Just over 1,000 days ago I hovered over the ENTER button on my keyboard. “Well, here goes nothing!” I said on September 15, 2021, as I sent the first edition of my Substack to the five email addresses (I’d) signed up. Mum, my three kids and me. 1000 days ago...
If you only have a little time to dip into this essay today go straight to the section WHAT’S IN YOUR MENTAL HEALTH TOOLBOX? But please come back later. These are the key points I want you to walk away with: YES, mental fitness is an issue that is no longer...
“blah, blah, blah … race for the conservative party leadership heats up … blah, blah, blah, … record temperatures in the South East …. blah, blah, blah … and later in the newscast the first photos from the James Webb telescope including some from the Karena nebula” … I snapped to...
I pushed “publish” on my book “Contours of Courageous Parenting - Tilting Towards Better Decisions” one year ago. And today I get to do a happy dance 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼 in celebration. The journey from concept to writing to publishing has been as interesting as the travel stories from our Round-the-World trip I...
One of the unspoken conditions of serendipity is answering “YES” when an opportunity presents itself. Writing about the challenges and beauty of ice in the middle of a winter Olympic season was one such opportunity. I had a different newsletter planned and prepped for this week. And then I headed out...
Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink. — The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge I have a collection of newsletters and articles for your reading pleasure today. Mainly around water. Water Innovation Water is this interesting conundrum. 71% of the earth is covered in water. 96.5% of that is in...
It’s been a musical kind of week. Especially if you are in the half of the world that uses Spotify to enjoy music. “Have you opened yours yet, Mum?” my daughter asked. Like so many others, I pulled the bow and unravelled my 2021 #SpotifyWrapped. Here are some stats that Spotify spotted: ...
Tilt or Tumble - Creating a Future We Can Hope For This was not my normal audience. Would they respond to a presentation titled Tilt or Tumble? I had been invited to be the keynote presenter at a seminar for Canadian Not-For-Profit Organizations (NPO) hosted by the accounting firm RLB. What could...
I believe My Manifesto for a Moral Revolution part 2 This is part II of my manifesto written in response to the question posed by Jacqueline Novogratz and her Acumen team in the class Path of Moral Leadership. What is the “impossible” you dare to imagine as “possible”? What is the story about the...
My Manifesto for a Moral Revolution part 1 What is the “impossible” you dare to imagine as “possible”? What is the story about the future or an alternate reality your manifesto will tell? What will help you sustain and thrive throughout this work? Jacqueline Novogratz asks these questions in the Acumen class Path of...