Well, it has very little to do with truth or logic, but a lot to do with language. And if it isn’t the intention, it very much is the impact! The use of catastrophising language impacts on mental health and the aftershocks from the resulting trauma may be felt for…

Not so quick Einstein let’s hear what the Romans have to say first! “We have no empire, such as did the Romans, so powerful that subject cities spontaneously sought to emulate their overseers speech, nonetheless in our present times, many divers people of intelligence and refinement, devote much effort and…

Recent research has shown how cultivating an inner dialogue can boost inner wisdom. It opens the mind to alternative perspectives and encourages objective distance and intellectual humility. In turn this can lead us away from our biases, negativity, and stale assumptions and towards a deeper, more powerful mode of thinking. So, First A Little Wisdom …

“Give me a place to stand and I will move the world” Archimedes 15th Century Flanders Our story starts here and “Plus est en vous” translates into English as, “There is more in you”. It was the motto of the influential 15th-century noble family the Van Gruuthuuse, who lived in Flanders, now Belgium. …

Icons For Tomorrow “The purpose of leadership is to create more leaders.” John Maxwell A succinct and powerful quote. It’s also illuminating and quite clear what John Maxwell thinks. However, is it in tune with today’s VUCA world? Does it chime with our modern stochastic environment. The current context and challenges we face…

“The great thing about time is that it goes on.” So, Let’s Time Travel Imagine you could go back in time. Let’s say 2,500 years, and one Master Kong, aka in the Latinised form Confucius, is alive and kicking, and Confucianism is going from strength to strength. But then there is an excellent divergence…

“Time is a river that sweeps me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that mangles me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire.” We take around 22,000 breaths each day, and the word Ruah, which is…

“You have power over your mind — not outside events. Dwell on the beauty of life. The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” Marcus Aurelius An Unquenchable Thirst For Knowledge Just as Aristotle advised, I have been an active seeker of meaning ever since I could walk and talk. Both…

“Ring the bells that still can ring, forget your perfect offering, there is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.” Leonard Cohen, ‘Anthem’ 1992 In the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy , the councils plan for its ruinous new bypass are stashed in a cellar, without lights…