An apology
I apologise for the interruption to the daily posts. My mother passed away in the early hours of 12th March and although I managed to post that day, and the Continue Reading →
Author Archives: The Churning
You don’t find your purpose, you build it (Harvard Business Review)
Mark Twain told us that, “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” Recently, the Harvard Business Review Continue Reading →
I am what I choose to become
More than a century ago, Sigmund Freud discovered how memories of bad things that happen during our childhoods can sometimes return to haunt us, messing up our lives. But for Continue Reading →
Transforming unwanted emotions into something more useful
A time of change is almost bound to bring us unwanted emotions such as anger, frustration, sadness, or fear. When this happens, our first response can often be to want Continue Reading →
Blaming and scapegoating
The final mis-blink or mistaken assumption we can easily fall into during this time of change is called blaming or scapegoating. When a situation turns out differently from the way Continue Reading →
Meditation physically changes your brain (Harvard)
Our first step to becoming antifragile is to deepen our connection with who we are at our best and what matters most to us. One of the four approaches that Inner Leadership Continue Reading →
A very practical approach to becoming antifragile
The Churning, Inner Leadership provides you with a kind of workshop: a set of exercises and practical tools that you can use to build the seven skills, abilities, or competencies Continue Reading →
Alan Watts: “Realising there is nothing to hold on to sets you free”
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For people who like to go a little deeper, this short talk by Alan Watts explores some of the philosophy behind The Churning’s approach to Inner Leadership and becoming antifragile. We are living Continue Reading →
Creating Inspiration, Part 7: Ask people to choose
In this time of change, your ability to create inspiration in yourself and others is essential — both to attract people to your project and inspire them to contribute more. There Continue Reading →
Your purpose and values are a recipe for becoming who you truly are
In this time of change, when we have so many urgent issues to address, investing the time to get clear on our long term purpose and values can seem like Continue Reading →