#0230 Take a Moment
My wife laughs at me when she spots me staring at a blank space. It invariable means I am in the planning stages of a project at home. It appears I am just gazing into…
Category: Change
#0227 People Buy from…
Bedside manner is an interesting trait for a highly specialised surgeon who are one of the busiest people you will meet. They could come in, tell you where they are going to cut, how deep,…
#0226 Conscious or Unconscious
Have you ever driven for a few hours only to realise you do not remember anything about the journey? Or sat down for 5 minutes on social media only to force yourself to stop an…
#0223 Next
Hurry up and slow down. We always seem to be in a rush to get to the next thing, so much so we are never in the moment. How many times do you start a…
#0222 Universally Specific
Have you ever noticed that (given enough time) you can always find the perfect birthday card to express how you are feeling about the recipient? Capturing the very essence of your friend like they wrote…
#0221 Doing Time
You will get better at playing the guitar by playing the guitar more often.You will get better at running by running more often.You will get better at writing by writing more often. You can read…
#0220 Risky Business
We are all constantly making risk vs reward decisions. Weighing up the pros and the cons and for the most part if the pros outweigh the cons, we increase our chances of saying yes. The…
#0219 Breaking Bread Together
We have a non-negotiable tradition in our household, we eat dinner at the table together every night. It has been so since the kids were born and never has it been more valuable than now…
#0218 ABC
Always be curious. Be open to listening, open to a new perspective, different. Open to learning from not just those who have been there, but those who may be new to a space but with…
#0217 Blockers
Like most humans, you probably struggle with getting on with doing the things you know are important, but for many reasons you just do not seem to be able to get started. If asked, you…
#0216 Earning Trust
Building trust is an early and fundamental component when attracting and maintaining a business relationship, actually any relationship. Trust by definition means having a “firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or…
#0215 Conviction
There was so much joy and relief in my sons face this week when after 16 months and 120+ hours behind the wheel he passed his driving test to get his P’s. The few days…
#0213 Sharing
There is power in sharing (all) your ideas, learnings, experiences. On more than one occasion I have had people reach out to me and ask me a question about something I presented or wrote. One…
#0211 Mindset Choices
I cannot deny it had been a tough week bedridden in hospital for 7 days and counting with my third disc herniation in my lower back in the last decade. All that got trumped on…
#0210 Give it a Go
I am an experimental gardener. By that I mean I continually try things with the experience and expectation that many things will not work. Transplant out of season, mix of plants that do not traditionally…
#0208 Mix It Up
This week my wife and I celebrated our 22nd wedding anniversary. My wife gifted us seats for Hamilton the Musical which we attended last night and oh what a fabulous musical it is. A contemporary…
#0207 Back to Front
“I only care about leads” These were the words spoken to me in frustration when I met with a Sales Director yesterday. It is not the first time I have heard this, it is unlikely…
#0206 You Ungrateful So & So
I sold my treadmill because treadmills suck. You go as hard as you can and yet after all that effort you end up just where you started. The view does not change and you start…
#0203 The Next Brick
Will Smith tells a story about his Father making him and his brother help build a brick wall at his place of work when he was young. They complained about the seemingly immense task ahead…
#0202 A Little Bit of This
Many years ago now I sat patiently with my Mother and asked if she could teach me her (now published) lasagna recipe. It is her signature dish and now with children of my own, I…