#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…
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#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…
#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…
#0179 Mind the Gap
Coffee or Tea?Dog or Cat?iOS or Android?Vaxer or Anti-Vaxer? Why do we pigeon hole into categories? Can we not be both or somewhere in the middle? Of course we can but as a society it…
#0176 Controlling the Narrative
Like it or not, this is happening to you… You’ve worked hard to secure a first meeting with a new prospect or maybe a job interview but you are nervous as you know the first…
#0175 Not The Same For Everyone
I would put up a solid fight if you asked me to give up my morning coffee. Besides being an addiction, I enjoy every part of the process too. The smell of the fresh grind,…
#0169 Be the Guide
When I observe Sales people at the top of their game there is something really obvious that stands out to me. Great Sales people don’t sell, they guide. They are patient (at least on the…
#0168 Best Kept Secret
Over the years I have stumbled across many great Businesses, many with incredibly talented founders at the helm. And yet their businesses struggle. Not because they are not good at what they do, they are.Not…
#0167 The Collective
Bob Dylan once said “I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom” The very definition of freedom has come into question of late and it’s…
#0166 Yes But What?
In my last blog “Yes But Where?” I wrote about where to start when choosing a platform to get yourself online. Now that you’ve made that decision the next hurdle is “Yes, but what should…
#0165 Yes But Where?
So you’ve made the decision to be more visible online but you are stuck at the juncture of which is the best platform to be on and the overwhelm of trying to be on them…
#0164 Happy 100th
Cast your mind forward with me for a moment. On your 36,525th morning on this earth and you have a small skip in your step as you go out to check the mail. Yes, people…
#0163 The Feeling of Leadership
Simon Sinek famously talks about finding your “WHY” Within that he also talks about “How it makes you feel” The same can be said for great leadership. It is necessary to communicate your vision, your…
#0162 Observervation
There is no lack of free information on this planet. In particular there is no lack of people willing to give you free advice. There are also plenty of opportunities to pay for advice. The…
#0161 Chill
I’m observing a lot of erratic behaviour at the moment. Impatient people at the supermarket, seemingly unwarranted bad reviews on Google, feuding neighbours, more than the normal amount of Social Media trolling. The good news…
#0160 Do the Opposite
I think it would be fair to say that most people have a canned response/reaction when asked to do something or be part of something. I know my kids do! It can be the simple…
#0159 Why Bother
You are probably going to scroll right past this post. Statistically there were so many zero’s as I tried to calculate a percentage that it’s basically a 0.00000% chance that you will stop and actually…
#0158 It’s Groundhog Day
One of my favourite movies growing up was Groundhog Day with Bill Murray released in 1993. Much to my wife’s disgust I am still likely to watch a re-run if it’s playing on TV. Besides…