The Importance of Context

“Without context there is no truth and often, much unintended harm.” Paul Levy the danger of texting is that one sentence rarely provides space for context. Things are explained by context. Context gives the background and often is best told as story. When we have context our views of a situation or a person can…

Some of my quotes, collected

Someone asked if there was a collection of quotes from my various writings. Well here’s quite a few of them. Some are from articles I have written on Life, others from my writings on theatre and also on business. “How many versions of yourself must you create before you are satisfied with the original?”  …

Further Quotes from … yours truly

 I usually collect these together for my own reference. But here they are for you to make use of if you want… “Thoughts are to thinking, as ice is to water.” “Dump the scripts. Go on, risk making it up.” “Vulnerability is a much underestimated strength.” “The pen is mightier than the pixel.” “It may…

The Golden Value of Confusion

Confusion can be a wonderful thing. It is a state of mind that most people don’t enjoy, and certainly don’t want to stay in for very long. Confusion can paralyse us from action. We can get lost in it, slowed down by it, depressed by it. Yet it is also possible to be excited by…

What are we here for?

This quote is a reminder to leaders of organisations and communities of their essential role. Leaders need to be connected but also their role is to hold the overview, which requires a level of detachment on behalf of the community or organisation they are leading. Leaders need to be involved and to identify and create…