“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”– George Bernard Shaw I choose carefully where I spend my time. This includes who I take on for mentoring, as well as finding mentors for myself. In the early days life is a little less of a...
Entrepreneurs need many and varied Role Models “We all need role models — someone to lead the way, and show us what is possible” My goal this year is to be the role model that other people were to me. It might sound odd – but I feel so incredibly...
Small Business Projects for 2017 I titled this blog ‘‘I made it’ – another year of small business success…’ – but perhaps it should have been ”phew I survived’ – without any major incidents in 2016′. As 2016 drew to a close I...
Witnessing young people emerge into adulthood is a great privilege. Watching them discover what is important to them, their values – what they believe in, their aspirations – is a wonderful experience. My role as a parent has changed from ‘boundary rider’ to coach and...
I often look at people and think – “Wow how did they get to do what they do?” “What choices did they make?” “What luck came along the way?” Fundamentally I think we are all interested in what and how other people live their lives. I read with interest a Business...
A bit of give – and you will also get.. I’m a big advocate of ‘win win’. However you might wonder how on earth walking during the month of September, or ‘Steptember’ as we call it, delivers so much more than you getting healthy and raising money for a great...
Early this morning, while most of Australia was still sleeping, 19-year-old Canberra boy Nick Kyrgios did the unthinkable – he won a Wimbledon match against Rafael Nadal. The youngest player in the draw beat the world number one tennis player. This was a match that...
Three steps to Emotional Brand Connection There are three clear stages to achieve authentic, real employer branding communications. I discussed in the previous entry stage one – which is the logical connection to the organisation. This is all about compliance… and...
