Seth Godin on fear and reassurance
The way [of handling fear] that doesn’t work is reassurance. Reassurance doesn’t work because you need an infinite amount of it. Someone can give you… Read More »Seth Godin on fear and reassurance
The way [of handling fear] that doesn’t work is reassurance. Reassurance doesn’t work because you need an infinite amount of it. Someone can give you… Read More »Seth Godin on fear and reassurance
Recognising the possibility – or rather, the inevitability – of the death of your project will focus your mind: Given that we can’t do anything… Read More »Finishing lines (2)
Some ideas for strengthening your connections within a group of people or scene: Have good, generous intentions. Show up to serve or share where it’s… Read More »Velcro, geckos, and making friends
The hard thing about the ‘soft’ skills of courtesy and consideration is that they’re only partly skills. They’re far more about our attitude: how much… Read More »The hard thing about soft skills
I love obstacle courses. A lifetime ago I was very-part-time in the army, and I remember a morning on an obstacle course early on in… Read More »Easy for you
Your desire to be generous to others is a great motivator to excellence: if you’re serious about ensuring that the externalities of your project are… Read More »The soft option
It’s great that you have a thing – that you’re clear about it what it is and how important it is, and that you’re talking… Read More »Their thing
I’ve made a start on The Excellence Dividend and really like what Tom Peters has to say, and how he says it. Here he is… Read More »Tom Peters on ‘People Stuff’
We’re staying at a simple hotel in North Sulawesi. The setting is idyllic. Our hosts are unfailingly pleasant and helpful. Good food is served three… Read More »Expectations: tell us what you do