Month: April 2016

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Moral Teleportation

portationSo, how’s work?  …A question we get asked so many times a week; month; year…  What do we answer?  “Hey man, it’s fine.”  Or maybe:  “Same old.”  How about “It’s going great!”  Perhaps not so much.  The reality is that no matter where you work, you are expected to conform to the values, principles and beliefs of the organisation (if it’s big) or the values principles and beliefs of the entrepreneur (if it’s small).

Once you step into the corporate space you are transported to a place where you have to submit to a moral environment that is not the same as at home.  In the evenings and on the weekends we have decent relationships, have full access to information, partake in decision making, operate with autonomy and freedom and pay attention to what makes us happy.

Too frequently however the corporate teleportation device beams us into an environment where our true capabilities and creativity is caged by a demanding, invisible shareholder and manager.  Continue reading “Moral Teleportation”

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Two Types of Messy

paint-315803_960_720I’ll bet that you have gone through messy periods in your life because things were just getting out of control.  Maybe you’re going through such a time now?  What I have seen in my own life as well as the lives of people around me is that there is generally two types of messy.

The first kind is the kind of messy that lurks in the shadow of our neglect.  Neglect in terms of health, relationships, responsibility or fear.  We avoid engaging in the things in life that bring true meaning and freedom.   One day when we are blissfully unaware the mess jumps on us and we realise with a great freight that this mess is taking over and our ability to steer our lives is greatly diminished!  …Not so nice!

On the other hand Continue reading “Two Types of Messy”

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Deep Origin Leads to Greatness!

sprout-1147803_960_720I have been writing insights (what I use to call posts) for the about ten years now.  Originally the writing came as expression of frustration and avenue for creative outlet.

Now the writing, and website, is an expression of, and avenue for supporting people to live, not just survive.
Deep inside we all long to live a life worthy of the gifts that have been bestowed upon us.

I add value to  entrepreneurs and leaders at all levels. …Those who firstly realise that in order to fully  be alive you need to challenge yourself.

Today more than ever my focus is becoming clear.  What started out as an exploration with a foggy lens is becoming a laser-like focus and this journey is what I use to help others do the same.  I have spent thousands on searching for the path of wisdom.  I have spent years developing the mindset that brings fulfillment in ALL areas of life.  I am not satisfied with second-best!  I am only interested in a life that is better and better every day.

But!… Continue reading “Deep Origin Leads to Greatness!”

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How I am Crafting my Career from a Calling

woodworking-691329_960_720Over the last decade I have had approximately 15 jobs in about as many organisations.  It has ranged from consulting to coaching and facilitation to lecturing.  I could not still because I was hungry to find out who I am; what I am good at and ultimately I wanted to have an impact by adding value from my highest potential.

This has not changed a bit!  In fact, I have now entered a phase in my life where I am starting to weave together, or craft, a fulfilling career from following a calling.  After high school I took a year off and it was during this year that I discovered passion and purpose deep inside me.  It is a passion and a purpose that is eternally inspired.

Left to my own devices I would have most probably not been as alive as I am today – who knows where I would have ended up!?
…But here I am crafting a career from calling.  The big insight for today is an old one: Continue reading “How I am Crafting my Career from a Calling”

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The Power of Systems

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As much as I believe in the current and future potential of the people I work with, the clients I serve and the students I mentor, humans conform to systems whatever they are.  We can’t help it.  Once we encounter a system we are confronted with a choice:  conform or rebel.  Perhaps their is a nuanced approach (there always is) depending on the severity of the system, but at the extremes there are ultimately only two options over the long term – conform or rebel (in a good way).

I see it on a daily basis – whether it is a system to manage payments in a shop that is demanding and that reflects distrust or whether it is a system of control, like signing in and controlling people’s movement, we are confronted with systems that influence our lives.

Organisations seem to forget that systems are not neutral or passive, they are normative.  They carry the values of those who created them.  When putting a system in place it can empower individuals to make their own decisions, encourage cooperation, streamline the business or it can hamper progress, encourage dissent and destroy morale. Continue reading “The Power of Systems”

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The Power of Systems

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As much as I believe in the current and future potential of the people I work with, the clients I serve and the students I mentor, humans conform to systems whatever they are.  We can’t help it.  Once we encounter a system we are confronted with a choice:  conform or rebel.  Perhaps their is a nuanced approach (there always is) depending on the severity of the system, but at the extremes there are ultimately only two options over the long term – conform or rebel (in a good way).

I see it on a daily basis – whether it is a system to manage payments in a shop that is demanding and that reflects distrust or whether it is a system of control, like signing in and controlling people’s movement, we are confronted with systems that influence our lives.

Organisations seem to forget that systems are not neutral or passive, they are normative.  They carry the values of those who created them.  When putting a system in place it can empower individuals to make their own decisions, encourage cooperation, streamline the business or it can hamper progress, encourage dissent and destroy morale. Continue reading “The Power of Systems”

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