Daily Letter

Rambling thoughts on why we do what we do, strategy, building teams, building you, and doing work that matters.

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  • "It delivers a daily dose of thought-provoking insights that encourage you to pause, reflect, and ask new questions – a powerful boost for advancing my personal strategy!"

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    Jacobs

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You need to...

At a famous zoo, they discovered that the animals were experiencing stress from being in public view. They started experimenting with 'resting' them, by giving them some privacy.

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Unfathomable. Vastness.

Overwhelmed by the continued violence against women and in particular the recent events in Cape Town and South Africa. That one conscious being can intentionally kill another is unfathomable.

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The work that you do...

I think about work, a lot. Not just my job but work in general. I think about the nature of it, why we do it, how it frames us, the pressure I put on it to give me an identity.

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hope

We are restless creatures, as I’ve said before on this blog, we are never satisfied, always wanting to change something.

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say good stuff...

Speaking affirmations and writing them down in the morning is a popular practice, but here is one that I believe is even more powerful

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restless?

You know that nagging feeling that things could be better and that you can make them better?

Well you are not alone, everyone knows that feeling.

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making a decision | part IV

St Ignatius believed that our imaginations are where we meet the divine. Whether you believe that or not using your imagination can be a powerful tool to you help you make a difficult decision.

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