Advice from a samurai
July 18, 2009
I heard a story the other day.
It happened a long long time ago in Japan. A man ran a popular tea shop and was a master of the tea ceremony. People came from far and wide to experience the way he made tea for them.
One day a rather belligerant soldier was passing through and after [...]
It’s a risky life
July 12, 2009
Life is risky, and people are avoiding risks all the time. They spend their lives determining all the negatives, and then living their life in such a way as to avoid them.
Actually, we all know that ‘bad’ stuff still happens, no matter how much we try to avoid it. In fact, life itself is [...]
The myth of demotivation
July 5, 2009
I often hear managers saying that someone on their team is not motivated, or even demotivated, which I assume is even worse!
They then set out on the path to try and motivate their team member, little realising that the way they have phrased the problem means that it is unlikely they will find a useful [...]
Frogs on a log
June 28, 2009
I saw this quote today and it got me thinking…
“Five frogs are sitting on a log. Four decide to jump off. How many are left? Answer: five. Why? Because there’s a difference between deciding and doing.”
Mark L. Feldman & Michael F. Spratt, Five Frogs on a Log
There are many things I have decided to do, [...]