insights and experiences on learning, personal development and managing the monkey mind
Let me tell you something, a year ago today I had a vision. Not a dream, but a vision of building a passion project to satisfy my creative needs.
I created a platform to satisfy my own creative love of writing. It was meant to be something just for me, and maybe that one other random person who might land on it by mistake through a random Google search.
Continue reading “If not now, when?”Before we begin:
If you’ve read any of my stuff before, particularly my work on Steal These Thoughts!, then you’ll know I have a somewhat obsession with human development and the exploration of meaning.
I’m of the opinion that having meaning in life is more important than happiness. Mainly because happiness is an emotional state, one that is fleeting and cannot be sustained. Whereas meaning is something that drives us, gives us a sense of being and will more likely provide the moments of happiness we seek.
Continue reading “Let’s find our Ikigai 生き甲斐”Well not intentionally anyway……
Everywhere I look, all I see and hear are articles demonising technology, with a particular focus on smartphones.
Continue reading “Your phone is not trying to kill you”
I’ve come across a number of LinkedIn posts recently where the continual question on whether anyone would care if the L&D function was shut down has been asked. To my dismay, a number of people seemed to think no one would, but really you should care.
Continue reading “The role of L&D in today’s world”
Over my time in the world of L&D, I’ve found that a considerable part of that time has been spent in helping people really understand what learning is and that it is happening everyday.
Continue reading “Recognise learning as an everyday behaviour”
