Monthly Archives: September 2024

This week, in my Ponderings, I thought I would share a discovery about myself, and perhaps encourage you to ponder your inner drive too. I have worked for 41 years now. My first proper job, aged 19, was supposed to be as a Physiotherapist, I had volunteered for 6 years supporting a boy with cerebral palsy. Toby was an amazing person in my life that gave me my first experience, aged 12, that enabled me to see that life for me was about contribution and love. My academic results were not good enough to get into Physiotherapy Training and aged…

This week I have been pondering the necessity of adaptation in business. I find myself reflecting on how the evolving needs of our clients continually shape the way we operate our business, BIP100 and I hope that this ponder provides time for your own reflection. As you know, we run a community for business owners, and these are smart, dynamic, progressive people, who like variety, but also like to feel safe. Safety is found in predictability, while variety embraces the desire for innovation and change, remaining close to advancement in technology and focusing on human emotions and needs. I thought…

Over the summer, one topic loomed large for me: identity. What does identity truly mean, and when does it create unnecessary heartache and pressure? Reflecting on the past is a way that I often ground myself, I like to consider the era before the internet and my father’s early career days (he was born in 1927), I ponder what identity meant then compared to now, did anyone care about ‘my dad's identity’ or were his deeper talents and his personality that helped him achieve his financial needs for his family. Recently, Thomas and I discussed our identities during a profound…