So often we want the same outcome but have different approaches to get there. If you’re able to establish, and keep top of mind, that the same outcome is desired a cordial conversation can ensue. And suddenly, even if you don’t agree on the means, you can simply try to understand their outlook. And then…

Exploration looked completely different just 200 years ago. In 1866 we had primitive explorations of Africa by Stanley & Livingstone, learn why Africa was of strategic interest in the 19th century. And then Ernest Shackleton in 1912. He set out for Antarctica with a crew of twenty seven men. On this journey they encountered mile,…

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Individual ownership. Teaching yourself to do something. Branding your art a certain way. Redoing a collection to make it fit your vision Having the autonomy to make something you’re proud of, is a powerful cause, a powerful “why”. Photo by Marios Gkortsilas on Unsplash.

Youth perceive adulthood as an eternity away. Working professionals see retirement as a distant oasis. Retirees wonder where all the time went. Life is less about the arrival, more about the now. There are no promises. Photo by Gianpaolo Antonucci on Unsplash.