A lot of people will tell you to ‘go with the flow’. How many know what they’re talking about. Today, I wanted to riff a little bit on the idea of ‘flow’. The idea of ‘going with the flow’ has become very buzzy in recent years, but like a lot of things that make their […]
The massive blind spot in most people’s vision
Before healing can begin, we have to make our wounds conscious. We’re all in a process of healing. I don’t know anyone who has got to where they are in life without taking a few knocks along the way. Maybe it was in early childhood with a distant father. Maybe it was the loss of […]
Forget goals. This will make you happy.
Most of us forget to focus on the fundamental ingredient of happiness – ourselves. How many of your goals are about you? Our goal setting tends to focus on things we can achieve ‘out there’ – out in the world. I’m going to earn X amount a year. I’m going to buy a new car. […]
Did I Just Find The Meaning Of Life?
I found a new candidate for ‘the meaning of life’. Ok, I’m going to open up here. Be vulnerable. Admit something I don’t often admit: I don’t know what the meaning of life is. No, I’m serious. I really don’t. I don’t know why we’re here. I don’t know what it’s all about. I don’t […]
The elephant rider’s key to success
Modern life has given us the wrong metaphor for understand how we work… and how to master ourselves. Why is it so hard sometimes? Why is it so hard to get out of bed when the alarm goes? To say no to an extra slice of cake? To give up cigarettes? To bust through your […]
Truth Bomb Tuesday: Emotionless Investing In NOT the Goal
“If only I wasn’t so emotional.” Have you ever thought that? Have you ever thought that this journey would just be so much easier if you were just super-brainy and clear-headed – like a computer on legs? Some parts might be easier, sure. Maybe crunching a feasibility study would be easier if you were a […]
The Link Between Intelligence and Depression
We tend to think optimistic people are stupid. But maybe the opposite is true… So I stumbled upon a little glitch in the human psyche the other day. (I know right? They’re so rare. I was so lucky.) Someone said so-and-so was a ‘foolish optimist’. And I said, “No they’re not. You’re a foolish cynic.” […]
Be happy and save the world. Here’s how.
Have we pushed out intellects to far? Is it stopping us from being happy? So, how’s the age of reason working out for you so far? I’m not going to try and tell you that the age of reason – our drive to be more rational, logical and scientific – has been all that bad. […]
Why I hate guys like this ?
He was one of the giants of literature, but he thought inventors, and all creatives, got way more credit than they deserved. The American writer Mark Twain lived at a time of great technological innovation. Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, the telegraph was new to the world, the railways were transforming the country. But […]
Achieving greatness with your hair on fire
You have to bring a certain intensity to the journey, but it needs to be coming from the right place. “How much do you want it?” Apparently, this was a rhetorical question and “Not THIS much” was not the answer my Spin Cycle instructor was looking for. But although he probably didn’t realise it, my […]