I’m an Australian Rules Football fan. If you’re unfamiliar with AFL, check it out! It’s exciting, fast and physical and, like most sports, teaches real life lessons … This weekend’s Grand Final was no exception. Marlion Pickett was drafted into…
I spent the afternoon yesterday with a not-for-profit foundation that works on the front line of child health … It’s the front line because the bravest people in this battle for health are the children themselves. Overwhelmingly, the people around…
I was watching a ten-year-old magician, appearing in one of the biggest talent shows on the planet and she was competing in the Champions’ Series … How does a child magician get onto a global stage that most adult magicians can’t?…
Are you a thought leader or an opinion pusher? I’ve experienced both this week … and it has exposed a new model on thought leadership. To be a thought leader, you need to THINK and to LEAD! Thinking is crafting…
After a couple of full-on days at work selling high-end accessories, my daughter was telling me last night about all the sales she had made. “One problem though … I really, really hate selling!” she said. When I asked how…
I grew up in another time, in little country towns around Western Australia, one with a population as little as 449 residents. In those days, going to the shop to run an errand was always a highlight. Every time I…
If you could wave a magic wand and say “I wish I had a powerful, visual model that would … <FILL IN THE BLANKS>” … what would it be? And … what if I created that model, especially for you,…
On a flight to Brisbane yesterday, I sat next to a 13-year, army veteran, who had been deployed to Afghanistan, and during a very interesting conversation, he said something that I thought was quite profound. He said people think that…