I’ve felt that I’ve been more anxious about life over the last week or two… and have been reflecting in my journal about what might have triggered these negative thoughts. As we begin the new year, I’m in a mix between anxiety about setting goals and feeling an urgent need to rapidly get started on … Read more
I loved this twitter thread from Sahil Bloom on life’s great paradoxes. I believe that developing the mental ability to deal with the existence of paradox is an important part of becoming wise. Sahil’s initial tweet… What is a Paradox? A paradox is two seemingly opposite things that seem impossible but are actually both true. … Read more
“Every opportunity is attached to a person. Opportunities do not float like clouds in the sky. They’re attached to people. If you’re looking for an opportunity — including one that has a financial payoff — you’re really looking for a person.” Entrepreneur and investor Ben Casnocha, Source: James Clear’s (excellent!) weekly newsletter My life is an … Read more
Earlier this week I was part of the 6th International Coaching Symposium at IESE Business School. In the afternoon we heard from a panel of board members and senior HR leaders as they shared their experiences with coaching and integrating coaching into the development systems of their companies. I had the opportunity to ask the … Read more
A company has only one ultimate decision maker: the CEO. The CEO is the only person in a company without peers. No other individual holds such a full and final responsibility for the company. The CEO is the most powerful and sought-after title in business, more influential than any other. The CEO takes the company’s … Read more
As an entrepreneur, a CEO or business leader, one of your most important roles is to build a leadership team. Who do you need in the team for long term success? Who is on your Leadership Team? The video below clarifies the 8 profiles that are necessary for a business to start, scale up and … Read more
I recently heard Sadhguru share 3 ways that people approach life and work: Idiot – these people don’t enjoy what they do each day Smart – these people have created a life where they do enjoy the activity and the people that they spend time with each day Genius – these people have learnt to … Read more
I was on a zoom call today with Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn. Here’s my lessons from the call… How do we learn Entrepreneurship? The best way of learning entrepreneurship: play boardgames… Settlers of Catan is good – there is trading, there is ambiguity, there are multiple strategies. Chess is good but no ambiguity… we … Read more
The title of this blog comes from a session in a course that Professor Paris de l’Etraz teaches about Life. I met Paris at a dinner in Madrid 4 years ago hosted by another inspiring teacher. Stand in the Traffic: I love the simplicity of this life strategy. Whatever you want in life, there are … Read more
How do those who are successful go on and make a truly lasting impact? Focus (no athlete wins 100m and marathon) Time horizon (Jeff bezos handstand) Habits (little habits every day > big decisions once a decade) Love the Process/Plateau (bamboo – it doesn’t always look like progress) Connected Relationships (communications, trust) Check out the … Read more