This was an amazing weekend for the running folk – at the Vienna Marathon on Saturday, Eliud Kipchoge became the first man to run a marathon in under 2 hours (1:59:40). The next day, at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Brigid Kosgei would break Paula Radcliffe’s record and run a 2:14:04 marathon. Also in Chicago, I would be happy to see […]
If your life would be turned into a movie, what would the highlight of the movie be? And if you were at the cinema, a person in the audience, what would you think of yourself and your story? Take a bit of time to reflect before going further… Do jot some ideas down… Now, if you could be anyone you […]
As kids, we immerse ourselves in a world of magic, mystery and, superheroes and super powers. Fictional characters flow out of books and movies to fill our lives with imaginary goodness, probably starting with Santa Claus and continuing with Harry Potter and beyond. Real world can look bleak in the face of all that magic. Of course, at the end […]
You might have watched the TED talk I posted on my Facebook page the other day, the one where Isaac Lidsky argues that we ourselves shape our reality based on what we choose to believe in different circumstances. This idea goes hand in hand with a quote from Helen Ararom: “It is our imagination that transforms itself into reality”. I’m getting ahead […]
Stories Storytelling is hugely popular these days, from the stages of TED to every training course, conference or workshop with a bit of an oomph. Whichever the presented purpose, and disregarding of any money exchanging hands, we actually tell stories and metaphors to sell. We sell an idea, a viewpoint, a statement we want people to be on board with, […]
There’s a painting in my parents’ house, in the dining area. The central theme is change, metamorphosis and the passing of time, evident since the piece of art shows an hourglass, big clocks, the 4 seasons, birth and death… It’s my favourite painting in the house, and there’s plenty of them, but this one is an open invitation to productive, […]
