In the current Internet world there’s a massive move towards claiming to be the expert rather than earning the right to be the expert. Every person with a blog or a Facebook account has the right to have an opinion.
But you have to earn the right to be an expert.
And you have a choice as to who to listen to.
If you are a real expert you have to do the reading, you have to do the work, you have to become an expert in the body of knowledge that exists, and you have to develop your own innovations that move that industry forward.
Just because someone is shouting loudly doesn’t make them an expert.
Just because there’s a vocal minority that think vaccinations are evil and 911 was a conspiracy theory doesn’t mean it’s true.
Choose carefully who is filling up your mind.
Pondering life and the environment, I came to a realisation.
The natural order of things is to revert to equilibrium.
I like to do breathwork meditations while lying down in the sauna.
Capital allocation is a huge part of success in business.
We recently flew up to Wellington with my daughter, Flossie, to look at a pony that might be perfect for her next season.
Is an important measure of a parent's success that your kids love hanging out with you?
The other day, we dropped off Zara for her first day of high school in the morning and attended a friend’s child’s funeral in the afternoon.