Perspective
It has been documented to death. Whenever we have a problem or need to learn something fast, we invariably turn to Google for the answer. A quick search will uncover many thousands of ‘”how to”…
It has been documented to death. Whenever we have a problem or need to learn something fast, we invariably turn to Google for the answer. A quick search will uncover many thousands of ‘”how to”…
Just finished a three month major internal project. The easy thing to do would be to pat myself on the back and take a well deserved break. Instead I took a moment to celebrate the…
Who controls your time, your most valuable asset? The majority I encounter are enslaved to the whims of others as to when something needs to occur. Meetings, reports, proposals, first drafts, final versions, the unexpected…
In my work helping organisations embrace storytelling as a means to convey a message I developed a communication framework called Show up, Share, Connect. A simple three step anyone can follow with discipline and practice….
You will suck at it. No-one is born a master at anything. Hell, humans are the most useless of all creatures at birth. We crawl before we walk, mumble before we speak and often crash…
Most struggle with it. Receiving feedback is challenging. How do you not take it personally? Detachment. As a business, detaching yourself from the emotion of the words and focusing on the outcome in service of…
There is always a reason to not take action and that in itself is the action. Marcus Aurelius said “The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” Fear is the biggest…
I was in my happy place on the weekend, the garage. Tools were out and I was working on a project I had been planning for a couple of years and finally got around to…
You must let them do it, even if it is terrible in the beginning. There are three distinct phases I have gone though as I have taught my kids how to drive. The first two…
If you are doing this to others you are are doing it to yourself too. One of my pet hates is people not respecting time. Not bothered by a few minutes or the occasional bump,…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…