It’s time to spring forward
For the animal kingdom (of which we are part), winter is a time for hibernating for going inside. And spring is a time for re-emerging.
Confidence
Our Leadership Community’s topic for this month is Confidence. Here’s three slightly different angles on this topic: the myth of confidence; confidence with others and super-charged confidence.
Learnings from Columbia
Reflecting on his time in Columbia, Martin explores his key learnings and how it has - and will - impact on his life.
Why come on the Advanced Quality of Mind Retreat?
This retreat will strip you back to the core of who you really are.
A 3-day deep-dive retreat for those that have been through our Quality of Mind Foundation programme.
Columbia Retreat Diary
In this video diary, Martin talks in depth about the incredible rituals and practices – exploring his own response to them and how they might impact his life on returning to the UK.
Are you selling your soul?
Perhaps you're caught in the trap - the materialistic capitalist trap. "I have a wife and a family. The kids are in private school, and I need to earn a lot of money. I need to provide for my family"
So you work hard, so very hard that you're not around much, and often tired and grumpy.
You think you're 'providing' for them. You might be providing materially. But I'm suggesting to you you've got it all wrong.
Retreat diary: reflections from a 10 hour Ayahuasca ceremony
As Martin’s Columbian retreat continues, he explores deep reflections from the 10-hour Ayahuasca ceremony.
Fundraising is a mind game.
The key, I believe, is to not get caught up in the noise of the mind, but to stay rooted deeply in what you believe in. Stay deeply rooted in why are you doing this business? Stay deeply rooted in your passion and what difference it can make in the world.
I’m in search of a deeper truth about life
I’m off to the Columbian Andes to learn about ancient ways of living. Indigenous tribes have a deep spiritual connection. From that, they have an understanding about life & the cosmos that keeps them rooted to living in a way that respects and cares for our planet.
Is your team dynamic?
In this post, I want to specifically explore the dynamic that occurs in team interactions. The dynamic is ultimately about how the team is working together. A good dynamic means there’s ease and flow. The machine is oiled moving smoothly and easily in and out of gears, not rusty or restricted by friction.
Taking a stand.
This post has two purposes.
Firstly to inspire you to reflect on what you’re doing about the climate crisis.
Secondly to have you reflect on taking stands in your life.
Be here now. A poem to inspire you to follow your path
Supposing you were exactly where you’re supposed to be. Everything that is in your life right now is part of your path - all the good and all the challenging. It’s your path. There’s nowhere else to be, other than here now, with everything as it is
Vikesh on the limitless magic within us
If you have an aversion to the 'God' word as many people do, don't scroll past. In this video, Vikesh - who has been through our Quality of Mind Programme - and Martin Palethorpe, explore God, but not as you might know him. Quality of Mind enabled Vikesh to have deep and profound realisations, including:
The Man in the Arena - are you living your life to the full?
Listen to one of my favourite quotes, an excerpt from a Theodore Roosevelt speech that he gave in Sorbonne Paris.
This quote has inspired me for many years. It first resonated deeply when I failed to get to win a race to the magnetic North Pole. I was racing with a team 350 miles across the Arctic and I had a blister and I ended up with Septicemia and I had to pull out.
The mind works better with space
When the mind is quiet, when the mind has space - it works better. It reflects better. It comes up with more and better ideas. It enables you to be considered in all that you're doing, to be more conscious in the choices you're making.
Dan Moore, MD of Found, shares his insights about having a leadership team coach
Dan provides a vivid insight into his situation, his learnings and the significant benefits of having a Leadership Team coach.
Watch: Lewis Ide talking about stories in the mind, confidence and flow
Lewis went through our Unbounded Quality of Mind programme and as a result has had significant realisations.
In this intelligent and honest interview, Lewis explains how an understanding of QoM has had a direct impact on three major elements of his life
Seize the day. Seize the moment. Seize the year.
I reflected a lot over the new year, reflected a lot on where I was and what I wanted and my intentions and my dreams. And then yesterday it hit me. The realisation that I'm 53 years old.