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The Children’s Fire, Heart Song of a People
‘There could not be a more important or timely work’
– Manda Scott, author of the Boudica Dreaming series. -
What is the medicine of this land?
Mac shares his thoughts and an invitation for us all at Medicine Festival
You and I have a spring, a summer, an autumn, and a winter. I am in my winter season. Rough hewn, abraded and burnished, I am unlikely to be more than I am now. I love this earth, I love people, I love all things of life, and whatever I have to give is given to those born and unborn whom I shall leave behind at some unknown date in the not-so-far-distant future.
I speak of beauty, nature, spirit, courage and love – wherever there are those interested in listening.
I write, attempting to build bridges that connect like and un-like minds and hearts – reaching inwards in order to offer outwards.
I design, hold space, and facilitate all kinds of gatherings that enable an embodied experience of wholeness.
I mentor, listen, offer friendship, and where invited, guide.
SPEAKER
I have an ability to voice that which sleeps in the hearts, dreams, and longings of people everywhere. I do not consider any individual, group, organisation or country to be more important than any other. I am inspired by the knowledge that it is a privilege to be alive on this earth and that all of us have a role in shaping a peaceful, regenerative, flourishing future for all species.
WRITER
I write about the search for meaning and purpose in a culture that is captivated by values and beliefs that assault the Earth’s life-systems and progressively pulls the rug from under the children’s (of all species) future.
I write about a pathway that could guide us home, a pathway that can be trusted and experienced. A pathway that is not predicated on belief, faith, or even hope.
I write about the dreams and longings that all people have in their heart of hearts, and upon which our humanity depends.
ELDER
My purpose is to touch hearts, fire imagination and invite courageous action to better serve our world. All my work is aligned to this mission.
Everything I offer has its source in experiences that are spiritually informed by nature. The spirituality I refer to is practical, familiar, and observable in every sunrise, sunset, blade of grass, birth and death. It is numinous, kind, and generous. It beckons, and I respond, tracking ‘the invisible path’.
Mac brings two worlds together – an ancient world-view that emphasises relationship, interdependence and reverence for life with the significant challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.
NEWS & VIEWS
Latest articles, updates and workshops. Mac on what it means to be a leader in the 21st century, courageous action, spirit in business, responsibility, the sheer joy of being alive. Hover over an image to see the title.
WORK WITH MAC
If you think I might be able to assist you, your group, or organisation, drop me a message.
I am skilled and experienced in:
- keynote speaking and panel participation
- holding space in which all voices can be heard and listened to
- mentoring individuals
- Designing and facilitating workshops
- integrating values-led leadership
- Enabling and empowering teams
- engaging courageous conversations
KEYNOTES WITH MAC
Mac speaks at major international conferences across the corporate, public and third sectors. Past talks include:
TEDx, Unilever, Harvard Business School Club of New York, HSBC Bank, ADE Green, Vodafone, Taranaki CEO Forum, NIEC, The Childhood Summit, WWF
WORKSHOPS WITH MAC
Mac facilitates the integration of values-led leadership, purpose and integrity into the core activity of organisations. He is skilled in bringing cohesion and clarity to challenges faced by teams, boards and individual groups. Mac has delivered leadership, values and sustainability workshops with:
INSEAD Business School (Singapore), Lafarge, P&G (Europe), WWF International, Rethink Mental Illness, PepsiCo, Mars Inc.
KITH & KIN
I launched the Kith & Kin community in 2021. It offers a deep and extended mentorship journey into self-authority, self-leadership, and generous, compassionate, courageous action in service to ‘the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible.’ – Charles Eisenstein