5 Cool Things You Should Own – January Favourites

OK, may should is a little strong, but I’ve got to grab your attention, right? I do think that you will be best served by including these things in your life though. In 2016, I plan to share each month a blog/vlog on my favourite things. This month is all about new beginnings and (for…
Get Your Goals in 2016

It’s the start of a new year and so I thought I’d share with you a little approach to getting you started on your goals for this year. It’s an adapted version from one of the chapters from my book The Thought Gym (available on Amazon). The book is about shifting the mindset so you…
Why Your Habits Can Hurt You

We all live day to day in routine. Habitual patterns of thinking and action that we often don’t think about much. We need to live like this otherwise it would be hard to get much done. It would take too much brain power. So we live a life ruled by habits. We rarely recognise though…
The No-Lose Bet You can make

Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, last week was a busy week for me. I had coaching clients, the final of a speaking competition (I didn’t win 🙁 ), gave a keynote address at a high end HR conference, delivered corporate training and had an interview on a podcast (click link to hear that…
Get More Done: 3 Time Saving Tips to Make You More Productive

Productivity! We all seem to want to be more and more productive. With more to do, in seemingly less time – any tips are most welcome, right? So here are 3 tips that can help you. The first two are to do with reading. Why? Because almost everyone I meet (that’s into developing themselves, in…
Why you’re not getting s*** done!

In today’s world people are getting sapped of energy all the time. As leaders, entrepreneurs and employees we need to understand this simple truth. We must manage our energy if we are to succeed. Today we are bombarded with so many different stimuli vying for our attention (and yes, I appreciate the irony that this…
3 Ways to Deal with Change at Work (or anywhere)

What’s the one constant in life? Change! And yet, the majority of us are so bad with dealing with it. In fact, part of the liberation of the Self stems from understanding – truly understanding – this seemingly simple concept. And yet it’s not easy. I’ve even gone on a 10-day silent meditation retreat called…
Solve Any Problem (Work or Home) with this One Word

OK, that’s peeked your interest, so I’d better deliver on that promise. The reason I titled the post that is because effective use of this word can really help you solve any problem. When I first heard it – I almost dismissed it. As can often be the case when things are so simple. So…
Get What You Want – Even When You Don’t Get What You Want!

Confused? Yep, me too. How can you get what you want when you don’t get what you want? Last weekend I went to a national convention of professional speakers – the MEGA conference for the PSA (Professional Speaker’s Association). I was there (amongst other reasons) to speak in the semi-finals of their annual competition for…
The Secret to Accomplishment

JUST DO IT! Nike said it best and it’s true. Last weekend I ran a two day business event with a business partner. It was about how to successfully start and maintain an entrepreneurial venture and I was speaking specifically about goal setting and then also the importance of your health and well-being when going…