It’s often said, usually by motivational speakers, that we can be whatever we want to be, or can become whatever we want, or can manifest whatever we want. What’s noticeable in these sayings is the self-focus, the betterment of the lot of the individual. Whether be anything, have anything, do anything is myth or reality,...
“Change is the key that will open all doors for you, change of heart and mind…Simply know that every change which takes place is for the very best and for the good of the whole, whether they are personal changes, changes in the country, or in the world. Simply accept that these changes must come,...
‘What our deepest self craves is not mere enjoyment, but some supreme purpose that will enlist all our powers and give unity and direction to our life. We can never know the profoundest joy without a conviction that our life is significant – not a meaningless episode.’ Henry J Golding There’s so much talk about...
When was the last time you allowed your inner world to be expanded? How did you do that? Perhaps in a discussion group where people were bringing completely diverse ideas and opinions that reshaped your own? Or within a meditation where the normal rational mind was left behind at least for a time and new...
For me the recent death of Pope Francis brings into sharp focus the quality of conscious presence. Of course, I never met him and yet he seemed the living embodiment of all he believed and espoused – peace, humility, simplicity, compassion for all and especially those less fortunate and disenfranchised in our world. Amongst the...
Coming into right relationship with patience is a challenging road, for me at least. It’s so easy to get drawn to the negative impacts of patience – inaction, having to go slower, doing/achieving less – it is amazing the mind games that go on around patience. Mind games that in many respects are examples of...
Have you noticed how often heart comes up in our everyday speech? Take heart, put my heart and soul into it, heart in the right place, heart of gold, wearing one’s heart on one’s sleeve, heart in your mouth, change of heart, heart to heart. I could go on, and you will have your own...
As leaders and conscious people, we are encouraged to come into contact with our own personal purpose, our ‘why’ – individually and within organisations. Why do we exist, what is it that we are bringing into the world? In what way are we adding value, something unique or important? Why is the world better for...
We’re likely the best informed, and possibly most manipulated, version of humanity there has been. We have vast amounts of knowledge at our finger tips, quite literally. We have access, courtesy of our ever-expanding, 24/7 media, to the scary, surprising, inspiring, wonderful and, on occasion, plain weird, imagination-defying happenings across our planet. That window on...
We spend so much of our day, our lives grappling with the practicalities of life. We are often focused on making things happen, getting through the quagmire of obstacles and challenges and not surprisingly feeling buoyed when we see some indication of progress or change in the desired direction. As leaders we are rewarded for...