My aim is to inspire people around the world one blog post at a time.
This is the place to nourish your mind, heart, body and soul.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch your own business. Maybe you want to escape the rat race and find peace in simple living. Maybe you want to improve your health. Whatever your dream is, it is valid!
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Dreams without action are just dreams. But taking action doesn’t necessarily mean quitting your job and burning the ocean. Small steps matter. It is the ability to plug away consistently at something over time that is the key. Small steps add up. You’ll get there!
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If you keep building slowly and consistently with passion each day, adding value that matters to you, then the growth will take care of itself. The keys to achieving success are patience and avoiding complacency.
Deck of Cards
If the world feels more uncertain in 2026 than, say, a decade ago, it’s because several slow-moving forces have reached visible tipping points at the same time.
Energy systems are being rewired, global trade is fragmenting, populations are ageing or surging unevenly, and geopolitical rivalry has returned to a real normal rather than the perceived normal of the past several decades.
These shifts are unsettling precisely because a single crisis or villain does not drive them. They are structural.
In moments like this, a basic understanding of geopolitics becomes useful. When you strip away the rhetoric of influential global personalities, you are left with two stubborn variables that refuse to go away, namely geography and demographics.
These certainly don’t explain everything, but they explain far more than we like to admit.
A Slayer of Bullshit
If you have ever picked up Vaclav Smil’s 2021 book, Numbers Don’t Lie, you probably did it for the same reason most of us reach for a data-driven book right now: you are tired of the noise.
Not the ordinary kind of noise, like a busy inbox or a loud street. I mean narrative noise. The kind that convinces you the world is collapsing, or magically improving, depending on who is speaking.
The kind that turns every complex issue into one with a simple villain and a simple solution. The kind that makes people certain what the problem is, angry, and ready to share a post before they have even asked, “Certain about what, exactly?”
Smil’s central promise is refreshingly unromantic: numbers, handled honestly, can pull you back to reality. Not because numbers are holy, but because they are stubborn. They refuse to care about your politics, your personal brand, or your favourite theory.
The Math of Life and Death
When you think of mathematics, what often springs to mind is geometry class, algebra with variables, or maybe the frustration of a long exam.
Rarely do we equate math with matters of life and death. But that’s where Kit Yates takes us in his book “The Math of Life and Death”.
He argues that the hidden mathematics behind everyday decisions, from health care to legal cases to financial planning, can truly determine how we live and how we die.
Yates demonstrates through real-world stories that what may appear as cold numbers often have human consequences.
He says the design of the title is deliberately strong, stating, “Yes, sometimes maths can be a matter of life and death.”
When you see a newspaper headline about a “20 % increase in risk,” or you hear the phrase “your chance of X has doubled,” you shouldn’t just shrug and carry on.
These numbers matter, and misunderstanding them can cost lives.
Beat the Odds in a World of Failing Projects
In a world where ambition often outpaces excellent execution, large-scale projects such as bridges, airports, rail systems, or digital platforms can be challenging to get right.
In “How Big Things Get Done”, Oxford professor Bent Flyvbjerg and journalist Dan Gardner dive into why so many megaprojects fail and what separates the rare successes from the overwhelming number of failures.
The numbers are sobering: 92% of megaprojects are over budget, late, or both.
Even more alarming, a mere 0.5% are delivered on time, on budget, and with the promised benefits.
But Flyvbjerg and Gardner aren’t just critical voices. They offer clear, research-backed strategies for doing things differently and more effectively.
Puzzles vs Mysteries
The concept of puzzles vs mysteries can serve as a valuable strategic lens for modern businesses.
Why?
In today’s fast-paced and unpredictable world, business leaders face many diverse problems.
Some come neatly packaged with data and frameworks. Others arrive murky, tangled in uncertainty, and impossible to pin down.
In his widely acclaimed book The Wisdom of Crowds, James Surowiecki offers a compelling lens for viewing these problems, namely the distinction between puzzles and mysteries.
He argues that understanding the difference between a puzzle and a mystery can fundamentally change how we think, plan, and lead.
Successful Choices in a World of Risk
Let’s be honest; we all want to make good choices.
Whether deciding on a career path, launching a new product, or simply figuring out if we should trust the weather app for that weekend hike—we crave clarity.
Yet, we live in a world filled with uncertainty, randomness, and incomplete information. So, how can we consistently make successful choices in a world of risk?
In his brilliant book “The Art of Uncertainty”, David Spiegelhalter offers a refreshing reminder: “Success isn’t about eliminating uncertainty—it’s about learning to live with it better.”
Let’s take a closer look.