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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,…
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,…
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…
If you add too much tonic you will dilute your Gin.If you add too much milk you will dilute your coffee.If you add too many points you will dilute your message. Getting your intent across…
Have you ever seen a celebrity in real life and you feel like you know them even though you have never met? Showing up on a regular basis and providing value as best you can…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I stumbled across a word recently “eunioa“ According to Wikipedia: In rhetoric, eunoia (Ancient Greek: εὔνοιᾰ, romanized: eúnoia, lit. ‘well mind; beautiful thinking’)[1] is the goodwill a speaker cultivates between themselves and their audience, a condition of receptivity.[2] It is also a rarely used medical term referring to…
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…
At the beginning of each year many people talk about setting new resolution for the coming year. Losing weight, getting fit, changing jobs, investing and the list goes on. Many barely make a start and…
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…
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…
I had my regular car service recently and even though I feel somewhat gouged by the cost of maintaining my car it all seems OK by the simplicity of the experience I receive. I am…
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…