"If I look at you like an impoverished person and you see yourself as a victim, no amount of money will change this." Below is an excerpt of a speech I delivered for The School for Social … [Read more...]
Genuine innovation or same-old-same-old?
What assists people be in charge: our lessons from 2013
At InCharge, our mission is about working with people to discern the personal and collective elements that are going to make self direction a lasting experience. Our work this year has largely been … [Read more...]
Living Your Potential
In August 2013 I had the great privilege of being a participant at this incredible thing called Awesomeness Fest. Held in Bali, and the brain-child of entrepreneur Vishen Lakhiani, Awesomeness … [Read more...]
Believing is seeing
I recently spoke at a conference called "Managing the Complexities of Self Directed Supports" (more on those 'complexities' in my next article). The audience was largely service providers and so I … [Read more...]
Investing in the things that matter
This is how I met Josie and more. When I first moved to the Blue Mountains I got inspired to look into the Quakers. A certain spiritual curiosity and searching was my initial spark. Their peace … [Read more...]
Being the pit-stop team to your driver
Creating Ally roles One of the goals of InCharge is to grow what I have called an ‘independent ally role’. We often hear the word ‘ally’ when talking about nations but I’m more interested in its … [Read more...]
