thriving or diving?
Sunday, September 5th, 2010 Posted in Schwartz, Working Isn't Working | No Comments »It’s frustrating when good intentions and budding good habits seem to come out second best because of the “reality” of our work, home and play commitments. I think it’s often “own goals” though that turn the opportunity to thrive into ...
Philip Glass in 12 Parts Doco
Sunday, April 19th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Saw this amazing doco last night. Its an incisive two hour window into how one of the most iconic composers does his thriving. Some key insights: If you are not upsetting a lot of people then you're not doing your craft - Craft ...
The Dip and Blip: becoming “best in the world”
Saturday, January 3rd, 2009 Posted in Influencers, Outliers, The Dip | 1 Comment »Imagine if you could take lessons from the studies of genius, business and influence and apply these to your own life? How could this radically change what you do in 2009? Through some Christmas reading, coupled with one of my ...
Life Footprint and how you spend the only time you have - “Now”
Sunday, December 28th, 2008 Posted in Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, The Power of Now, Tolle | No Comments »In the last post on "Encounters" the footprint on life of those interviewed seemed larger, or at least very different to what most of us live within. Victor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning" springs to mind in thinking about this ...
“Thriving” Encounters at the End of the World
Saturday, December 27th, 2008 Posted in movies | No Comments »Recently saw this mesmerising movie by Herzog on Antarctica. While the visuals are powerful, what really got me was the interviews and snapshots of the lives of some of the inhabitants (and I don't mean the penguins!). They came across as ...