#76 Weekend reads – Rupert Murdoch, you old dog
BIG news this week, as Newscorp Australia announced that climate change is actually a thing. You can’t stop progress, right?
22 lifestyle changes you can make to contribute to a better world. Installment one: a focus on food
“If you’re wrestling with the question: What can I do to contribute to alleviating the climate crisis? We have good news. The answer is: a lot.”
#75 Weekend reads – and Pandora’s box was opened plus more
Welcome to another week of news, and of course, the Pandora Papers was an early leader in headlines around the world. A stash of 12 million leaked confidential financial
#74 Weekend reads – why the attention economy is a bad economy
I firmly believe that the only way out of the multiple challenges the world faces requires a dramatic increase in critical thinking, and a deeper understanding of the issues we collectively face.
#73 Weekend reads – have we finally hit the tipping point to act on the climate crisis?
If you’re one of the people that has been tracking and participating in the climate crisis conversation for a long time, one piece of good news
#72 Weekend reads – Covid back in the headlines, patience required in this pandemic journey
The week started with some distractions in the mix, which is always great (and so needed right now), and of course
LinkedIn content character limit increased to 3,000, is that a good thing?
If you haven’t noticed, LinkedIn recently increased its character limits (which includes spaces, numbers, emojis, and letters) in regular timeline updates, from 1,300 to 3,000
#71 Weekend reads – will we heed the lessons of the last two decades?
It’s a time for reflection, as well as hope, that we will heed the lessons from the mistakes made since 9/11 – a moment that upended our word 20 years ago.
#70 Weekend reads – wars, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, fires, eating crickets…
Another huge week in the news, with both Hurricane Ida and Afghanistan taking the headlines. One of the bigger, longer term issues we must stay on top of is
#69 Weekend reads – Looking towards August 31st and beyond
I’ve continued to be stuck in the Afghanistan news and these last few days leading up to August 31st feel particularly cruel. Not just the absolute carnage released by the ISIS-K Group
#68 Weekend reads – Afghanistan, the straw that broke the camel’s back?
Another intense week in the news, and of course, I was completely lost in the story of Afghanistan. On social media, I felt deep fear, intense sadness and shame
#67 Weekend reads – have we hit the awareness tipping point?
Yes of course, my focus has been on the IPCC Report, and based on what I’m observing – across all social media platforms – I do feel we have finally hit an awareness tipping point.
#66 Weekend reads – the darkest hour is always before the dawn
Yesterday I published this blog to talk about how terrible my mindset has been for a few months, why it’s been so bad, as well as what I am doing to change it. It really does feel like the darkest hour is always before the dawn!
#65 Weekend reads – taking time off, switching the brain off
It’s time to switch the brain off and to do that, I’m at the JW Marriot in Phuket right now. Our family is staying here for five days and then we’re going south of the Island for another five days.
#64 Weekend reads – what you resist, persists
I don’t get. I just don’t get it. I am living in a country where Covid19 has spread so rapidly, there are bodies on the streets of Bangkok,
#63 Weekend reads – ANOTHER huge week in the news
It’s a time for us all when the knocks just keep on coming and it was another huge week in the news. The spread of Covid19 in Asia continues, with Singapore experiencing
#62 Weekend reads – this week has hit me hard. You?
Times are glum right now, especially in Asia. Indonesia is experiencing a critical shortage of oxygen as Covid19 cases surge, Malaysia is still in lockdown where people are stealing food to survive
#61 Weekend reads – and the Northern Hemisphere cooks
If you’re like me, you’ve been transfixed by the news of the unrelenting heat wave hitting Canada, with record temperatures killing hundreds from heat related issues, as well as setting off fires that are destroying whole towns.
#60 Weekend reads – do you know what being a whole human means?
If you value my opinion, I really want to encourage you to listen to this podcast – Transcend – with Scott Barry Kaufman. I discovered the You Are Not So Smart Podcast by David McRaney recently and love it
#59 Weekend reads – will democracy make the climate fight impossible?
This week Switzerland voted against climate change measures. There were two reasons. 1. Switzerland is responsible for only 0.1% of global emissions. 2. The vote indicates that the country is
#58 Weekend reads – big focus launching Uncommon Courage, but I still read
A big week, as I got the book – Uncommon Courage – released into the world. It’s such an interesting experience launching a book, especially one as vulnerable as this.
#57 Weekend reads – when will the media get on board?
As it’s World Environment Day 2021, let’s look at a huge challenge – the media. One great publication which put its hat-in-the-ring early in the climate crisis, is The Guardian.
Why it’s OK to go backwards in your career to ensure you keep moving forward
At the end of 2012, I came to the conclusion that I was too early trying to establish a business that offered content marketing in the Asia Pacific region – after years of trying – but timing is everything and I got my timing wrong.
#56 Weekend reads – are you owning your learning and upskilling journey?
One of the themes that came through is how businesses are coming up with multiple ways to help educate, train and upskill employees, but equally, how hard it is to get employees to take advantage of these opportunities.
#55 Weekend reads – what it feels like to be scapegoated
In recent weeks I was part of a community scapegoated. I’m not going to tell you what or why, because the reason it happened is because I can’t speak up against it due to possible negative ramifications.
Employee advocacy – how do I get started?
I was invited as a guest on the employee advocacy #SEMRushChat last week and it was such an interesting experience.
#54 Weekend reads – I’m really struggling with the logic of this time
Right now, South East Asia is on lockdown, or it will be soon. The UK variant made its arrival about six weeks ago – and boy does this variant move FAST!
Great news, climate change is not going to cause human extinction
Nope, according to Seaspiracy, it’s the globally powerful and corrupt fishing industry, which is getting billions in subsidies from governments around the world
#53 Weekend reads – some simple waste saving tips for business
When we were in lockdown this time last year, I was determined to do the biggest home clean out I’ve ever done, but it didn’t happen
#52 Weekend reads – one year of sharing knowledge
It’s 52 weeks of sharing my weekend reads and that’s gets a happy one year anniversary!! I have been so pleased by my community telling me they really value this content.
#51 Weekend reads – do we dare start to hope for the future?
Hope is a challenge for many these days, and there are a lot of reasons why hope is hard to come by. The relentlessness of the pandemic is certainly having its way, but so is government apathy towards the climate crisis.
The devastation has started
When you are living in a developing country, you are seeing the impact of the pandemic through very different eyes. I am watching people getting back to work, being vaccinated, getting on with their lives, but when your neighbors are starving, it’s very challenging to even relate to this mindset.
#50 Weekend reads – celebrating life’s moments
It was my lovely husband’s birthday yesterday, April 16th! For his 50th birthday last year, we were in lockdown and he got a Zoom party. So this year, I was determined to celebrate his 50+1 birthday, but after a recent Covid19 outbreak, we had to postpone the celebrations again. Bummed!!
#49 Weekend reads – the relentlessness of Covid
A somber week with a third lockdown imminent, and do you know why? Because people decided it was a great idea to attend massive parties and they have turned into super spreading events
#48 Weekend reads – are you serving your community?
For the last year I have been inspired, devastated, and inspired again, especially witnessing so many amazing people doing so much to serve our community need in Phuket.
#47 Weekend reads – time to unleash the manbassadors
Last week I spoke about the need for the sisterhood to unite, this week, let’s talk about Manbassadors. What’s a manbassador?
#46 Weekend reads – it’s time for the sisterhood to unite
In Australia, we are seeing mass protests because women are being raped and sexually abused by those in the highest halls of power. In the UK a young lady was murdered walking home at night
Join the #Just10Percent movement and let’s create a new future
#Just10Percent is a way to create a new world. A world where dignity for all life is at the center of how we design our businesses and our lives.
#45 Weekend reads – other people’s business
One of the many things I talk about is how invested we seem to be in dissecting/gossiping/judging other people’s lives, and yet, how can we ever know the true story of the life of another?
Just another case of marketing really screwing women and children
You could not purchase any Nestle products because we were protesting the marketing of infant formula in developing countries.
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