“One lesson I learned is that things don’t have to be the way they are, but they don’t change by themselves. Challenging the status quo takes commitment, courage, imagination, and, above all, dedication to learning.”
- Marshal Ganz, Why David Sometimes Wins
the thing with feathers
I make paintings of song birds that are eight feet tall. I paint them in meditation, in veneration, seduced by the hope that if I am meticulous enough in capturing every line and curve and shaft and shadow, I can save them from their looming extinction. Painting them so large is my way of screaming about their loss.
are you having fun yet?
THE ANTIDOTE TO TURBULENCE, and the best strategy for navigating it, is JOY.
forget poverty. let’s talk about business.
Principles matter more than ever, and they are still the way to win.
the power of unlearning
Unlearning requires a deeper level of awareness than learning does. It requires self-discovery, discipline, confidence, curiosity and courage. But it’s worth it. Unlearning opens new windows and doors.