Simon Sinek’s TED talk has been viewed more than 36 million times. It doesn’t have a particularly memorable title but what I'll always remember about it is a key phrase he uses all the way through – ‘People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it.’ This has always made sense to me. When you are introduced to someone at a social or business event, they inevitably ask ‘What do you do?’ And … [Read more...] about Why do you need clarity of purpose? Because people buy why…
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Take a dive into the pool of vulnerability
Today I am feeling vulnerable. I’m probably about four years old and in need of a hug. Tearful. Feeling sensitive. Wondering whether I should even be writing this. Far better to hide under a duvet with a cuddly duck. Or at least wait until I feel like a competent adult again. What has triggered this? Sharing the deepest purpose behind the work I do on my About Me page. And then being quizzed … [Read more...] about Take a dive into the pool of vulnerability
If you could make history, who would you be?
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I’ll never get a chance to see anything like this again. This is history in the making. I’ve been hearing and reading comments like this quite a lot recently - about seeing the Olympic Torch, the London Olympics themselves, and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. We truly are living in remarkable times, and the opportunity for us all is not just to witness … [Read more...] about If you could make history, who would you be?