by DavidFraser | Oct 23, 2013 | Relationship Skills, Systems
We’re brought up on the principle of democracy—one person, one vote. We’re also brought up on the importance of knowledge: “If you think knowledge is expensive, try ignorance” (to paraphrase Derek Bok). But what about when these two meet in opposition? What should...
by DavidFraser | Oct 16, 2013 | Relationship Skills
…is what you’re not giving. That’s a line from a book called “A Course in Miracles,” highlighted by Marianne Williamson. Useful secular advice it is too… When things get difficult, it’s tempting to expect other people to make...
by DavidFraser | Sep 18, 2013 | Leadership, Personal Mastery, Systems
You have to hit it hard enough to knock it over. Unless you can go round it that is, or dismantle it somehow. Assuming you can’t, there’s no point in wasting energy and getting a sore head by repeatedly bouncing off. You need to amass enough energy to push through the...
by DavidFraser | Sep 17, 2013 | Influence, Learning, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
You and your unconscious. How have you been getting along lately? I’m serious. You’re like two people: One being your conscious mind, and the other that person in the background who actually runs most of your life, and your relationships with other people for that...
by DavidFraser | Sep 4, 2013 | Leadership, Personal Mastery
It’s you. It’s you that needs to take action, that is. Or it might be. You see… You might be the one best-placed, even if you feel inadequately prepared. Sometimes you don’t notice you’re closest. You stand back. You think someone else...
