#Theweekthatwas @ 21/06/2026
A week of designing, absorbing and connecting, taught me:
There's a big difference between wanting to be right and wanting to get it right
Everyone can talk, very few of us can connect
We often conflate culture and faith when they're not synonymous with each other
Ignorance is the biggest barrier to building social cohesion
In sport, as in life, starting on the back foot, puts you into a reactive posture
When you tread the path of truth, defence is not only unnecessary, it's counter-productive
Too few of us consider the one thing that only we can do as our unique value proposition to the world
Resilience-building starts in the home
Some of us like the idea of hearing ourselves talk more than actually sharing something valuable
Knowledge can as readily be acquired in the lecture theatre as it can at the dinner table (provided you have the right company)
"Happy" alone, does not sell - there is no story without conflict
We often look at those "ahead" of us and ask: "What do they have that I want?" without asking: "What do they have that I don't want?"
Leadership is incomplete if you're not building other leaders
In communities, we stand on the shoulders of giants
