One of my favourite newsletters comes from Wharton psychology professor and bestselling author Adam Grant. In this week’s edition, he reflects on the things he missed in his book Give and Take, which is about the surprising consequences of being a giver (generous)...
My friend rang a couple of weeks ago and I answered the phone enthusiastically. We hadn’t chatted for ages. Then she burst into tears. Whoa, I thought, this isn’t a simple catch-up. She’s a first responder and had been involved with a couple of...
I let go of something last week. Something that’s been in my life for the last few years. Something I perhaps should have let go sooner. I’m not a hoarder, and I’m not sentimental about stuff. I’ve joined the local Buy Nothing group and...
“Make generosity part of your growth strategy” –Danielle Laporte I don’t know much about Danielle and her thought leadership but I love the principle that we should be coming from a place of generosity and kindness.
“If plan A doesn’t work, the alphabet has 25 more letters – 204 if you’re in Japan” -Claire Cook Claire’s an American author and public speaker. I reckon she’s got it right.Strategies are not carved in stone, like a headstone on a grave. They are iterative...