​THE ZONE
 
‘You have to be in the zone.’ she said.
‘You have to focus your mind,
be in a different place and
bring all to bear
on the task.’
 
And then she smiled and said
‘And from here you can find the real zone,
which is beyond all tasks and
beyond all thinking,
where no zone can be.’

THINKING SKILLS
 
If we waken up
and then just pick up
where we left off yesterday,
we are doing more
of what we have already done.
This is cumulative thinking.
 
If we waken up
and then something unexpected
hits us, we have to reassess everything.
Our day is turned upside-down
as we work out what  to do next.
This is reactive thinking.

If we waken up
and then choose to  begin
something new or different today,
we are creating a fresh opportunity.
We are uncovering our new way.
This is deliberate thinking.

FIRST RESPONDER
 
When tragedy strikes around the world
we see images of destruction and death.
There’s pain and anguish on young faces.

It’s easy to feel helpless.
But there are six key things we can do
in these moments.

We can be with the families
not just as onlookers but in our thoughts.
We can feel and share some of their pain.

We can send our message of love right now.
Personal and direct. We can offer ourselves
and all that we are to support them.

We can give money through agencies.
And we can encourage our friends to do likewise.
Our one small gift can begin an avalanche.

We can create and say a prayer of love.
It’s our call to the power of God to rescue,
change, heal and renew.

We can commit to specific actions
to help create a kinder and more caring world
as we move forward in our own lives.

And we can encourage our children, young people
and colleagues to become First Responders
when they too, hear the news.

Those struggling are not in some far-off land
or on our screens, separate from us.
They are beside us, now.

STARTER
 
We mess up.
We learn.
We start again.
 
We got it wrong.
We think about it.
We start again.
 
We let others down.
We are disappointed.
We start again.
 
We failed to deliver.
We are annoyed.
We start again.
 
We got caught out.
We are embarrassed.
We start again.
 
We missed the opportunity.
We are frustrated.
We start again.
 
We see it fall apart.
We are devastated.
We start again.

​PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE
1.   Is there anything that you need to forgive yourself for?   You can start again.
2. Is there anything that you need to forgive others for?   You can start again. It's never too late. Be the starter!

​OUTSOURCING

Don’t do everything yourself.
Share your dream with the world.
Collaborate with others.
Reach out and build your team.
For when we don’t try to do everything,
we can do anything.

Don’t do everything yourself.
Create projects and initiatives.
Let others work with you.
Set out the plan and make it happen.
For when we let it all go,
we will all do everything.

​HOME SECURITY

I sat patiently
on the beach,
not moving.
I sat there for hours.

And then I felt
a different sensation
as the tide
slowly came in.

No waves, no noise.
Quietly and gently
the sea lifted me
off the stones.

I swayed  left and right,
forwards and backwards,
for what seemed like a lifetime.
Not knowing what to do.

And still the tide came in.
It started to move me outwards,
leading me further
from my place of safety.

I drifted away
on an uncharted journey.
Happy and content
to find a new beach in time.

​​RE-CYCLING
 
The priority each day
is to re-claim 
our unique raw material
and re-cycle.

It is from here that we can 
 re-think all that we are,
re-create all that we do and
re-focus on all that we will become.

​LIQUIDITY
 
We become so busy in life
doing all we should and
getting on with everything,
that it is  easy to forget to look closely
and to assess it all.
 
This is more than
thinking about where we are
or planning our future.
It’s about something internal
beyond all our actions.
 
It’s about going closer
towards the essence of life itself.
Being part of the liquid of life
flowing through all of us.
As one.

​ACTION LEADERSHIP

We see lack of activity
as being ineffective, 
or being lazy
or non productive.

We have forgotten
how to sit and wait, 
to be content
and trust that all is well.

​INWARD MARKETING

True Marketing is an Inward
rather than an Outward process.
Outward marketing means
that we can spend our lives
chasing customers and jobs,
sourcing products or looking for work.
Repeating this again and again.
Just like we are told we need to do.
 
Inward marketing means
that we are personally driven.
We look inwards to our core skills,
beliefs, gifts, passions and experience.
We work out who and what we are.
And then we have exactly
what the world is missing
and urgently needs.