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Get out of the way: your future is inevitable
My 8 year old waffle chef What if you're the barrier? A new approach to achieving your goals.
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Just keep going
It’s hard to stick to new stuff. We sign up to new things all the time – fitness regimes, ideas, podcasts, committees – and the initial burst of...
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10 ways to take control of your life
Sometimes, the world spins wildly out of your control, and you forget you have control of your life. Here are ten things you can take charge of right...
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Fear breeds complexity: simplify the public sector
The Global Simplicity Index tells us that, in the private sector, simplicity pays. The majority of consumers will spend more, for an easy customer...
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The consequences of your commitment
Are you struggling to make progress on the most important things to you?
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How to ask bigger questions
Most meetings and workshops are a waste of time. They're full of people resolving trivial issues that could be handled by email or delegation with...
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Are you impatient? manage daily annoyances with 4 key strategy skills
In this post Four ways to help you calm your impatient farm: 1. Go back to the future. 2. Get some distance. 3. Remember why. 4. Quit everything. Do...
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Unwinnable games
On Sunday, I got busy organising and optimising for a packed week. Between school runs, home maintenance disasters, travel and work, I knew I was in...
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Stop being a hero
I used to think I was a bit of a hero—I was even proud of it. Beating the odds, I shifted my life story from high school dropout, teen mum, and...
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How to walk the talk
Have you ever had one of those ‘practice what you preach’ moments? Where you realise you need to walk the talk to have any impact? I have those...
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Learning in lockdown: use crisis to develop new skills
I always have my best ideas on a plane. It's not great in lockdown, I'll admit, but there's something about putting myself in a different situation...
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How to deal with all that pesky sh*t in your life
Don't let trivial shit hijack your potential for a brilliant life. It's one thing to get clear on your most important priorities and zero in on your...
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Get problems you're proud of
Problems are like cockroaches and glitter - they'll always be there, even after the apocalypse. Solve these, and you'll get new ones. Also, your...
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An existential crisis about books, mortality and David Bowie
Two weeks ago, I had an existential crisis. I’d just finished reading Mary Karr’s The Art of Memoir (10/10, would recommend), which closes with a...
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Why your team needs a meeting policy - and what to include
Take charge of your conversations I'm a big fan of individuals taking charge of the meetings they're in. In fact, I'd love to banish boring and...
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Creativity, strategy and magic
I’ve spent my life in a quiet awe of musicians and creative people. People that seem to be able to create beauty out of nowhere. What an incredible...
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My top leadership reads 2021
I love to read - ever since I was a kid, I’ve spent as much of my free time as possible engrossed in a book. Childhood me would be pretty stoked I...
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Tell, don't sell: how to get what you want at work
I had a great conversation with an IT leader in Australia this week. She was doing good work, but she was feeling increasingly frustrated by people...
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I thought i lost my why
Over the last couple of months, I've had a hell of a time. In short: a trusted advisor and financial influence in my business turned out to be a...
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Time management for consultants - (and everyone else!)
The life of a self-employed professional (SEP) is a busy one. When running a one or two-person business, there's no shortage of tasks but few people...
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Learn from your mistakes: make the most of failure
Everybody makes mistakes, but only some people know how to use them to get better. If you've made a mistake this week, that's great. It means you're...
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Good decisions
When COVID hit, many of us experienced – and are still experiencing – serious financial uncertainty. Businesses lost revenue, people lost jobs, and...
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Find your why journey update #1
I recently sent out a Wednesday Wisdom about a traumatic time I've experienced in my personal life and business.