Some people have a unique gift to cut through all the complexity of an issue and give us the single idea that can help create major change and success in our lives. Michael Porter is a world famous academic who focuses on the way that strategy can move a business forward. He is the fairy...
On the journey of personal development and change there can be so many ideas and systems and strategies. One book says, “Do this!: and another book says, “Do That!” How can we filter out the noise and work out the things that really do work and help to create change in our lives? In today’s...
Martha Nussbaum is a philosopher at the University of Chicago and thinks deeply about the experience being human. In today’s episode she reminds us that there is a risk in pursuing the wrong goals in life and then waking up one day to discover that your life seems empty and without meaning. According to Martha...
We live in a culture that focuses powerfully upon consumption and accumulation. It seems that the goal of life is to get as much ‘stuff’ as possible. It can mean money to some people, power to others and fame to someone else. The truth about our lives is that we take nothing with us when...
I’ve recently been teaching world history to my kids and it is incredible to discover the wisdom of some of the greatest men and women who have gone before us. In today’s episode I want to share with you a profound insight from Phillip II of Macedon who was the father of Alexander the Great....
The Roman poet Horace was a man familiar with hard times. Despite the growth and power of the empire this was still a world of suffering and hardships. In our modern world we have a much easier life in many ways but it comes at a cost. The cost is that so many of us...
One of the most destructive forces in our lives is the idea that we can pursue our dreams or chase our goals at some point in the future. It can be so easy to tell ourselves that we can get to work on them ‘tomorrow’. In today’s episode we return to the wisdom of Ancient...
In today’s episode I explore a great quote from Seneca The Elder, one of the great poets and writers of the late 1st century BC. He helps us remember that our imagination can often work against us and that most of the worst things we worry about will never happen. It’s time to become more...
Jesse Owens is one of the great figures of both sporting and social history. While he was born with rare genetic gifts that gave him the basis of a career it was other things that took him to incredible success. In today’s message we hear a great quote from Jesse that reminds us all about...
There is a common belief that we need to ‘find ourselves’ before we can press on a do something meaningful with the time that has been given to us. Today we explore an insight from the famous playwright George Bernard Shaw who helps us discover that we need to think less about finding ourselves and...
