“There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.” Desmond Tutu Over the last two years we have inspired and encouraged and commiserated with each other and, as best possible, put…

They say that everything old is simply something that is brand new all over again — but that certainly is not proving to be the case in the new world online ecosystem. The virtual business world is a case in point. You spend hour upon hour researching how to strategically…

I woke up this morning and I just hated everything. Lara Croft, Tomb Raider New Years is very much a time when people to tend to rush to make changes in their lives so it should come as no surprise that one of the top YouTube search results this past…

“If someone tells you there’s a rule, break the rules and move things forward.” Hans Zimmer, film score composer I was sitting at home watching YouTube one evening last week and up popped an ad in the middle of the middle of my video. Normally I watch the obligatory five…

“This, explained the angel, is hell. The people do not love each other. They only want to feed themselves.” David Mitchell, Ghostwritten. This week I share with you a brief summary of the allegory of the long spoons in which the residents of both heaven and hell journey through life…

Since writing about the concept of heaven on earth in my column a couple of weeks ago I have discovered that there is a whole network of people all over the globe who also subscribe to this school of thought. Thanks to the tireless work of Martin Rutte, coauthor of…

“We all overestimate change over one year and underestimate it over five years.” Martin Gilbert, chairman Asset Co PLC As we continue our discussion this week on the theme of unfinished business I have another exceedingly controversial question for your consideration: what if heaven need only be a state of…

“Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” Alexander Pope Last week I launched a discussion regarding the concept of unfinished business. This week, let’s continue our examination of this theme by taking a few moments to consider what happens when we leave things “unfinished”…

“Don’t be a leaf … be a tree!” Charles M Schultz This past week I read a very poignant article regarding the challenges of accomplishing personal growth in the public eye and it reminded me of the quote above by Charles M. Schultz, creator of the beloved Peanuts cartoons. As…