How Experience Changes Meaning with Linda Gidlund
You may know what “bring a plate” means. But do you know why? It sounds like a simple question. But in this On Experience conversation with Linda Gidlund, it becomes the starting point for a much bigger discussion about experience, culture and the hidden meanings we take for granted. Sometimes the words don’t change, but […]
Why Helping Begins With Seeing – with Linda Gidlund
Most of us think helping is about having the right answers. We admire people who always seem to know what to say, what advice to give or how to solve a problem. But after talking with Linda Gidlund, I’m no longer convinced that’s where helping begins. Why I invited Linda Gidlund Linda was one of […]
Why Gratitude Replaced Ambition with Dr Patterson Stark
There comes a point in many careers where ambition isn’t enough anymore. You’ve achieved things, built a career, learnt your craft and been rewarded along the way. But what keeps you going after that? In this conversation, Dr Patterson Stark, reflects on the life-threatening experience that changed not only how he practised medicine, but what began to […]
Why This Doctor Stopped Healing Patients Dr Patterson Stark
You’d expect fifty years of experience to make a doctor more confident in his ability to heal people. Instead, it led Dr Patterson Stark to the opposite conclusion, “I realised I couldn’t heal anybody.” Experience Doesn’t Just Add Knowledge We often think experience makes us better because we know more, but Patterson’s story suggests something […]