A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be
Former First Lady, Rosalynn Carter
Over the last few years, I have thought long and hard about what leadership means and this quote sums up both my thinking and my frustrations at the current state of politics.
Read this essaySocial networks aren’t about Web sites. They’re about experiences.
Mike DiLorenzo, NHL social media marketing director
It is almost certain that when the phrase “social network”, or “social media”, is used people’s minds invariably think of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter et al. In truth, social networks are much, much more ingrained in our Web 3.0 experience. Even traditional news media websites encourage the fostering of social networks of a sort, by having registered users creating profiles and commenting on stories and opinion pieces one sees that over time a community is born, almost organically, by the user base – people who regularly comment get “known” by others, and conversations (and in some cases full-blown arguments) between users flow as naturally as those across the tables in dinner parties from the 1980s, just in their virtual setting.
Read this essayLet me be the first to say that I’ve also been that toxic person. Calling myself out on my own toxicity is what aids me in spotting it in others. Healing my toxicity is what helped me understand myself. Now, I invite and embrace peace & good vibes only.
Sanjo Jendayi
I love this quote. It recognises that we are not perfect, we have our moments. But it also points out that it’s not those moments that define us, it’s how we acknowledge them and respond to them that make us the person we ultimately become.
Read this essayThe inequalities in our community now reflect not so much gross disparities in income, but the failure of successive Liberal governments to create opportunities for the overwhelming majority of our people—the lower, modest and middle income families—opportunities which only governments can make. And increasingly in Australia the national government must initiate those opportunities.
Gough Whitlam, 1969
Gough’s sentiment is as relevant today as it was on October 1, 1969. That is a sad indictment of the state of Australian politics in 2022. After eight years of conservative governments, once again it is time for a dramatic shift in Australian politics.
Read this essayessay (n.)
Oxford Reference Dictionary
A short written composition in prose that discusses a subject or proposes an argument without claiming to be a complete or thorough exposition. A minor literary form, the essay is more relaxed than the formal academic dissertation.
For as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to write. This should not be confused with me actually being a good writer, of course. The art of writing prose that successfully engages a reader, any reader, is something to be treasured and, speaking candidly, I’m not certain I am quite there yet. Nor do I feel I will ever be. But this hasn’t stopped me wanting to write.
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