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Last week, I was working from my client’s office in Hong Kong where we are currently deep into a large project together. I usually enjoy the energy in this newly established open-plan office overlooking the harbour. It’s a young and dynamic team, and the atmosphere reflects that. [Read more…] about Why sighing matters!
After WWII, Berlin was divided between the four victorious powers (UK, US, Russia and France), but the city itself lay deep inside the Soviet zone. In June 1948, the Western allies introduced a new currency — the Deutsch Mark — in their Western zones to stabilise the collapsing economy.
When the currency reform reached West Berlin, the Soviets saw it as a challenge and sealed every road, rail line and canal. More than two million people in West Berlin were suddenly cut off from food, fuel, and medical supplies.
The Allies now faced a stark choice. Abandon Berlin or try the impossible by attempting to supply a whole city by air.
And so, the Berlin Airlift began.
[Read more…] about The Christmas Story of Uncle Wiggly Wings
I recently came across two stories that seemed unrelated at first, yet kept resonating within me, so I began to sense perhaps there was a link.
The first story appears in the audio program To Love and Be Loved by Stephen Levine and his wife.
In 2012, I had walked 800 km on the Camino de Santiago in Spain … a life‑changing experience. Thirteen years later, I felt the pull to walk again. Not as far this time, but still far enough to step out of my daily life and into something bigger.
I chose the South Downs Way, a 100‑mile trail through gently rolling hills from Winchester to Eastbourne in South England. The map made it look manageable, and I thought, I should be able to pull this off. It turned out the map didn’t show the most important parts … the lessons :-).
[Read more…] about Six Days, a Hundred Miles, and a Few Lessons
It was just after I sent my last newsletter about the book Don’t Believe Everything You Think that I received a beautiful reply from my good friend Mattias Hulting.
Mattias and I met while working together on a tough and highly complex ERP and HR project designed to integrate the former Wella business into P&G across Asia. It was one of those projects full of highs and lows, and I came to admire Mattias’ ability to keep things light while still being deeply thoughtful and sharp.
The note he sent, which shares a very interesting perspective on overthinking during the early morning hours, was so insightful I wanted to share it with you here unedited:
[Read more…] about The Science Behind The 4am Panic And How to Outsmart It
