#0393 Before the Ask
The amount of energy to get there is enormous. You have spent weeks, maybe months nurturing the relationship super generous along the way. Finally the opportunity arises, the timing is right so you hit them…
The amount of energy to get there is enormous. You have spent weeks, maybe months nurturing the relationship super generous along the way. Finally the opportunity arises, the timing is right so you hit them…
Are you too busy to read this? If yes, then you probably should anyway. I can guarantee the reason you are flat out is the result of choices you made. You said yes, when you…
How much better can it possibly get? Much better is likely the response however when we get to good enough, we turn on autopilot. When a recipe works, we continue to do it that way…
There is always another roadblock ahead. When you conquer one problem it is only a matter of time before your encounter the next. It is part of the journey, the right of passage. Each one…
Eliciting a decision in your favour for a complex offering is similar to orchestrating in the movie Inception with Leonardo DiCaprio. At the start of a professional relationship there is little visible on the surface…
I could not help but to stand back and admire it, I do it every time I see it. Celebrating a birthday at a family friends home on the weekend there it was, sitting proudly…
Forget big hairy audacious goals… focus on forming habits. Achieving the big stuff is purely the end result of getting a lot of small things done. So instead of dreaming of the goals yet lacking…
What is the difference between a cook and a Michelin Star Chef?LeBron or Jordan vs everyone else?Tom Cruise, Taylor Swift or anyone on top of any list? Obsession. Not settling for second best. The thing…
I cannot tell you how many times I have missed the last step heading down into our basement. Sure it is often dark, but I know it is there!! A huge number of motor vehicle…
Everyone has a back story. Some are horrific, damn terrifying. Others you may consider pretty normal. In every case however there is a person of influence and/or a defining moment. Something that shapes who you…
As I sit here like many parents of teenage daughters patiently and nervously waiting to buy Tay Tay tickets I can not help but think how brilliantly musicians use scarcity to sell out stadiums. Would…
I have been teaching our middle daughter how to drive a manual car. The first lesson was mostly spent in the driveway on the verge of tears (mine) but after just a few we are…
Hands up if you have read any sort of self help book?Keep your hands up if you have a pile of unread ones waiting for when you get time? There are books on any topic…
Hunters and gatherers would stockpile food to get them through the winter.Bears fatten up before hibernation. As a business there are two things you should have fattened up to cope with the inevitable business winters….
Fava Beans take me back to my Compare’s kitchen table age 9ish.Salt-N-Pepa Push It transports me to summer 1989 on the dance floor with my mate Paul as DJ.The smell of red pasta sauce teleports…
“That’s what you remembered!” In a room full of workshop participants, the morning of day two I asked what each person had took away from the day before. No real surprise but everyones take was…
Our dog Eddie does not understand personal space. Right there, all day, every.single.day. He is not perfect, far from it but the joy he brings far outweighs the holes he digs in the lawn. The…
Artificial Intelligence too is biased. From the designers, the coders and the input feeds unconsciously enforcing their views on what is right and what is wrong. It will eloquently merge the collective and continue to…
Every week I have locked in a call with a couple of trusted comrades. During the call we share the ups and downs of the week. It is therapeutic, enlightening and motivating. Without a confidant…
Thanks to a long line of bald men in my family, I have been shaving what is left on my noggin. During the winter months I lose a lot of heat so I wear a…