Category: Things to Ponder

  • A Vision Board for Business

    A Vision Board for Business

    For years I’ve made a vision board for my business. In the beginning I had cork boards with images from magazines pinned on them. My current vision board for my business is online and acts as the screensaver on my laptop. It’s the first and the last thing I see at work each day. Why…

  • Manscaping, Boxing, and Changing Conversations

    Manscaping, Boxing, and  Changing Conversations

    An episode of a boxing podcast that I recently listened to was sponsored by a ‘manscaping’ company. The two presenters were chatting about how great this male grooming tool was… lightweight, quick to recharge and in no danger of “nicking the delicate skin down there.”

  • Agony or Ecstasy?

    Agony or Ecstasy?

    There’s a painting in the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow of ballerina Anna Pavlova. It’s one of my favourites and I’ve spent many an afternoon staring at it, taking in its beauty and its power. Yet I can never figure out if Anna is in agony or ecstasy. Arms aloft, head thrown back, she is lost…