Daily Letter
Rambling thoughts on why we do what we do, strategy, building teams, building you, and doing work that matters.
“A thought-provoking collection of ideas and musings that if taken to heart, have the potential to add immense depth and richness (with compounding interest) to your life”
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I choose stronger.
Stories are how we whittle meaning out of life.
The stories we tell ourselves about what happened are particularly important.
What are you busy with?
Once, many centuries ago, there were three workers building a cathedral in a small town. A man walked past and asked each of them, ‘what are you busy doing?’
What happens at the end?
At the end of the story the hero changes. She becomes someone better, or reunites with someone, or discovers she had what she wanted all along (ruby slippers anyone?).
The big difference
The big difference between humans and the rest of the animal kingdom is the ability to organise and collaborate.
It might be possible to fill
What mission statement?
Don’t show me your mission statement, show me your story.’ A friend of mine,
three 'story' questions
Here are three questions that will send you on a quest. These three questions are the basic questions that frame every story and they will help you get clarity and plot a course in life and work.
