This is the tenth year since I nearly died in my bed
My personal ‘Ground Zero’ (the deepest one of too many)
Today I am in the best shape I’ve been in for 30 years (I am more than twice that in age)
Three things that got me there
Going within: meditation, therapy, deep reflection on who I am, and breaking the patterns that broke me
Community: social and spiritual – finding new spaces to inhabit – we become who we are through others (the Ubuntu spirit)
Purpose: organising my life around the things I do well, giving time to the important and allowing the less important to fall away
Am I complete? Far from it, I’m on the edge of another transformation, taking me into even more uncertain spaces
But I have come this far and I stand on the shoulders of many across generations
Someone out there needed to hear this today
You have what it takes
Ever felt the power in a conversation that goes beyond the casual 'How are you?'
Here's how you release it
🧠 Be mindful in asking - really tune in
👀 Watch for subtle cues - might be a flicker but you'll notice
👂 Listen without taking on - it's making the space that matters
It's more than talk, it's a service to others
Ask, then truly listen
You might just be the difference. 🌟
#BeyondWords #GenuineConnection
🚀 Unlock the future of success with these three power-packed traits:
1️⃣ Curiosity: ignite your inner explorer, fuel your hunger for discovery, and let your spark light the path to innovation
2️⃣ Humility: crush your ego, embrace unlearning, and stay ahead by bidding farewell to outdated knowledge. Humility is the key to perpetual growth
3️⃣ Adaptability: don't just know, DO! Apply your knowledge fearlessly; success comes to those who fail fast
It's your time to thrive in the ever-evolving economy!
@jameshansensim Thanks for creating the space! Really felt the sense of community being present yesterday, makes my investment in Kortex Uni real and valuable.
Not everyone will do what you did in inviting me to speak, know that that is meaningful for me🙏
You are not mediocre. But do you tell yourself you are?
You will get in your own way until you learn to exercise choice over your inner voice
You can give yourself permission to excel
You gotta work at it every day, starting with your inner voice
It's also about the people around you, though you can't control them
What you can control is what you tell yourself about yourself
Give yourself permission to excel
Be who you can really be. Do yourself justice
(Mega hat-tip to @jameshansensim)
@milky_selena Not everyone will see this as the piece is paywalled, but the issue is way bigger than 'hitting on', it's a reflection of increasingly polarised beliefs
https://t.co/jcFBoswGsD
Don't disagree but it's an apples to oranges comparison. Degrees made YouTube possible!
Would still bank on YouTube (or online education more broadly) for an individual in the future
Degrees are heading for irrelevance without major reform, and I'm not sure the system can cope with what's needed, or wants it anyway
We are more than 'one thing'
We are many, many things at once
In my culture I learned I was a 'black man'
I still am
But some of my most challenging life lessons have been about seeing that as a foundation rather than a limitation
Takes lifelong work from within
But it's one of the keys to self-liberation
Being boundless
You may not be a black man
But there may be one aspect of you that limits how you see you
Instead be you and be boundless
Work on it every day
Short answer: yes, and long overdue
Longer answer: the intersection between class and other identifiers cannot be factored out - the same KPMG report says that disparities are even more marked when viewed through an intersectional lens
So its a both/and rather than an either/or perspective that's needed
Also relevant that we are looking at a slice of an organisation which in relative terms attracts the 'elite' (or aims to do so) and thus accentuates the relevance of class as a feature of the culture at senior levels where social capital still counts for a lot in client and peer relationships
Stumbling and falling is part of life
Been there. Been broke, been fired, been alone
I've used these steps to build character
Not easy, but what's worthwhile never is
So take the first step. You don't have to see the whole staircase
'Get your butterflies flying in formation'
Great advice I took from a recent @TEDTalks podcast
In essence: don't let your feelings run you, run your feelings
Channel the feeling of anxiety into enhanced focus on the task at hand
Takes work
Transforming yourself requires it