“The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.” ― Confucius For the purpose of this Thursday Thought, I use the word “Rank” as follows:…
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Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.
Tana Umaga and Brian O’Driscoll perform a Māori Hongi “You learn a lot from the scars that you get. If you think it was a nick, you can get complacent and see it as just an…
The Hunger in Paradise Dilemma — Generation Curves
“Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow.” — William Pollard A man finds a cocoon of an Emperor moth. He…
Is the Game worth the Candle? In Sport? In Business? In Life?
WallDevil “Le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle “ – Michel de Montaigne The expression “the game is not worth the candle” began as a translation of a term used by French essayist Michel de…
Why Sports People Struggle with Retirement
https://shirt.woot.com/ Like all athletes and all entrepreneurs, I spent a large portion of my life on drugs. Imagine you spent years pumped up on a cocktail of feel-good drugs. You got a hit of at…
七転び八起き- Learning to Fall — Lessons for Business, Innovation and Life
Pixabay Fall down seven times, get up eight (七転び八起き) — Japanese Proverb One of the first things rugby coaches teach young players is how to fall. In rugby, players spend a lot of time falling. Coaches teach players…
Innovation lessons from The All Blacks — Ahead of the (S) Curve
This post explains innovation while looking at the All Blacks Rugby Team, it covers GroupThink, Culture, Strategy, Innovation and Leadership. Stay with me on the S curve stuff, it will all come together at the…