Blog | A field called you

2025 May 01

Every morning a gazelle wakes up, knowing it must run faster than the lion

It does not check where the lion is on the Performance – Potential grid Every year highly qualified executives create 9 box talent grids. And discuss the future of millions in Board Rooms. The more objective the box is the more clinical it is. Colourful, controlled like the Rubik’s cube. The gazelle performs to its nature-potential and so does the lion. No one reminds them of ...

2025 Apr 29

The first domino you choose

Its ripples a delicious ambiguity! You control the initial state A desire hidden, a feeling expressed, an action voted, a word said. And the arrow flies The desire registers as a company, the feeling flowers into a relation, the action creates boundaries and the word becomes a gentleman’s agreement. Creating ripples in time The company is sold as per gentleman’s agreement The relation becomes a loving ...

2025 Apr 27

Deep insights, like pearls in oysters, are rare and valuable

Whether they light the mind or grace the neck, they stand out for their quiet brilliance That’s where the similarity ends. Insights Grow when shared Hide in plain sight and reveal themselves when not searched Shape individuals, generations, and civilizations That which is valuable, cannot be stolen nor destroyed, and grows when shared Is an insight – a glimpse into God’s very mind. Most are ...

2025 Apr 25

When work is exhausting

Something is missing Do we respect people more who generate more work. Board wants you to double sales and halve costs. Executive coach wants you to commit to a plan. Personal belief pushes you to give more. Its not enough to be solid, it must feel solid. And quantum of work generated is a good way to measure it – like visible piles of laundry. ...

2025 Apr 23

Everyone wants to dent the universe

But no one want’s their car scratched Everyone wants to rock the world But no one wants their boat rocked What makes you intuitively trust a person with a grand vision Is it the impact of their vision or is it the impact on them when a kid on a bike scratches their car The universe will test you by sending the kid on your path ...

2025 Apr 21

It is said we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with

Seems like a fair penalty for not knowing ourselves Don’t expect a tiger cub born & brought up in the midst of dogs to behave like a tiger. People say the idea encourages them to choose colleagues who are inspirational or better. Sure, as if by living in a housing complex for space scientists, you will become one. It’s a downward spiral irrespective of who you are with. Imagine ...

2025 Apr 20

The more confident you are the more open you are

Does it mean trading controlled outcomes for the unknown Every role we play is about being confident and in control A contradiction we learn to live with Like the stress it creates Ever thought about: What are you confident about Energy used in controlling outcomes Is A leading to B Confidence seems to be less about how you show up in world. Is it more about ...

2025 Apr 17

As I loitered on the edge of my greatness

I knew I had to cross a boundary in my mind At some point you realise more of half measures won’t suffice You have to do what you deny Fear whispers trust me Take your feet off the ground As you free fall in your mind You pass what you clutched all along The light signals the end of the tunnel The world looks the ...

2025 Apr 15

Aladdin stumbled upon the right cave

It showed no sign of welcome The biggest of success does not come marked as winning lottery ticket The best work of the novelist lies hidden on shelf in plain sight The worst mistakes open a pandoras box of lifelong lessons Most plan for greatness Few stumble into it.

2025 Apr 14

Why sliced bread is not bread

Why some major in minors Some see themselves as a loaf of bread No beginning no end Enjoying the magnificence of ones breadness – the aroma, the texture, the burst of flavours Some see themselves as sliced loaf of bread Limited with a beginning and an end Anxiously managing ones magnitude - how many slices can be extracted, how many left, who has more or less ...