Share Imagine if I said “I’m a unicorn” to you and then started making unicorn noises and galloping around. You’d think I was pretty strange, wouldn’t you? (and that’s putting it mildly). Yet, we say other equally untrue and bizarre things to ourselves every day. “I’m not good enough”, “I’m nothing special”, “I don’t deserve [...]

Share Our experience of ourselves and the world is shaped by what we believe to be true about who are are as human beings. There are cultural and societal conversations about what a human being is capable of that we absorb, make our own and live inside of. Before Roger Bannister ran the 4-minute mile, [...]

Share In October, the Aspen Institute will be holding a 1.5 day forum in which business leaders and thinkers will come together to look at vital question: “How do you measure success?” They will explore some key questions including: What constitutes a healthy society? How do personal criteria for success influence the way we do [...]

Share “To be frightened of [the unknown] is what sends everybody  scurrying around chasing dreams, illusions, wars, peace,  love, hate, all that. It’s all illusion. Unknown is what it is.  Accept that it’s unknown and it’s plain sailing. Everything  is unknown…” – John Lennon Children ask a lot of questions. They are always asking. They are  unafraid to [...]

Share I’m going to be 30 in a few months time. I’m big on birthdays. My new year begins every November on my birthday, rather than on January 1st so I am very reflective in the lead up to it. This birthday feels big. It feels like the beginning of adulthood. One thing I’ve realized [...]

Share You may have asked yourself the question above at some point. You know, you are at work and the guy who is the Managing Partner of your firm doesn’t seem to be anything special to you. Yet, he’s the Managing Partner, making wayyy more money than you, with way more power and influence. Or [...]

Share Wow. Hmmm… This is probably the most self-revelatory blog post I have ever written. And it’s hard. I’m scared. And I’m doing it anyway. In 5 months time, I’ll be 30. I’m big on birthdays. For some it’s just a number. To me, another year is another milestone, a time to create something new [...]

Share When you die, what will you leave behind? You’re creating your legacy right now…Make it count! ————————- The presence of each and every one of us on this earth makes a difference. YOU make a difference. Not only do you impact the quality of your own life, you impact the quality of the lives [...]