The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – philanthropy. It means true generosity in all its forms, defined as giving the gifts of time, talent & treasure to promote the welfare of our animal life, our people & our planet.

Our world is on fire with financial, social & political challenges. Right now, philanthropy has an important role to play, yet many donors give without lasting impact or remain on the sidelines. In Money With Meaning: How To Create Joy & Impact Through Philanthropy, Alex Johnston empowers us to maximise our impact as a donor. Through four key concepts – Getting Visionary, Getting Real, Getting Together & Getting Better, this beautiful book offers a great guide to meaningful giving, where donor satisfaction & social impact converge.

From insights on our personal development as a donor & understanding the true impact of our giving to practical advice on designing philanthropic structures, Money With Meaning is an incredible tool for any philanthropist who wants to make a difference to our world.

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – philanthropy. It means true generosity in all its forms, defined as giving the gifts of time, talent & treasure to promote the welfare of our animal life, our people & our planet.

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – intelligence. Intelligence is the faculty of reasoning & understanding objectively, especially with regard to abstract matters. The capacity for rational thought. The ability to acquire, apply knowledge & skills.

Becoming Artificial is a wonderful collection of essays about the nature of humanity, technology & the irreducible connections between them. Artificial Intelligence (AI) was once the stuff of pure fantasy. Ideas about machines that could think seemed as plausible as space travel. The last two decades have introduced a number of game-changing innovations that make discussions on AI no longer a mere speculation, but rather a serious topic of debate for everyone who will be impacted, from policy makers to an increasingly displaced workforce.

The growth in the power of AI algorithms, models & systems has sparked many thought provoking questions – is there something fundamental to being human or are humans simply biological computers? Most importantly, how can we chart a path for AI that ensures a humane, beneficial future for our society & our planet?

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – intelligence. Intelligence is the faculty of reasoning & understanding objectively, especially with regard to abstract matters. The capacity for rational thought. The ability to acquire, apply knowledge & skills.

Read Don’t Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen. We discover the root causes of many psychological, emotional challenges & how to achieve the freedom of the mind to effortlessly create the life we’ve always wanted to live. Although pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. This book offers a completely new paradigm of where our human experiences come from, allowing us to potentially manifest a desired moment.

We can explore how to remain unaffected by challenging thoughts. How to experience peace & joy in the present, no matter our external circumstances. How to break free from the negative thought loops to let go of self doubt & fears. How to effortlessly create from a state of simplicity & flow. How to develop the superpower of being okay with uncertainty. We can find timeless knowledge to empower us with the understanding of the mind’s infinite potential.

Don’t Believe Everything You Think is not about re-wiring our brain or positive thinking. We cannot solve our challenges with the same level of consciousness that created them. Tactics are temporary. An expansion of our consciousness is permanent. Incredible.

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – intelligence. Intelligence is the faculty of reasoning & understanding objectively, especially with regard to abstract matters. The capacity for rational thought. The ability to acquire, apply knowledge & skills.

What fascinates us about human intelligence? How does intelligence impact our daily lives? Why do we sometimes ignore intelligence? Human intelligence is a vibrant, vital resource, yet its study is pervaded by neglect & misconceptions. 

The Psychology Of Intelligence by Sonja Falck helps make sense of the contradictory social attitudes, beliefs & practices in relation to intelligence. Shares how our approach to intelligence impacts our everyday lives in the educational, occupational, medical or legal settings. Can we lift the taboos & move beyond the prejudices surrounding intelligence? Challenging prevalent societal assumptions, The Psychology Of Intelligence encourages us to acknowledge, appreciate the intelligence in ourselves & others as an important facet of life that we can all benefit from embracing more openly, creatively & gratefully.

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – intelligence. Intelligence is the faculty of reasoning & understanding objectively, especially with regard to abstract matters. The capacity for rational thought. The ability to acquire, apply knowledge & skills.

“I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing” – Socrates. True intelligence lies in recognising the limits of one’s own knowledge & being open to continuous learning. “The real measure of intelligence is in our ability to adapt” – Einstein. This emphasises on the fluidity & flexibility required for intellectual discovery. Intelligence requires incredible imagination, creativity & innovation.

Our mind is capable of passing much beyond the dividing lines we have drawn for it. “The test of intelligence is our ability to hold two opposing ideas in the mind at the same time & still retain the ability to function” – Scott Fitzgerald. Intelligence is not measured by how much we know, but by how much capacity we have to learn, to stay curious.

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – intuition. The ability to feel or understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning.

“Trusting our intuition means tuning in as deeply as we can to the energy we feel, following that energy moment to moment, believing that it will lead us where we want to go. It is always with excitement that I wake up in the morning, wondering what my intuition will toss up to me, like gifts from the sea. There is no logical way to the discovery of the elemental laws. There is only the way of intuition, which is helped by a feeling for the order lying behind the appearance” – Einstein.

“Warren Buffet once told me that when you have that gut feeling, you will appreciate & understand” – LeBron James. “Listen to the wind, it talks. Listen to the silence, it speaks. Listen to your heart, it knows” – Native American proverb

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – intuition. The ability to feel or understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning.

The more we train our mind to trust our intuition, the more empowered we become. Intuition is a spiritual faculty that does not explain, it simply points the way. In deeply uncertain environments, intuition is a necessity. The whisper of the soul. It is a deep & delightful source of wisdom, beauty & truth ever flowing through us. “Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than the intellect” – Steve Jobs.

Belief is acknowledging & accepting the affirmations of our intuition, our gut feeling. “Honour your calling. Everybody has one. Trust your heart & success will come to you” – Oprah. “There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen” – Rumi

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – intuition. The ability to feel or understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning.

“I believe in intuitions & inspirations. The intuitive mind is a sacred gift” – Einstein. Intuition is a valuable tool for making decisions, for understanding situations, for accessing inner truths, often surpassing logic & intellect. “Sometimes, we have to rely on our intuition” – Bill Gates. “Intuition is really a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life” – Paulo Coelho.

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – playfulness. A quality of being light-hearted or full of fun, wonder & child-like innocence.

“Almost all creation involves purposeful play. Being playful naturally liberates our mind, opens our heart, re-energises our body & lifts our spirit. Play is training for the unexpected. We need playfulness to explore the magic all around us with a sense of innocent awe & adventure. Playfulness is a winning attitude, a precious gift. A playful path is the shortest route to face challenges, to build resilience, to discover beauty & joy.

We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves or more deeply engaged in our passion than when we are playing with creativity & imagination. Playfulness is closely related to our capacity to learn, to endure, to collaborate & to give.”

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