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Tim Minchin (Thanks Simon) - Click here His advice to graduates on how "to be" is funny, inspiring, beautiful and real. To sum it up very very simply, he says: 1. You don't have to have a dream. 2. Don't seek happiness. 3. Remember, it's all luck. 4. Exercise. 5. Be hard on your opinions. 6. Be a teacher. 7. Define yourself by what you love. 8. Respect people with less power than you. 9. Don't rush. Listen to these words of wisdom, and you might just get through life perfectly...Or at least, kind of unscathed.

There is a skill that you want to acquire. You are aware it you will need more mental energy, space, time and possibly money to make its application smooth and seemingly endless. Yet, you are no willing to give up any time. You choose to multitask. The main issue is that it is not a focused way of acquiring a new skill and your other project are paying the price of your carelessness. You are taking twice as much time. Your mind is scattered . You are feeling tired. What is advisable then. Stop for an instant and focus your time and energy on one task only. You will be more efficient, faster, freer.

To create change, 5 ingredients are needed: 1) Vision 2) Skills 3) Incentives 4) Resources 5) Action Plan Missing one of those key ingredients and we are heading to failure. No vision create confusion No skills raise frustration No incentives demotivate No  resources makes you anxious No action plan, a false start So thinking of what you want to achieve, what are you currently missing ?

You have been looking though job description and you convinced yourself that you are not good enough for any of them. Yet, you have been working on various ventures, you have built up things from the ground up, others are aware of your value. Yet, you are certain that you will never fit in any of those descriptions, earn as much, succeed as much. The language they use is intimidating. You do not feel that any tasks actions you have complete could match their requirements. To boost your confidence up, you attend a career workshops. I am not the only one there, there are many others like me who have the skill, the training, the experience of dealing with compllicated projects and they do not feel that they are it. ''You are ''It'' the facilitator say ''Really?'' we wonder First action to take > to believe it. Results will follow through

The main exercise I have to complete each day is writing. I am an amateur. If I was a professional. I will not lose focus. I will not jump from one task to the other. Wait for inspiration to strike. I will just be disciplined and I will work my crafts until the muse goes to sleep. The concept of exercise does make me run a mile away for sure. I have all the warning signs of an amateur artist ( you too? ). Whilst before starting I convince myself that there is nothing fun about exercising. During the exercise when the flow is on, I feel good. After the exercise when things have been completed. I feel awesome. So why dreading to start? Why being scared to be disconnected and to fly? Taking off is difficult but the flight is more than often awesome, the place of landing too. There is certainly uncertainty about the outcomes. This can be difficult to deal with but who cares. Carpe Diem this is.

I was born in a family of artists where paintings and theatre plays danced together throughout the night. In my first home, the walls from time to time will display new colours. I always admired art appearing on the walls of our buzzing home. My second home was the theatre. I always love the sight, smell and sound of the rehearsals. My favourite moment in a theatre is when the light goes off and that you know you cannot come out until the play is over. Growing up, I became petrified that my own art will be judged as insignificant compared to my parents. It has taken a lot of time and crafts to have pride in my work and for me to take over my own world. I met mentors along the way who helped me to become what I am today channelling my vulnerabilities towards greater schemes. I am forever grateful. I thank my parents to have open my eyes to opportunities. They have managed with almost none or little education to create a world of their own. A beautiful one. Sometimes, I wish that they w...

Once in while Positive Money Leicester meet up. It was long time. It finally happened. --- A year ago, we had our first Positive Money Leicester event -  People & Money  -with a panel of individuals sharing with us the impact of money creation on society, the impact of policy making on the livelihood of individuals, the impact of corruption and tax havens , the law and meaning of money. Six month ago, we had a  workshop on the Ethics of Money  exploring the relationship with money and a lot of tips on how to live with less of it and enjoying life more. A month earlier,  Money Creation and its impact on society was debated in the House of Commons . Conservative, Labour, Greens, UKIP etc. question the impact of money creation by private entities on society. It was like Christmas in the middle of November for me. all at the results of the immense efforts of social activators throughout the UK interested in Money issues. Two weeks ago, I hav...

More than a year ago, the Spreadsheet Geek ( here ) had asked to analyse finances and sort them out. Between income statement, cashflows and budgetting, numbers were flowing in every directions. The task was over and I felt rich, content and free. Since then, states of affair are reviewed from time to time and outgoings controlled. None is spend on futility. Time at hand seem infinite. Debts are disappearing More is spend to create and contemplate how beautiful the now is. Next steps, shift to cash payments only and no more temptation to dip in the digital money. What about you? Have you thought about looking more in details at your finances? What stop you to open the pandora box of your bank statements? What is your vision of the future in relation to your finances? What are your next steps? I am curious to hear more, do not hesitate to comment this post.

My dear colleague, 60, is retiring this Christmas. In his own words 'It is the end of my working life and I shall now spend more time with friends and family. This couple retired at the age of 30 after investing a considerable amount of money in private pension, giving them sufficient return to sustain themselves for next x years. They can now focus on the projects they want to work on rather than working for any corporation as an employee. He is 75 and would not stop creating and innovating. Retiring is out of the question. It keeps him young at heart and sharp in his thoughts. 'Should you retire early or not?'is not the right question to ask The question should be 'Why retiring?' Retiring is not dissimilar to quitting when it is chosen or getting fired when it is imposed. Better quitting early to follow dreams of a lifetime... better not retiring when you are already living the dream...

The latest Permaculture session I had was 'Money Futures'. We discussed the reasons why we need Money, the impact of money on the global and living world. Questions were asked about the other alternatives of money and whether we could do without it. It became clear that the discussion was a difficult one to have as we recognise our needs to belong. We recognise our needs to improve our surroundings. We recognise how much unskilled and clueless we were. We recognise the power of money in making our wishes reality by filling the gap of our own inabilities. Human relationship is probably the most expensive commodity. It forces some to enter the rat-race for happiness and belonging. It is an unfortunate conclusion. Luckily enough, it is not the end of the story. There are many alternatives to money and the gift economy is actually in scale a lot more prominent that people might think. It is not promoted on television but for sure it exists. Join a voluntary group, knock...

I am truly a beginner in economics. By reading Positive Money book 'Modernising Money' by Ben Dyson and Andrew Jackson, my eyes and brain are getting wide open to new possibilities. My interest grew in the work of Minsky and encouraged me to read more about Keynes. Keynes economics promote the view that in the long run economics system converge into an equilibrium with the support of the government. Nevertheless you cannot help the role of banks in the system and wonder after reading the following quote: “But this long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead. Economists set themselves too easy, too useless a task if in tempestuous seasons they can only tell us that when the storm is long past the ocean is flat again.”   (Keynes, 1923) This implied that economists did not comprehend why we had a financial crisis and collapse.  Minsky with  his model 'Financial Instability Hypothesis' strive to answer this question.  T...

With the housing bubble tamed down by the bank of England, the latest bulletin confirming that the bank are creating money out of thin air and the psychological effect debt has on reducing feelings of empathy amongst human kinds, here are a number of resources if you want to learn more about the money system: Videos The Positive Money Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/PositiveMoneyUK A Crash Course : http://www.peakprosperity.com/ crashcourse With the part more concerned with money starting here:  http://www.peakprosperity.com/ crashcourse/chapter-6-what- money Money as Debt :  http://www.rinf.tv/video/money-debt A Century of Challenges  : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJKZT5TNjYw  Sacred Economics : https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=EEZkQv25uEs Keiser report with David Graeber : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T17h6tNzoM Books: Modernising Money - Andrew Jackson and Ben Dyson 5000 years of debt - David Graeber We...

I love working on projects. I love working with others. When I started to be a volunteer coordinator for Positive Money in Leicester, I wanted to find a partner to create some events on the theme of money. This person had to be reliable, trustworthy and hard working.  I did not find the person through the various meetings and events which I organised or participated in. The individuals I have met were not there to collaborate in the way I wanted. They were looking to gain other social benefits. Eventually, one person revealed herself to be the right partner whilst I was volunteering to support her own scheme: Footpaths, a carbon footprint reduction community-based programme . I run some sessions with her as a co-facilitator. Through our preparation meetings, I shared my vision for Positive Money in Leicester and our two worlds merged. Since then, we are partners. Others got inspired and joined us to develop a taster and full day workshop on Money. After the taster...

Debates tend to bring together expert researchers and politicians arguing on the steps forward for the future of humanity. Experts have always good arguments and counter-attack to keep the discussion going and confuse us in the midst of details and jargon. But us, lambda individuals, what can we possibly do? Learn and share Ian Tennant from Positive Money Uk explained today at the Leicester secular society how money is created by commercial banks and the consequences this have on the rest of the economy and our state of democracy. Did you know that 3% of the money available is cash (coins and notes) and 97% is money created by commercial banks? Did you know that between 1970 and 2012 the money supply increased from £25 billion to £2050 billion? What shocked me was the idea that a non elected body (commercial banks 80 board members) decide how the 2.9 trillion created by them will be spent. The government has 650 parliamentaries and 2.1 trillions to allocate. Isn't there a more...

If you are looking for some alternative events to join, this is what is happening in Leicester Footpaths : Green Open Homes and Living on the 14th and 15th of June. 9 houses in Leicester are opening their homes for visit. For  those interested in learning more about energy efficient measures, renewables and more, give it a go. Click on the link above to find out more LessBig - Building an Earth Oven at Saffron acres  on Saturday 14th from 10.30am to 5pm - Click on the link for more information Positive Money - Ian Tennant talks about how to stop banks are ruining the show  at Leicester secular society on Sunday 15th at 6.30 start. For more info on the event > click here Et Voila

It was rightly so the highlight of my day. 9:16 - I opened my guardian app on my way to work. Scroll down to get to the comments section and here it is:   'The French are right: tear up public debt - most of it is illegitimate anyway '  by  Razmig Keucheyan . I am rightly french and highly involved with Positive Money . We have a group in Leicester that you are welcome to join if you are interested send us an email by clicking here Thinking that 60% of public debt is most likely to be illegitimate and it is not even possible to name the debt holders makes me wonder why we are in such a state of austerity. Is it only there to favour our social elites? I am voting for a debt jubilee, right there! Let's hope we can follow the steps suggested in the article: 1) Debt audits in all countries 2) The disclosure of the identity of debt holders 3) The socialisation of the banking system  To understand those various steps and get more info on the research, che...

I am a beginner in economics but reading Positive Money book 'Modernising Money' by Ben Dyson and Andrew Jackson. My interest grew in the work of Minsky and encouraged me to read more about Keynes. Keynes economics promote the view that in the long run economics system converge into an equilibrium with the support of the government. Nevertheless you cannot help the role of banks in the system and wonder after reading the following quote: “But this long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead. Economists set themselves too easy, too useless a task if in tempestuous seasons they can only tell us that when the storm is long past the ocean is flat again.”   (Keynes, 1923) This imply that economists did not comprehend why we had a financial crisis and collapse.  Minsky with  his model 'Financial Instability Hypothesis' strive to answer this question.  The idea in Minsky's work in a 'simplistic summary is that in very...

I have recently read, Mark Boyle's Moneyless Manifesto. It resonated with me in many ways. He highlights the extent to which we are disconnected from the system which support out lives as we strive through and around the lenses of money. During my master thesis with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation at Cranfield University, those who I interviewed highlighted this issue as the main challenge to achieve a truly sustainable system. Individuals, businesses, politicians and educators are all slow down in their innovation pathways by the money paragdim. But the question remain can we really live without Money? Mark Boyle did it over three years. Throughout the book, he offers advices and personal experiences to support the idea that it is possible to do without. Other authors, researchers, practitioners in their own field offer guidance on how to implement some solutions for a moneyless living. Sometimes, his own experience such as successful healing from an infection using p...

In the Moneyless Manifesto by  Mark Boyle , I stumbled across ‘gift circles’ and we are going to give it a go at Riverside Festival on the 7th June 2014 at 3pm on the Bede Island by the Transition Leicester Marquee Gift circles are an organisational format to facilitate gift giving and promote community. For more info on its structure have a look here >  http://wiki.gifteconomy.org/Gift_Circle We need people who are happy to share contact details with one another. We are happy generally speaking for those who do not want to participate to the circle to listen and watch! Come directly on the Bede Island at the Transition Leicester and Green Light Marquee at 14:50 For more information, contact me directly on moneyleicester@gmail.com

The Leicester's Positive Money group is starting a reading group. Our first session will be the 6th of June 2014 at the Green Oasis from 6pm. We will start with reading the first 100 pages of ' Modernising Money ' by Andrew Jackson & Ben Dyson. We are at the moment seven individuals eager to understand better economics and to discuss some of the arguments introduced in the book. If you are interested in joining the reading group, email me directly on moneyleicester@gmail.com . If you don't have a book, I have 3 books left for sale sent by Positive Money to support the Leicester group (£10). Don't hesitate!