There is in all of us basic needs and drives that work at all times but which we are mostly completely unaware of. We are so conditioned to thinking that our conscious mind represents what we are ‘thinking’ that we fail to see how what we are doing can often bear little relationship to ourContinue reading “What we want”
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The mine of darkness
Dante’s Divine Comedy starts: Along the journey of our life half way/ I found myself again in a dark wood … And this leads him on to the entrance to a place where the motto above the gate is, Abandon All Hope You Who Enter Here. [Peter Dale’s – my favourite translation].That place, of course,Continue reading “The mine of darkness”
Bad things happen and turn out nice again!
I met a great guy at a networking event recently – let’s call him Q to retain anonymity. We started talking and I said, “Your accent – I can’t quite place it.” “Rhodesian,” he said. “Right,” I replied. “That’s not a word I’ve heard in a long time. How long have you been here?” “AboutContinue reading “Bad things happen and turn out nice again!”
Education, education, education
That was the rallying cry of New Labour; you could say the one thing on which they must be judged; after all, it would be simply unfair to judge them on their transport performance as Prescott was in charge. No, education was firmly what it was all about – build the future through the education ofContinue reading “Education, education, education”
Teaching the law of unintended consequences
Perhaps the most terrifying law in the universe is the law of unintended consequences; this is far worse than anything gravity could do. Why? Because it is a law with an unpredictable outcome, and human beings hate uncertainty. In fact most of our activities are directed towards creating certainty. How frustrating, then, when what weContinue reading “Teaching the law of unintended consequences”
Making books
I have just had a new book published, "Insight" (http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/insight/12809764), which I am really pleased with. My friend Susan Rice-Lincoln is partially responsible since she gave me the idea – simple really, but not obvious till you get it. She said, ‘re-purpose’ your materials. What? Re-purpose your materials; make them work harder; re-use them in aContinue reading “Making books”
Music and motivation
There is a wonderful book, published some years ago, called the Music of the Mind, which was written by Darryl Reanney and published posthumously. Reanney was a distinguished biologist and his previous book, The Death of Forever, was a bestseller. Why is he important? Because as a scientist he increasingly came to see that evenContinue reading “Music and motivation”
What’s wrong with the world?
If we ask the big question, What’s wrong with the World? We may come up with answers like – Greed, Power, Corruption or, looking at it from the other end of the spectrum, Poverty, Ignorance, Crime. The World is a difficult place. Wherever we are we have a duty to try to make the WorldContinue reading “What’s wrong with the world?”
Motivation in a recession
One of the biggest problems of a recession is that everybody does less business, except the pawn brokers, debt collectors, and specialised accountancy firms – specialism, receivership. Things are particularly tough for training and coaching companies because, along with marketing and It, their budgets are easy to slash. So what’s the good news? Bizarrely, perhapsContinue reading “Motivation in a recession”
The meaning of the CEO
We all know what CEO stands for, don’t we? The Chief Executive Officer. Wow, what power – executive: it’s all about making decisions, and on decisions all our destinies hang. But recently I read a great piece by Tony Schwartz who proposed a new meaning for CEO and one which I prefer, and which oughtContinue reading “The meaning of the CEO”
