Driving. Ok, firstly, a few credentials… I’ve been lucky. In a driving ‘career’ spanning some 42 years, I’ve caused zero traffic accidents, that I know of. Once in a car full of reckless teenagers, I was in the back of a car that tilted sideways (without quite overturning), when it hit the curb while takingContinue Reading Driving and Personal Flexibility
Thriving planet with unlimited potential for great ideas, invites applications from interested candidates. Essential Criteria: Must be 100% human, with creases and scars to prove it. Must have a strong self-belief, without being delusional. Must see being flexible & practising flexible thinking as a calling. Not a chore. Must be willing at interview to provideContinue Reading Help Wanted Ad – Personal Flexibility
‘The idea of Juilliard was that it would give you this toolbox full of skills that you could take with you and apply to anything.’ Robin Williams ‘I think educational systems have to be more nimble, have to be more adapted to today’s realities where students can go in different directions and professionalize even faster.Continue Reading Upskilling and Personal Flexibility
‘Many of life’s failures are people who did not realise how close they were to success when they gave up.’ Thomas Edison ‘Fall seven times and stand up eight.’ Japanese proverb ‘Success is not final, failure is not final. It is the courage to continue that counts.’ Winston Churchill 2018 is almost over. I hopeContinue Reading 2019 Resolutions and Personal Flexibility
The first wave of software technology hitting us on a personal level, was arguably being able to create our own databases (list management), create spreadsheets (models and calculations). And use email (share files and communicate). Like building a water slide, we discovered if you planned the (software) requirements well, the resulting outputs happened fast &Continue Reading Can software improve your Personal Flexibility?
‘Failure is not falling down, it is not getting up again.’ Mary Pickford ‘Sometimes I think women are lucky because they can develop in ways men can’t. The old boy network may be oppressive to women, but it actually stunts men in terms of personal growth.’ Willem Dafoe ‘Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles theContinue Reading Flexitypes for Personal Growth
I’m an adventurer at heart. I’m comfortable in big cities of the World, but it’s fair to say that the outdoors are my second home. People who aren’t adventurers, think adventurers must be miserable. And never content with what they have. My view, and I know I don’t necessarily speak for other adventurers, is thatContinue Reading A walk on the Flexibility wildside
‘Nothing is impossible. The word itself says I’m possible’ Audrey Hepburn As an adult, each day we influence the World. And the World influences us back. On the bad days, it all seems a bit David and Goliath. On the good days, a simple walk in a public park, shows us the big, open skies.Continue Reading Self Determination and Personal Flexibility
A work colleague told me you shouldn’t judge people. The trouble is, our economic, political and legal systems depend on someone judging something. Judgement of a chief exec’s ability to build customer support. And create shareholder wealth. Voters on Election Day judging the government and its leader’s performance to date. Jurors deciding whether someone accusedContinue Reading Making Judgements and Personal Flexibility
The Royal Trinity Hospice in London apparently has a motto ‘living every moment’. It’s a great one for terminally ill people, to make the most of the life they have left. Essentially it’s about enriching time. If you’re pushed for time, try the technique of playing for time. Tell someone you can come up withContinue Reading Personal Flexibility and Time Management Revisited