Problem Solving
During my daughter’s parent teacher meeting her Math teacher advised to review and consolidate information as the body of knowledge grows, it will help embed it into your brain for recall in exams. Took me…
During my daughter’s parent teacher meeting her Math teacher advised to review and consolidate information as the body of knowledge grows, it will help embed it into your brain for recall in exams. Took me…
2mm was all it took. On the weekend I went to mow our lawns as I often do and for some reason the mower would not start. Only the week before I had replaced the…
Passion was on full display. For my birthday my wife surprised me with a walking foodie tour. This was not a restaurant crawl along the high street but a producers tour through an industrial area….
In 2002 my wife and I spent eight weeks travelling South America. A planned highlight of the trip was a four day trek walking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, an ancient ruin set high…
It is easy to ignore this when you are busy growing a business but at some point it comes back to bite. When reviewing systems and processes I look for the desired outcome first, then…
Doing everything except the one thing that counts the most. Tweaking the product, fixing your website, posting on social media, doom scrolling on social media, designing a brochure. There is so much to do to…
It is excruciating and mostly a waste of time except for the part I came for. My daughters have been dancing for most of their lives and for more times than I can count I…
From the time I first started in business right through to not that long ago I had a distinct business persona and a private one, and never would they mix. On reflection, I believed it…
In the late 90’s a friend of mine was in his mid-thirties at the time and had worked in retail all his life. As it tends to do, he was feeling middle-aged spread starting to…
It is both beautiful and horrific at the same time. From someone who has had the joy of three children learning to play instruments I can talk first hand as to the pain and pleasure…
“You are freaking me out!” I like to get things done fast. From idea to execution often begins on the same day. The rate of change and adaptation can be significant. As a change agent…
When was the last time you crossed a road? Today, yesterday, possibly many times this week. How much consideration or pre-thought went into it? If you are able-bodied, you likely briefly stood on the curb,…
When you go out on a first date there will rarely be a moments silence. The chatter is constant and often kept relatively light as you check each other out. As a relationship develops, there…
One cannot simply ask the audience to pay attention, one must earn it. I don’t know why I wrote that sentence using posh language but maybe subconsciously I did so to make you take notice,…
Some Sydneysiders would argue we have the most beautiful harbour in the world with its centrepiece being the Sydney Harbour Bridge. In all its engineering beauty it can also be Sydneys biggest bottleneck. If ever…
Running a business is a little bit like having kids. Impossible to describe to a newbie and no-one can fully appreciate the rollercoaster ride until strapped in and the go button is pushed. Like it…
There is plenty of both… Time and money. Whatever you have you choose to either use it or abuse it. Why do something now that can wait until tomorrow. Focus on the things that will…
Autopilot is another way to describe habits. Getting up at a certain time, putting your shoes on a certain way, driving the same route to work. We form these through our lives as a way…
There is a guy called Dan Kennedy who is often referred to as the grandfather of Marketing. The guru to the gurus. If you trace the success of almost anyone on the internet there would…
Every two weeks or so one of my daughters gives her room a good clean. Puts everything in its place again and it drive me insane. Not the cleaning part, that I applaud. The 13…