What growth looks like to a seed
In the natural world, the path to fulfilment of an organism’s potential often involves the disruption of what was there before. A seed cannot grow without cracking open. A caterpillar Continue Reading →
Author Archives: The Churning
Hillary Clinton supplementary: “A new uncharted era”
Following on this morning’s piece on deconstructing the building blocks of Hillary Clinton’s vision, a friend has forwarded this piece on the need for a debate on “how best to Continue Reading →
Analysing the building blocks of Hillary Clinton’s vision
So, Hillary Clinton is running for president. The theme of the video she has released to kick off her campaign is “Getting Started”. In it she lays our a vision of Continue Reading →
Leadership is choosing the difference you want to make
When Levi Strauss arrived in California intending to sell tents to the miners he discovered that they didn’t need tents because it hardly ever rained. He could have taken the tents somewhere Continue Reading →
Climbing the ladder of success
They say the most important thing about climbing the ladder of success is to first make sure you are climbing the right ladder. For Paulo Coelho, success is being able Continue Reading →
Four ways of approaching obstacles
There are four ways of looking at obstacles. One is to see them simply as obstacles: something getting in the way of you doing your work, an annoyance to be removed. Continue Reading →
Listen to your inner voice — Steve Jobs
Good advice here from Steve Jobs. But how can we achieve this when everything around us is churning and our inner voice is being drowned out by a hundred different messages Continue Reading →
Ten minutes of mindfulness
Mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe describes the transformative power of refreshing your mind for 10 minutes a day. There’s no need for incense or sitting in uncomfortable positions — simply be mindful Continue Reading →
Talking the walk
A nice little article here in the Harvard Business Review, reminding us that as well as “walking the talk” it is also important for leaders to “talk the walk”. The billionaire Continue Reading →
Serendipity is a quality of mind
Many people think that serendipity is a happy accident, coincidence, good fortune. But Finland’s #serendipitor Ilkka Kakko tells us that serendipity is an attitude of mind: “the quality of mind Continue Reading →