“The value of vision is insight.” Unknown
This week’s exercise in thinking begins with a simple question: if I asked you to explain a microwave to a caveman where would you begin?
On the surface this ...
I drifted off to sleep one night a couple of weeks ago while looking at a YouTube home screen populated with a selection of videos from the art, travel and cooking channels that I subscribe to.
The n...
This morning I found myself thinking about the spectacular novel by Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven.
The title might have you think it is about life after death, but it is actually so ...
Recently I’ve been privileged to meet with several seasoned business professionals who are each about to launch new ventures that are likely to attract a lot of attention.
As I listened to a brief syn...
One of the more interesting challenges of being an idea person is that you never quite know what crazy notion is going to pop into your head from one moment to the next.
You have to learn to pick and ...
“The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.” Japanese proverb
Considering everything that we have been through in the last year, if you had to choose, in hindsight would you say it’s...
“When we get to the river there will be a bridge.” Unknown
Have you ever wondered how it is that some people always seem to show up at the perfect moment find four leaf clovers, or capitalise on oppor...
“Trust, not money, is the currency of business and life.” The Trust Edge, David Horsager
This past week I had the opportunity to engage in a video blog with Olderhood senior adviser Amoti Nyabongo on ...
“To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.” Attributed to Gautama Buddha
As someone with a readership following, I am thankful to each an...
“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.” A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh
… And eventually they came to a sunny clearing in the centre of the forest and Pooh sat down and closed ...
