174,000,000 This is the number of hits on Google when you ask this question. And I am spending three days in Paekakariki a beautiful seaside village in New Zealand attending a conference that is called Conversations at the Growth Edge. It is where I will dive into a world where I hope to experience listening as a powerful transformational tool and use it to slow right down. As executives, we are trained to act on what presents and be decisive. Clarity of thought is sought and

What would you say if a child came up to you looking sad? You will reach out to comfort them. Instinctively, we know it is “not ok” to feel sad. It is kinda hardwired. I bet most of us have been conditioned to believe that feelings such as anger, sadness, and frustration are “not ok”. And I will admit that I have been quite taken by “The Power of Positive Thinking”. For a long time. And this is what I have learnt. Fear is a faithful friend. It is always with us. It is what ke