One of the most spectacular things I have seen in my lifetime is a gifting economy in wide-scale operation, at the outlier festival Burning Man. Over 60,000 people manage to thrive in a makeshift city in the desert for a week, largely without money. The model works on mutual kindness rather than financial exchange. Although […]
The Self Love Algorythm (Beta)
By January 20, 2016 11 Comments
Last week, I returned home after the most powerful week of my life. I visited the biofeedback meditation skunk works that is Biocybernaut for the third time, for 7 days of intensive biofeedback meditation. I woke up on Day 7 of that training and felt flat. The previous day, I’d had the biggest breakthrough of […]
Shades of Grey
By January 13, 2016 4 Comments
I used to have a very black and white view of the world. I used to think things were right or wrong, and answers were either yes or no. Thankfully – and sometimes harshly – life has taught me that things are not always as simple as that. The more I learn, the less I […]
The Minister of the Future
By January 6, 2016 2 Comments
A little while ago, I saw an article about Sweden’s Minister of the Future. It triggered something in me, because it is precisely the approach I wish more governments would adopt. Now, more than ever, it is becoming really important that governments adopt long-term thinking. Looking at governments and major organisations around the world, the […]
Raising the State
By December 30, 2015 3 Comments
Two weeks ago I wrote a blog post on forgiveness – which proved to receive quite a bit of feedback. Most of it has been overwhelmingly positive, but there have been a couple of questions worth further consideration. Some people asked: ‘What if I can’t forgive?’ Some of you find it an impossible task to […]
Forgiveness
By December 16, 2015 17 Comments
If there is one word that has made the biggest difference to my life in 2015, it is ‘forgiveness’. Earlier in the year, I started a deliberate process to discover all of the areas of my life and past that I have not truly and deeply come to terms with. Each day, I discover new […]
And then what?
By November 11, 2015 7 Comments
Some people know why they do what they do, and others don’t know. There are very few who know what their plan in life is, for after they have done what they are doing. When you eventually retire, or the kids leave home, or you’ve got that promotion, or sold that business – ask yourself: […]
The Silent Intervention
By November 4, 2015 9 Comments
There is great power in the void of silence. At times, it can be far harder to say or do nothing, than it is to say or do something. We are often too quick to react and to act, rather than just ‘let things be’. There is such a call to take effective action in […]
Breathe
By October 7, 2015 2 Comments
Breathing is such a simple thing. And yet we take it for granted. My recently newborn son struggled to breathe on his own for the first days of his life. As a result of this, I have a newfound appreciation for the wonder of breathing and its capacity for life. After all, without it, none […]
Bending Time
By September 30, 2015 3 Comments
Every time I walk on the beach with my family, I keep an eye out for sea glass. These are broken shards of old green, blue and white glass bottles that have washed ashore, weathered over time by the sea and sand into smooth, rounded translucent shapes. On each of my walks, I find a […]