resilience

1. 3 March 2023

   Living in line with your values and priorities isn’t always easy

   One of the themes of this blog is the importance of aligning your decisions with your values and priorities. Sometimes, this isn't easy. Sometimes it's hard. 2022 was a pretty bad year for me, but des…

2. 18 March 2022

   Investing in social capital

   Before we could store food properly, the best place to store surplus was in the stomachs of friends, family, and neighbours — and they'd reciprocate. Social capital is one of the most important forms…

3. 12 April 2019

   The most important assets can’t be found on a balance sheet. (An ode to resourcefulness)

   I have tremendous faith in resourceful people. The clients who end up in a good position, financially and otherwise, tend to be resourceful — not because they started with much, but because they can s…

4. 11 April 2018

   “The truth is usually better than the nightmare.” What do we do when the unthinkable happens?

   How do people respond when the unthinkable happens? How should we respond? Amanda Ripley's terrific book The Unthinkable looks at extreme circumstances and how people actually act — with guidance for…

5. 3 June 2017

   Weekend reading (3 & 4 June 2017)

   A few weekend pieces worth a look: Liz Koh on why financial resilience sits inside a broader picture of physical, emotional and psychological resilience (and why I'd push further, towards antifragilit…