[...] In the meantime we must balance protection of our own families, as far as we can, with protection of the wider family of mankind. One at the expense of the other is no longer acceptable. To do what I am suggesting is the hardest of all possible solutions but the only one likely to bring relief to a world that has completely lost its perspective and can no longer see its Tree on the other side of the Field. [...]

[...] ever does his best work – or any creative development of it – without understanding why. No Tree is ever reached unless the purpose for doing so is clear to those on the [...]

[...] not the paradise they thought it would be. There is much of the Field still to traverse. You need a Tree to set your sights on. Do it early to win. Purposeless living must be the nearest thing to hell [...]

[...] Look particularly at the end of it. Notice the Tree? These young people have found their current Tree on the other side of the Field – and acknowledged it in the [...]

[...] team must know where is their Tree on the other side of the Field. (See the story on http://www.TerrificMentors.com). A common vision, destination and objective are essential. Ninety percent of the problems brought [...]

[...] Both these conundrums illustrate a fundamental tenet about mentoring. What is taught is important but what is learnt is infinitely more important. That is why no mentoring, however well programmed, should follow a predetermined path slavishly. Where leadership is better being not too responsive, mentoring is at its best when being highly flexible. A nice illustration of this is The Tree on the other side of the Field. [...]