Having been a trader and investor for much of my professional life, living with uncertainty has been part of the territory. Managing risk requires acceptance of uncertainty, for within uncertainty lies opportunity. The future is uncertain and its expression can be non-linear. Despite this, we tend to extrapolate the recent past, embedding an expectation of…
We have all heard tales of success where the entrepreneur overcomes all odds and refuses to give in, despite people and circumstances shouting at them to quit. They persist, fight, scrape, hustle and somehow push through and become the success they are today. However, we rarely hear stories of those entrepreneurs who folded a failing…
Distraction has become an epidemic. Once upon a time, if kids were bored, they’d be sent outside to play with a stick and a rock. Now, they’re distracted with an iPad or smartphone for hours. Many parents try to regulate their kids’ device usage, but how many of us as adults do anything to regulate…
I used to be a hedge fund manager. In some circles, this carries kudos, in others, derision. To me, it was a prop to my ego and a place for me to stand in an uncertain world. I had formed an identity, and for the most part it served me well. Then I sold my…
I used to be a choker. As a young sports person, I was great while training. On game day, often I’d turn to custard. In the lead up to competition, I would begin to feel like rubber; dry mouth, hairs raised on the back of my legs and numerous nervous trips to the bathroom. When…
The old adage that change is a constant is a truism. There are however, at different times in human history, shifts in gears in the rate of change. Technological innovation is clearly a major driver of this shift in rate of change. Today, we face another shift with the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) driven…
