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 10th 2025 How success can kill creativity in business – in 7 metaphorical days How success can kill creativity in business – in 7 metaphorical days Day 1. You start. High risk. Nothing to lose. Give it all. Live on the edge…creativity abounds. Figure out how to make it work with few, if any, resources. Day 2. Like the “Little train that could”…you think you can, you know you can…it seems to be working…keep going…still risky, still scary…still alive… Day 3. Hah…success…staff to pay,...