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”
Archive
- goals 31
- chaos 21
- leadership 20
- creativity 15
- work 15
- practice 14
- strategy 14
- decision 13
- discernment 13
- meditation 10
- mindfulness 10
- story 10
- vocation 10
- identity 9
- anxiety 8
- fear 8
- meaning 8
- calling 7
- gratitude 7
- happiness 7
- hope 7
- innovation 7
- self 7
- design 6
- mentorship 6
- purpose 6
- spirituality 6
- CX 5
- Lifestyledesign 5
- choice 5
- growth 5
- minimal 5
- passion 5
- question 5
- regula 5
- samurai 5
- suffering 5
- warrior 5
- Chaos 4
- Customer experience 4
- action 4
- change 4
- culture 4
- friendship 4
- knowthyself 4
- lifelesson 4
- liminal space 4
- reflect 4
- training 4
- transform 4
There is nothing worse...
There is nothing worse than the right person in the wrong job.. and vice versa.
Sweat and Blood
“Sweat in training so you do not bleed in war”, whoever said that hit the nail on the head.
The vine and the trellis
Organic growth is great, fast organic growth is fantastic. Organic growth, when an organisation grows naturally is strong, healthy and long lasting growth.
boy scout vibes
It’s one thing to go sailing into dangerous waters, it is quite another to throw your team overboard in dinner jackets.
enough hours in a day
Jim Collins, the author of Build to Last and Good to Great, carries a triple stopwatch in his pocket so he can measure what he spends his time on during his day.
the difference between being a leader or being a manager.
Too often these are confused. Usually managing is mistaken for leading and we end up with leaderless organisation or vice versa. Yes, these two functions overlap, and yes they can be the same person, but they require very different things.
Looks fair, feels foul.
Kathi, one of my mentors, always draws my attention to this. What looks fair, good, and like a win, often isn’t.
That question we ask ourselves
When faced with a situation, especially when trying to decide what our next move in our careers or businesses should be, we all have an ingrained, near subconscious question, that guides our actions and so our lives.
Line of thread
In the story of Theseus, who went to battle the half man half bull, the Minotaur, in the Labyrinth, he was given a way out of the deadly maze.
Layers
Strength is built in layers. Just as Japanese Sword Makers, a favorite topic of mine, fold the steel to create up 16 times to create over 65 000 layers, so we add each day to our strength and to our strategy.
care and attention
…a girl brought up with the utmost care…” -
Lady Bracknell, The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.
Referring to her daughter in a heated conversation with a possible suitor, Jack, Lady Bracknell refuses her daughter’s hand, for the moment.