Today’s Quote of the Day from The Sage explores leadership, trust and manipulation. “Never vote for a captain who promises to protect you from sharks while quietly teaching them where to find their prey.” A thought-provoking reminder to judge leaders by their actions, question manufactured fears and recognise the difference between protection and control.
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The horse in the field.
The horse in the field – A metaphor about the past not equaling the future. There was an old farmer who kept a horse in a field. It was a working farm but it wasn’t a working horse, the farmer had kept the horse for a long time for his children and grandchildren to ride.Continue reading “The horse in the field.”
A paragraph on fear.
Fear is irrational and inappropriate. Let’s try to rationalise it. Firstly let’s recognise what fear is – a chemical reaction. The word fear stands for fantasies envisaged as real. And that’s just what they are. For in primitive times people lived by their fears and their biological instincts when faced with a threat was toContinue reading “A paragraph on fear.”
