“People are motivated by self-interest, they only do things because there’s something in it for them.” It’s a refrain, an argument, a way of being in the world that I encounter over and over again. As you might imagine, it’s not an outlook I subscribe to. My experience of the world and the way I [...] Read full article
A Little Publishing Story
Earlier this week my daughter was showing me a recent school project. Her class was doing a unit on Leadership. The assignment involved retelling the life-story of a famous leader in the child’s own words and in the format of a Children’s picture book. But, when it came time for my daughter to show me [...] Read full article
Solitude, Introversion And The Power Of Working Spaces
Pretty soon I will have completed my new music studio here in Singapore. Since moving, I’ve changed direction a little and decided to build my base at home. I’ve worked from home, on and off, since 1994 and it’s very much a mixed blessing. Right now, I’m focussing on the positive side of that equation. [...] Read full article
Begin Without Disappointments
I love the title of this old ad, for Western Electric radios: Begin Without Disappointments. It’s my motto for January! I’ve already nailed my colours to the mast for 2012. It’s going to be a fascinatingly different year. The changes have already been made and the new routines feel very good indeed. The important thing [...] Read full article
A Year Of Blogging Highlights
For the first time since 2006, I’m ending a year feeling good about the state of this blog. My blogging goals for 2011 were simple; double the average daily traffic and put up at least 150 posts (this is the 172nd post of the year). I figured, in the most basic of ways, that more [...] Read full article