Note from Kerrie – Our guest blogger was a stranger to me only days ago – we’ve just had two public conversations on a new live-streaming platform called Blab.im We’ve also tweeted a few times, and Vin (Vintuitive) shared this story with me. It’s interesting – and insightful. Enjoy!! The Lynton Station Stranger – Guest Blog…
Something profound happened yesterday, and as is often the case with profound things, small moments of insight have been preparing me for this question I asked myself: What brings you alive? As I sat in the Mindful Leadership Forum hearing familiar themes of compassion, wellbeing, wisdom and authentic connection, Dr Rich Fernandez said this “Do…
There’s a friend of a friend wherever you go. As mentioned in the last blog, we popped up to the Philippines, and loved it, even though there were 3 typhoons in the area and there was more water than I’ve ever seen, falling, and flooding, and fogging – generally obscuring the views. Good thing we…
Don’t you just love a warm welcome?! We were so delighted by our whole arrival experience in Manila, Philippines last week. We flew up from Singapore where we’d spent a few nights, one of the highlights being the Unity In Diversity Concert – a SG50 celebration (Singapore’s 50th Birthday). We have been immersed in such…
A conversation in Singapore recently highlighted again to the value of Listening. “I did the hard work of keeping my mouth shut.” This was the comment made by my friend Dr James Chia, over lunch in Little India. I almost dropped my pappadum back into the cucumber raita. So profound. He’s a great leader, and…
Albert Einstein is quoted as saying ‘Play is the highest form of research’. It doesn’t sound like serious business, does it? But it’s how children learn, and they take their play very seriously. Just try interrupting them to go to bed! Do you put yourself under pressure to network properly, professionally? Do you lie awake…
One of the rewards of publishing a book like Do Talk To Strangers – Connect with Anyone, Anywhere, is to receive feedback from readers who are ‘having a go’ and achieving great things in their lives, and have found important insights in my book and my presentations which encourage, inspire and motivate them to continue…
It’s highly likely that you make a greater contribution to the world around you than you realise. This is a concept I shared in DO Talk To Strangers (my latest book) and I’d like to thank you for being part of my community, being part of every community you connect with. It’s your smiles, your…
DO Talk To Strangers – How To Connect With Anyone, Anywhere is a book for Difference-Makers everywhere. It’s a book that will support your personal and professional development – and we’ll create a more connected world. We all crave connection, yet we fall into the trap of busyness, shyness, and underestimating the impact of our…