Entries by Mavis Fernandes

When Vulnerability Is Aggressive

December 10, 2015 in /by

Another theme in Nik’s post on Curiosity and Vulnerability, is being curious about what lays hidden beneath, causing “resistance, obfuscation, evasion and even aggression.” In an idle moment, my daughter Googled ‘Millennials are…’ The top adjectives linked to her search were: idiots, lazy, spoiled, entitled, useless. It is belittlement on an industrial scale reflecting unchecked […]

Vulnerability: making the best out of imperfection

December 7, 2015 in /by

Nik ended his vulnerability blog with “vulnerability … requires bravery and courage.  Bravery and courage are the attributes of warriors.  So, to remain steadfastly curious, you need to be a warrior.” It reminds me that there is also a cost to not showing vulnerability. I remember one banking CEO recounting a stay in an exclusive […]