You don’t know anything about it!
Samantha announces, “I think I’ll start a website about Buddhism.” To which Frank replies, “You don’t know anything about Buddhism!” Now, how is Samantha supposed to respond to this? “Oh, don’t I? I must have forgotten that I don’t know anything about Buddhism.” [pullquote4 quotes="true"]It’s an easy thing to allow someone their dream or ambition, [...]
If you don’t know, I’m not telling you!
[dropcap4]M[/dropcap4]ost of us grow into adulthood carrying messages given to us by our parents. Some are wise (‘treat everyone as an equal’); some are obscure (‘always carry a rubbish bag in the back of your car!’); some are funny (‘never spit on old ladies, and they’ll never spit on you!’), and others are just plain [...]
It’s OK to be human
We’re all familiar with corporate mission statements and, most likely, with the idea of building our own personal mission statement. [pullquote4 quotes="true" align="right"]I got up this morning and took part in the human race. But I came last![/pullquote4] And, if you’re a follower of self-help advice, then –assuming you’ve written a personal mission statement – [...]
The Starting Point
I had a line manager once who, in a meeting, declared that all Heads of Department had to double-check all travel expense claims of their employees on a monthly basis. And the reason for this? “We have to stop them ripping us off!” Now, there was simply no evidence whatsoever for this outrageous declaration. Just [...]
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