Architecture and Exceptional Purpose
Michael Murphy is an architect. But he has moved the purpose of architecture way “outside the box”. This TED presentation is not simply exceptional, it’s extraordinary. And it proves you can take an...
A Woman of Exceptional Purpose & Smart Power
Hillary Clinton is the major focus in the world at present as we near the US Presidential election, happening on November 8th Donald Trump may have stolen the stage for a time, but...
Guy Kawasaki on 12 Lessons From Steve Jobs
This is now a classic video—and still enormously relevant. It was the presentation Guy Kawasaki gave to the Silicon Valley Bank’s CEO Summit in 2011, the day after Steve Jobs passed away. It...
A Tom Peters ‘Excellence’ Video on ‘Courtesy Matters’
This video is a part of ‘The Little BIG Things Video Series: Excellence‘ by Tom Peters. If you haven’t come across Tom Peters as yet, he is a highly respected and influential business author...
Leadership, Zen-style
Upaya Podcast: Buddhist Perspectives on Leadership — Roshi Joan Halifax & Joshin Brian Byrnes In Western ways of thinking, particularly in business, we tend to approach matters such as Leadership with clinical analysis. We...
SamaSource: A Micro-Work Solution for Poverty: Leila Janah
‘Micro Work’ is a term coined by Leila Janah who founded the successful new business model for SamaSource. This is a truly inspiring story of what a young woman with imagination and compassion can...
Opportunities Now for the Year of the Monkey
The Year of the Monkey Begins at This Time for Both the Chinese and the Tibetans (LOSAR) And we have an amazing pattern of bodies in the Heavens right now, affecting us all via...
Update: Asteroids!
Breaking news! I have just, tonight, updated my asteroid database in the SIRIUS astrology calculation program (created by David Cochrane of Cosmic Patterns Software), and have gained another 283 asteroids! That brings the total,...
Steven Pressfield: Resistance & the Pro
Steven Pressfield is both a fiction and a non-fiction author. He has gained significant popularity in recent years, especially with these three insightful, butt-kicking books: The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and...
You Want to Change the World?
I always thought democracy was great for ancient Athens, but a dumb idea for large nations. Not that I had a brilliant alternative model, of course. But it had occurred to me that if...
‘Adaptive Rhythms’ by Todd Henry & DJ Z-Trip
( Listen below ↓ ) Todd Henry’s brilliant podcast on ADAPTIVE RHYTHMS has been remixed by DJ Z-Trip. This is both an inspiration to get us into being focused & more effective, and an...
The Magic Wand of Apple
A simple thing: I bought a new set of earpods from an Apple store in Sydney yesterday, mainly as I only recently(!) discovered that the mic in them works in a Macbook (for Facetime...
Larry Smith: ‘Why You Will Fail to Have a Great Career’
An Upside-Down Approach to Inspiring Great Careers This is a witty and shockingly pertinent speech by economist Larry Smith, filmed at a TED conference in November 2011. No, this is NOT about the economy....
Sheryl Sandberg: TEDTalk on ‘Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders’
This is a ‘wakeup’ TEDTalk, about the psychology of women in the world of business. Even though it was filmed in December 2010 (and to date has had more than 5,700,000 views!), it is...
