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A journey of a thousand miles…
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”.
You may have heard or read this saying before. If we have met, or if you’ve heard me speak at some point, chances are you’ve heard me say it, too. While many people like to pretend they’re the ones who came up with some iteration of this wise saying in the first place, it actually originates from the Tao Te Ching, a Chinese classic text, credited to Lao Tzu, a sage rumoured to have lived some 2,600 years ago.
The Tao Te Ching is a fundamental text for both philosophical and religious Daoism, but it’s also very much a founding principle of my approach to inclusive design and communication. Compassion, empathy and truly working at understanding others to better understand ourselves are principles that have always been inspiring to me, and are reflected in most things I do.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step and so, a blog of a thousand articles begins with a single post. This, my friends, is that single post, in all of its humble glory. Together, let’s see if we can make it to a thousand articles. We have a long road ahead of us, but if there’s one thing I can promise, it’s that it’s going to be an instructive and disruptive one. One that will challenge what you think you know about public speaking.
