Month: October 2025

2025 | chapter 10, page 304 | bye October

tzatziki vibes Visited a friend after work today. Made tzatziki ... she got chips. that was the visit. conversation, tzatziki and chips ... the comfort of a person's peoples. Friday chill vibes. Love. Community. Tribe. Vibe. Village. i need to practice my choir music for choir rehearsal on Sunday. also need to prepare a few … Continue reading 2025 | chapter 10, page 304 | bye October →

2025 | chapter 10, page 303 | coffee, life and sweet things

today felt long and busy and slightly twilight zone-ish and restless. i did laundry because it was hot. i had black coffee and a brownie with marie biscuit pieces. i had chips and tzatziki. i gave clothes and shoes away. i helped my aunt with a ticket booking. this was too good and i worked … Continue reading 2025 | chapter 10, page 303 | coffee, life and sweet things →

2025 | chapter 10, page 302 | messages on repeat – culture, strategy, habits

Growth usually feels like friction before it feels like progress. - Paul ScanlonCulture eats strategy for breakfast - AnonymousWe are what we do. - attributed to AristotleExcellence is not an act, but a habit - Charles Duhigg I’ve been thinking about routine and how much freedom it brings. A good, healthy routine. I’ve been getting … Continue reading 2025 | chapter 10, page 302 | messages on repeat – culture, strategy, habits →

2025 | chapter 10, page 301 | vulnerability and lifelong learning

picture drawn by my nephew when he visited my office once. leaving his ... 'i was here' mark. of everything he could choose to draw ... i left it on the board ... it's been there for months now i think. he is an intelligent, amusing, creative, kid with a dry sense of humour, a … Continue reading 2025 | chapter 10, page 301 | vulnerability and lifelong learning →

2025 | chapter 10, page 299 | dancing … connection … surprises

sun-kissed salsa on a Sunday ... today i took a friend with who was here for the weekend ... i was also surprised on the dance floor by a friend or two ... it was good to be there to connect with the people to dance. always good to dance. for me that is. the … Continue reading 2025 | chapter 10, page 299 | dancing … connection … surprises →

2025 | chapter 10, page 298 | what to do … shedding

went to an event today ... Japan Day ... took my niece with ... had some sushi and a few other things ... interesting sweet treats ... i missed the jewellery makers that was there last year ... need to find the card. it was beautiful and I just misplaced the contact details. my other … Continue reading 2025 | chapter 10, page 298 | what to do … shedding →

2025 | chapter 10, page 297 | do the boring stuff

yesterday at the GLS 2025 (Global Leadership Summit) there was a focus on legacy ... and an underlying focus on 'doing the boring' ... the routine ... the mundane .. habitually ... gls 2025 booklet ... leading questions it was important to hear this ... about doing the boring ... consistently ... i resonated with … Continue reading 2025 | chapter 10, page 297 | do the boring stuff →

2025 | chapter 10, page 296 | cup-filler – overflow

sunset calling look up ... there's a sliver of a moon somewhere Today was a reprieve. A break from the norm. A cup-filler ... moving towards overflower ... to serve better and more ... I have not been to the Global Leadership Summit since 2019. I used to go every year. It helped me a … Continue reading 2025 | chapter 10, page 296 | cup-filler – overflow →

2025 | chapter 10, page 295 | relief, reminders, realisations

chairs in my office ... and water post-assessment relief is real ... post-assessment realisation is ... you can do it ... you have the ability, intelligence, focus, energy to get such things done to still get some development of the things you want under your belt to achieve what you have wanted to achieve even … Continue reading 2025 | chapter 10, page 295 | relief, reminders, realisations →