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Simplicity
Is there such a thing as simplicity? It is a surprisingly complex thing to make things simple. You have to search for the essence of what is – this requires…
Combining Vision with Action
We often think that vision is something that is out there. Since I have completed my MBA, which included research on high performance in small teams, I have…
Gratitude
There is a lot wrong in the world today. In many ways it boils down to one basic thing – gratitude. Gratitude is the anti-thesis of all the major sins. Lust…
Release Your Subjects
We often imagine ourselves as the centre of the world. We do not say it that directly, but we live as if other people are part of our kingdom. They must understand us, respond to us, ag…
Be All That You Can Be
At some point in life we realise that we are going to die one day and all of a sudden, we start doing more, being more and taking more responsibility.
Shift Dramatically and Live Incrementally
When the direction is wrong, change clearly; when the direction is right, build patiently through small repeated acts of alignment.
Decide If You Are Being Repelled or Attracted
When you realise that you are not free – you have to realise that something is holding you.
Connect Unconnected Things
Take five things are unconnected and or unrelated and link them. The link may not be easy and may elude you for a while – but you will find it eventually….
Take a Male and a Female Perspective
The original idea behind this note was simple: step outside your own view. The old language was male and female. That language can easily become too narrow, too stereotyped and too blun…
Let the Weight Go
Think of a time when you were carefree and had no worries in the world. Compare that with where you are now and what is different. Let the feelings that you…
Listen to Yourself – and Be Yourself
Inside of you, there is a genius. Listen to this genius. Inside of you there is also a self critic and a dark side. Do not shy away from this. You need to…
Excellence Beats the Systems
Systems are not defeated by complaint. They are improved by people who understand the process, restore its purpose, and move work through it with discipline and humanity.