Living in the pasture
Lao Tzu said: “If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are Continue Reading →
Category Archives: 7: Prepare for the Journey
What is ‘antifragile’?
We are living through a time of extraordinary change. And the rate of change is increasing month by month. That change is unpredictable but it is also somehow connected. It Continue Reading →
Achieving successful separation
In a world filled with change, it is often not the physical changes we find difficult but rather the emotional and psychological impacts of letting go of the way the world used to Continue Reading →
The three stages of transition
Like it or not, every significant change in our lives comes with an accompanying psychological and emotional transition. Some of these transitions are small, others large. And in a time Continue Reading →
Why transitions matter more than changes
We are living through a time of change. Each change is accompanied by a psychological or emotional ‘transition’. Some are small, others large, but all can have a major impact on Continue Reading →
To cope with change, learn to transition
Whenever we start out on a new project, job, or relationship we also bring to a close the previous period of not-project, not-job, or not-relationship. To step fully into our Continue Reading →
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end
It was the Roman philosopher Seneca who said, “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” As you start out on the journey to achieving your next goal you are Continue Reading →
Even negative feedback is an opportunity
As you work to bring your changes into the world, some people will inevitably tell you you’re wrong. They’ll say you’re too early or too late, too simple or too complicated, Continue Reading →
Tom Peters on leading the 21st-century organisation
When McKinsey Quarterly interviewed long-time management guru Tom Peters he had a number of interesting things to say about leading the 21st-century organisation: On Automation: “I really do believe that the only Continue Reading →
Create your own customised inspiration map
Before the great explorers set out on their journeys they would always create a map of what they knew about the territory they were about to enter: where was the Continue Reading →