Sometimes business can feel like we’re out on a limb. And, we may not be crazy for feeling that way. I just learned this from my friend Mark Anielski – author of The Economics of Happiness: Did you know that the etymological roots of the word business are: O.E. bisignes (Northumbrian) “care, anxiety, occupation,” from […]
the anxiety of business Read More
There’s something about thing economy (maybe more than just one) that has us isolated. Single person dwellings. No shared community spaces. Everyone having their own cars. Always buying new things. As if we should all be entirely self sufficient. But as any parents can tell you – the old ‘it takes a village to raise
rachel botsman: the case for collaborative consumption Read More
This is brilliant. One of the most honest conversations I’ve ever heard about work/life balance. If you struggle with this – check out the work of my colleague Alex Baisley who’s a genius of how to help people create a more sustainable and unconventional way of life. You can watch the video by CLICKING HERE
work life balance is an ongoing battle Read More
Chip Conley is the author of ‘Marketing that Matters’. Still one of the best books I’ve ever read on marketing. Here he gives a talk that had the TED crowd buzzing. He shows you how the great businesses today get their mojo from Maslow and create a great quality of life for everyone involved. [vsw
Chip Conley: Measuring what makes life worthwhile Read More
One of my biggest critiques of the personal growth and new age movements (and capitalism in general) is the addiction to unending growth. Stated another way: the belief that freedom comes from a lack of limits. Stated another way still – the addiction to control. I wrote about this extensively in a blog post a
Finding Freedom in Business Read More
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One of the things I learned most from Thomas Leonard was the idea of endorsing your own worst weakness. It’s a bit of what he’d call ‘tricky wisdom’. Can you take the thing that you’re most embarrassed and ashamed of in your business (and maybe life) and turn it into a strength, an assett and
The Top 10 Ways To Endorse Your Worst Weakness Read More
One of the most powerful books I’ve ever read is Non Violent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg. This excerpt from it speaks to something crucial – our quality of life and the assumptions we make about what we need to do every day. My friend Alex Baisley works with people directly on these issues. It’s a
Don’t Do Anything That Isn’t Play Read More
This piece was sent to me by my brilliant colleague Andrea Adler. I return to it and share it with people often. The question it asks is central to everything you will ever know in your life. What do you want? We are raised in a culture of so much shame that we often fear
What Do You Want? and Tell the Truth Read More
I love this piece. The author is unknown. But it reminds me of the good work of my friend Alex Baisley from Guelph, Ontario. What is it that we are working so hard for? Are we committed to standard of living or quality of life? This is one of my favourite little stories. An American
The American Tourist and Mexican Fisherman Read More