Wisdom and Nonsense In Equal Measure Well, I think I needed that! There is a depth of personal healing and permission in some places that simply aren’t available anywhere else. For me, that place is the Esalen Institute on the…
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“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” – Nelson Mandela Fear, anxiety, stress… they come…
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If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace. Ajahn Chah Even though the seasons seem to roll by increasingly quickly as I get…
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“Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.” – Anthony J. D’Angel Naturally, as adults, we tend to learn less than we did as children. Of course, as children, our bodies and brains are…
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The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born. – Warren Bennis I have written a fair…
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“Your wellbeing must never become an afterthought. It must be your first act.” – Rasheed Ogunlaru on personal wellbeing The world, I think it’s fair to say, feels like a tough place right now. There are only so many things…
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From the devastating blow of The Supreme Court in the US rolling back the settled law of Roe v. Wade, to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and the creeping sense of global recession, there is a lot of sad…
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“Happiness consists more in conveniences of pleasure that occur every day than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom.” – Benjamin Franklin The comedian Jimmy Carr was asked in a recent interview, “Are you happy?”, to…
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“I have enough. I’ve done enough. I am enough.” – Jim Carrey on quitting acting. I have come across this question many times in my career so far. The question being, ‘am I done with this chapter?’ I’m a…
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“Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny.” – Gandhi There’s sometimes a misconception about good habits, that if…
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