UNLOCKING TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL Lumbini in summer is not my idea of a good plan. Nevertheless, I’d been told Buddha Jayanti celebrations in Lumbini are something special and so I went, eager to experience the place on a day when people from all over the world come to mark and appreciate its significance. My professional life is full of conversations with people and teams in crisis- people going through a particularly […]
“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” ― Joseph Campbell, Mythologist “M, nothing is going my way. Its been 3 years and nothing I thought would work has worked. I don’t know if I am going forwards or back, nor what I should do next. Nothing makes sense anymore- nothing is clear” […]
“The pleasure we derive from journeys is perhaps dependent more on the mindset with which we travel than on the destination we travel to.” ― Alain de Botton, The Art of Travel A JOURNEY 6.30am, Kathmandu Life is what happens while you’re making plans Friday morning started out ordinarily enough- leaving Kathmandu for a whirlwind roadtrip: 3 travellers, 4 destinations, 17 difference agenda items and 36 hours. The plan was […]
The real fundamental changes in societies have come about not from dictates of governments and the results of battles, but through vast numbers of people changing their minds. Willis Harman, Futurist. I am in what you might loosely call ‘the human potential business’ i.e. I work with people, organizations and communities and my sole task there is unleashing potentials. Perhaps because I am on the ‘people are amazing’ […]
Reflections on the eve of Women’s Economic Forum 2017 ENTREPRENEURS. THINK TANKS. INNOVATION HUBS. SOCIAL BUSINESSES. This is who I hang out with when I say I’m at work. I work with individuals, organizations and communities across two major fronts: crisis response and culture change. This has given me unique insight into what it takes for people to “put down their arms”, open their ears and mobilize towards a brighter […]
Wow- I just finished watching a recording of this webinar* with Chip and Jan Chipman of Vantage Consulting Group and it was so rich – like someone ran Defrag and CCleaner on my brain and simplified e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. again. Early in the call, Chip said: After 48 years, we don’t really know each other – and I mean that in the best of ways! We’re open to seeing each other brand new. This […]
JOSHUA COOPER RAMO In a Nutshell: CONNECTION CHANGES THE NATURE OF AN OBJECT* When we are connected, power shifts. The best ‘networks and their implications’ book I’ve read in a long time. It’s rare that a writer has both the sense of evolving and future technologies and the ability to be a riveting storyteller. This definitely ticks both boxes. Ranging from historical stories of power shifts and Eastern […]
THREE FACTS ABOUT YOU You are the single most underutilized resource in your life and business. You have an in-built potential for success and high performance. The place to begin is the simplest and most profound question of all: who do you think you are? THE UNTOLD SECRET BEHIND LONG-TERM SUCCESS Let me give you some good news- just because it seems hard to come by these days and I’m nice like […]
INTRODUCTION & PURPOSE This is Response #1 in a series of posts for Three Principles practitioners who have been asking about working with organizations- business, nonprofits, schools, development agencies. First things first- We are all colleagues and co-learners in this. Whatever story we might tell ourselves or whomever we might compare ourselves to, the truth is, we each come equally equipped with the same kit. This is just a watercooler for […]
Reflections on work, success and getting your shit together from 3 decades on the planet GET UNFORGETTABLY GOOD The best piece of marketing or personal branding advice I ever got was: Do what you said you want to do and get fuckin amazing at it. If you say you want to be an entrepreneur, go out and test your idea: experience a few people laugh at […]
