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- Jan 4
- 7 min
12 Ways to Remain Focused In 2021
2021 The last time a year was as closely anticipated for was the 1999 to 2000 cross-over. When we honestly believed our cars would fly, honestly believed moon travel en masse would be in vogue, brain chips would be available around the corner, aliens may finally make open contact and talking robots would be our personal home servants. The Spielberg year! Fast forward to 20 years later, 2020/2021 and a lot of that stuff has come to pass, though not in the highly glamourized wa
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- Dec 4, 2020
- 6 min
The Inception of Things
In 2010 acclaimed film director Christopher Nolan shared with us one of the most trippy and fantastic movies to hit the big screen in a long time: Inception. The movie is about a thief, Dom Cobb ( played by Leonardo DiCaprio) with the rare ability to enter people's dreams (yes, weird) and steal their secrets from their subconscious. His skill leads him down the manipulative and shaky path of planting ideas in people's minds and as the movie progresses, the viewer cannot tell
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- Oct 26, 2020
- 5 min
2020, Human Zombies, Dopamine and You
Whether you are in business, an entrepreneur, investor, self-employed, employed or a smattering of each, one thing we all have in common is the consensus that 2020 to date has been quite the year. I honestly cannot remember the last time there was such a globally shared sense of dread, uncertainty, fear, hope, connectiveness and then back again to dread, in such synchronicity. Perhaps these shared feelings and how we respond to global threats, perceived or real – are further
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