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Field Notes.
Essays and reflections by Malitha Fernando
First essays coming soon
The first pages are taking shape.
I want to write about the decisions I keep thinking about after the meeting ends, the lessons I’ve picked up through business and Rotary, and the questions that follow me out onto a hiking trail. The first essays are on the way.
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What I’ll write about
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Building a business from scratch
The early decisions that shape a venture, the mistakes that teach you more than a good month, and what it’s like to build across Sri Lanka and the UK.
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Leading people through the hard parts
What I’m learning about giving honest feedback, hearing what a team thinks, and earning trust when a decision is unpopular.
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Money, freedom & knowing what’s enough
What financial freedom can make possible, why the goalposts keep moving, and how I think about what I want my money to buy me.
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Finding your voice in a room
What Toastmasters has taught me about nerves, telling a story people remember, and speaking plainly when the occasion matters.
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Behind the scenes of Rotary service
What goes into a community project before the first photo is taken, from listening to people and finding partners to making sure the work continues.
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Philosophy for ordinary days
What reading and meditation bring to difficult decisions, disagreements, and days when very little goes to plan.
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A trail and a camera
Notes from hikes and photo walks, and the small things I notice when I slow down long enough to look.
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