Life is Awesome

Life is Awesome

One of my earliest memories is going fishing with my Dad. He woke me up before dawn, a finger to his lips saying “Shh”. We tiptoed out of the house, and with coffee flask and lettuce and tomato sandwiches in hand, and rods of course, we headed out to the dam. The dam...
Who Pays Your Way?

Who Pays Your Way?

Who is responsible for your keep? We all incur a cost for living. (And here I am not even addressing our cost to the planet.)We have to eat, wear clothes and have some form of shelter. Then there are all the things that relate to getting and keeping these things —...
Seeking to Reach our Potential

Seeking to Reach our Potential

I have a love hate relationship with the word “potential”. It seems such a good concept right? It should invite openness to growth and the desire to live up to the best we can be. I certainly don’t want to perform at less than my potential. That would feel like I’m...
Play Life Like a Gamer

Play Life Like a Gamer

Bruce Lee said, “Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one’s potential.”  Lee epitomizes a growth mind-set versus a fixed...
You Are What You Think

You Are What You Think

When Richard Branson turned sixty-five he wrote four letters to himself that he published for us all to see. They were to the 10, 25, 50 and 65 year old versions of himself. Later he also took a look into the future writing to his eighty-five year old self. Richard...
Daily Incremental Learning

Daily Incremental Learning

Getting to the How One of the reasons we procrastinate is we don’t know how to do what we need to. Becoming a digital business is a point in case for me. The opportunity offered by the internet giving access to an international market basically from my desk is just...