Storytelling is a powerful thing. Not everything gets written down or photographed but stories can always be passed down as long as someone is happy to speak and someone is willing to listen. For many storytelling perhaps conjures up images of childhood sitting cross legged on the floor as the teacher reads you story or … Continue reading The power of storytelling
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What next?
When leading a movement or if you put yourself in a position to be a voice for change, a question to regularly ask is, what next? What next, when things don't go to plan? What next, when people lose motivation? What next, when you complete one of the things you were working towards? The road … Continue reading What next?
Assumptions and understanding
In the past couple of weeks you've probably seen things happen that you would have once considered bad. Yet the way these events have unfolded, these acts are almost worthy of praise. When you look at an incident in isolation, it's easy to make a judgement about what is wrong or right, what should or … Continue reading Assumptions and understanding
Looking back
When you experience a mood change from sad to happy it's easy to find yourself looking back. Perhaps you do so because you remember what it was like to feel sad and you remember that you didn't think it would pass. But now all of a sudden here you are with a smile on your … Continue reading Looking back
Wanting the credit
If you were someone who led or pioneered in a particular sector or topic, how would you feel if you weren't recognised for it. Is getting credit more important than the work being noticed or the voices being heard? For a lot of people they may tirelessly work towards a cause and receive little attention … Continue reading Wanting the credit
Establishing an intention
A useful exercise. Something I would consider worth doing is establishing an intention behind your actions. There are many things that we do in our day to day life without putting much thought into it and so when others perceive your actions in a certain way, you may find yourself wanting to change your intention … Continue reading Establishing an intention
Leaders and followers
When it comes to trends, movements and change there are leaders and there are followers. There are people that go around regularly talking about something, doing something or wearing something, to the point where that they become known for that one specific thing. Then on the other hand there are followers, those that have to … Continue reading Leaders and followers
Difficult conversations
A difficult conversation is a conversation worth having. It's hard speaking up when you don't know how to say things eloquently, you're worried about how people will react and feel like nobody will pay attention. But that doesn't mean you should say nothing. Maybe it means you should take a different approach, ensure you're talking … Continue reading Difficult conversations
A taste of normality
Right now a lot of people are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, the slow return to normalcy. Granted it'll be a long time until things are back to how they were but as they say 'slow progress is better than no progress'. This normality will be positive for some … Continue reading A taste of normality
The difference between right and wrong
Right now there are a lot of discussions about what is right and wrong. More often than not we consider it to be black and white. Of course in some cases it is that clear but there are also many cases where the waters are murky. Robin Hood was known for stealing from the rich … Continue reading The difference between right and wrong
The Daily Gemm 