Apr
14
The Journey of 1,000 Miles Starts with Where You Are Standing
How “Queering The Way” came to be the path I was already on.
6 min read
Leadership
Apr
06
Flexibility and Yielding Are Essential Aspects of Life — Stiffness and Resistance Lead to Decay and Death
When we yield to what appears to be blocking our way, we will find a way through.
2 min read
Mar
23
The Way of Leadership Is Never a Straight Path — Especially if You’re Queer
Over the last few weeks, I’ve written a several posts investigating the qualities and characteristics of ethical and human-heartedness
2 min read
Feb
27
What Does It Mean to Be a Virtuous Person and How Is that Different From a Person of Good Character?
We live in a social media age where morality and ethics are demonstrated as virtue-signalling memes or thumbs-up emoticons — often
2 min read
Feb
17
Why Leadership Should Not Be a Measure of the Individual Leader’s Character
Leadership needs to empower others to act with integrity.
It might be a cliché, but “To err is human” is
2 min read
Feb
10
How to Be True to Who You Are: The Thin Line Between Niceness and Fairness
The challenging intersection of social etiquette and equity in professional relationships.
3 min read
Feb
07
Is the Tao Te Ching Still Relevant Today, and Why Would You Care to Read it?
The Tao Te Ching is implicitly a queer text, one that has been an ethics of the marginalized and the oppressed. Through simple metaphors and observations of nature, the Tao Te Ching offers a powerful virtue ethics philosophy for our common humanity, one that challenges the status quo.
3 min read
Oct
22
Queering the Lead: Embracing the Power of Unique Stories and Authenticity in Leadership
Contemplative Reflections, Part 5: Leadership for a more inclusive, conscious, and humane society.
Leadership is not just about directing or
2 min read
Nov
10
The Emotional Challenges and (Sometimes) Trauma of Being an Entrepreneur - That No One Tells You About
A personal narrative about the importance of self-mastery if you're a self-employed creator.
If you’re an entrepreneur,
5 min read
Nov
07
The Necessity of Appealing to Innate Human Dignity Instead of Furthering Argument and Division
Self-mastery is not about agreeing with other people’s opinions or keeping silent — it demonstrates your humility and respect for
9 min read