The story of the four frogs
On a hot sunny day, four frogs are sitting on a log. One decides to jump back into the cool refreshing water. How many frogs are now sitting on the Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Inner Leadership
“The wrong piano”: How the challenges we face can be an opportunity to create something extraordinary
When the pianist Keith Jarrett arrived at the Cologne / Köln opera house in 1975 he found that the wrong piano had been put on stage for him. Instead of Continue Reading →
How to counter disinformation and fake news
This short film from 2014 is even more relevant today than it was then. It describes how Russia’s President Putin and others have used disinformation and fake news to undermine Continue Reading →
Meditation, yoga, and mindfulness actually change which genes your body uses
The first step to becoming antifragile in a time of change is learning to centre and ground ourselves. This reconnects us with what matters most to us and who we Continue Reading →
To cope better with change, learn to manage your transitions
Before we start out on a new project, role, or relationship, our previous project, role, or relationship must come to an end. These endings are not always easy, and sometimes Continue Reading →
Creating inspiration with Story
In this time of change, people are likely to feel confused, uncertain, or even afraid. So the best way to convince them to do something new is by inspiring them. Continue Reading →
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 →