#353 Something New
I can describe the weather on the day I went skydiving in 1990 but don’t ask me what it was like last Tuesday week. Experiences are what forge memories. Stories we get to tell our…
I can describe the weather on the day I went skydiving in 1990 but don’t ask me what it was like last Tuesday week. Experiences are what forge memories. Stories we get to tell our…
Are we there yet? As any parent can attest, these words are inevitable on any road trip no matter how long. We do it as adults too. Maybe not out aloud, but we are too…
If something feels too big to tackle make it smaller. We tend to back away from the hard tasks in favour of the quick and easy. All we are doing is becoming more average. Innovation,…
Do you remember the last time you played the game “Chinese Whispers” or “Telephone” as it is also known? In a line of people, the first person whispers a sentence to the next, that person…
Elders around campfires, hieroglyphics, books, newspapers, internet, AI. Throughout time we have advanced the way we share information. From local to global, painstakingly slow to almost instant. You would not have an operation without anaesthesia….
I do not seek public toilets unless I am busting for a pee. It is hard to find Christmas wrapping paper at Easter but it is everywhere in December when I need it. I do…
“Dr John a great heart surgeon but he’s in a bad mood today so I wouldn’t go ahead with your surgery if I were you.” “As an accountant Jane is the best out there, unless…
You will not be able to learn guitar if you do not pick up a guitar.You will not be able to run a marathon if you have not run your first mile.You will not be…
I may be a little obsessed with my lawn. The cutting, feeding, watering and cutting again is relentless. On no two days does it look the same, ever changing, longingly gazing. By no means perfect,…
Give it all away. People ask me what they should write about or share on social. In a business context my response is to share your knowledge and experience freely, without reservation or fear. There…
“Process saves us from the poverty of our intentions” Elizabeth King, Sculptor. No matter what it is you are providing, there is always a start point and a delivery point often with many steps in…
She was carrying all the weight on her shoulders. As my daughter haphasardly filled her backpack it was evident it was not going to be pleasant to haul around. The key to a comfortable walk…
My daughter lost one of her school shoes on public transport. The next morning she grabbed an old shoe and kept her newer one (??) until I pointed out the shoes were slightly different and…
Acknowledge where someone is and then join them there. No matter how good your product or service is, your sales pitch or your board presentation, if they do not believe, you will not progress. Everyone…
On foot we are not the fastest on the planet, but in a rocket ship we are. I am not that strong, different story if I am operating a forklift. If I have a complex…
What is the worst thing that can happen if you do? It is a simple question that invariably invokes responses that are nowhere near as bad as you first imagined. Our brains are designed to…
Scarcity and urgency are two marketing techniques that you are being subjected to on a daily basis. ‘Limited quantity available’ or ‘this weekend only’ These simple techniques trigger our FOMO response and we immediately want…
All I needed was a hole. Making a small vertical garden on the weekend I was attempting to drill 12 small holes into some mild steel. It should have taken me maybe ten minutes yet…
Be prolific with your content output while no one is looking. The act of doing so consistently will improve the quality by default. By the time people notice, you will be putting out high quality…
As I stare at my screen struggling to write the first words I realise the pain in my back is taking all my attention. Attention that is needed elsewhere but keeps being drawn back to…