinventing ourselves. Sometimes subtly, sometimes dramatically. Our roles... Continue Reading →
(with apologies to Ultravox). Lately, I have been re-reading Seth Godin's books and blogs. If you have never read him, do yourself a favour and do so. And if you have read him before, revisit these. Always educational, entertaining and worthwhile. Seth talks a lot about "dancing with fear", basically moving past our fears and... Continue Reading →
My mind has been in overdrive. Whether driving, sitting, sleeping, concentrating, the mind wanders and I wonder. Here are five things that have occupied my mind this week. More questions than "answers", so let me know what you think. Detail - Check out the image above. Walking down the street, I saw this sign at my... Continue Reading →
Over the past few months, I have found myself repeating this quote by Henry Ford – “you can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.” The recipients of this wisdom are none other than my three teenage kids, but truth be told, they are not the only ones. Deep down inside, we... Continue Reading →
DC, a good friend and mentor read my last blog 20 Quotes and suggested I follow up with one that covers on the top decisions that shaped my life. I really like this idea, but I am mindful it does not come across as advice – you know what Austin Kleon says about this - “when people give... Continue Reading →
I don't think onions grow in rabbit holes but I was thinking about metaphors that mean roughly the same thing. For example, "digging deep", "peeling back the onion", "going down the rabbit hole", etc. I recently became involved in buying and renovating a ski lodge in Japan and have been here for the last week... Continue Reading →
(with apologies to blink-182-). I've been reading a book called So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport. Do yourself a favour, read it (and also read another one of his books, Deep Work). I wish I would have found this book a lot sooner in life. You see, Newport has articulated so well something... Continue Reading →
On my last blog, I suggested that when it comes to happiness, we've got it all wrong. Being a practical individual, I am always thinking about the transition from the "why" and the "what" to the "how". After all, I totally get wanting to be happy, to be aware, to have gratitude, to follow my bliss. What... Continue Reading →
“I just don’t get it! Can we just move on and do something else? I will drop this subject next year anyway,” pleaded my 16-year old. “You only opened the book 2-hours ago! I can’t believe you were seriously expecting to have gotten it by now!” Teenagers can be so irrational and frustrating. “You know,... Continue Reading →
