October 12th 2025 Cultivated fear Cultivated fear Cultivated fear turns us upon each other. And that is exactly what the powers want. The desire is for us to be afraid of the other. Those different to us. To stoke fear between humans is the weapon of choice and has been forever. The immigrant. The person of colour. Those wearing a different attire. ‘They’ are coming to take our rights, jobs, status. To knock us off the rung of the ladder of status we have spent so long climbing. ‘They’ are us...

October 11th 2025 Synchronicity and Business Synchronicity and Business I was at an event hosted by a client a few weeks ago, and one of the speakers said, “We are an industry that believes in magic. Magic is an illusion.” And in a world of straight lines (no such thing) and 5-year business plans, of a focus on activity, outcomes, targets, and the ‘bottom’ line, magic is indeed hard to find. I would also find this world simply intolerable to live in. Synchronicity is a form of magic. It is...

October 8th 2025 Confrontation and its complementary pair, truth Confrontation and its complementary pair, truth So many people are afraid of confrontation. Perhaps the anger projected back, or words spoken in ways that feel diminishing. Perhaps it is the desire to be liked, or right, or part of the team that has us avoid confrontation. Yet confrontation is a necessary part of life. To stand in front of something, and see it, hear it, digest it. Until we confront, we cannot move to learning,...