Author Malcolm Bastien

Why I’m Breaking Free From Goals

It was bound to happen that as soon as I finish five years of school taking in messages that success depends on my ability to set goals, I realize on my own that goals can also make life less enjoyable.
What I was taught in business school was that setting and following goals was the critical [...]

We Need to Make Poor Behaviour Hurt

You can talk about innovative solutions and bright futures as much as you want, but if it’s still more attractive to stick with the status quo nobody will follow you. You need to drive up the cost of the status quo.
It’s more ‘innovative’ to talk about bright, shiny, new sustainable systems, but before we can [...]

Work on Education

Work on education.
On others more so than yourself, for what you teach others will ripple out and effect more and more people. Understand how education is important in enabling people in our own communities and around the world in less fortunate situations.
The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best [...]