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How to find your purpose: 7 questions from Mark Manson
Purpose gets a bad rap. It’s the domain of the out-of-touch woke millennials who spend more time thinking about working than actually doing it… and...
Change and personal development (8)
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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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Public Sector Leadership in Quiet Times: Readiness
I wrote a Wednesday Wisdom last week, that I had to do an emergency withdrawal for on Tuesday night, after the Prime Minister’s COVID announcement. I...
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How to find your purpose: 7 questions from mark manson
Purpose gets a bad rap. It’s the domain of the out-of-touch woke millennials who spend more time thinking about working than actually doing it… and...
2 min read
Beware the lure of the new: sustainable change
It’s been a hell of a few months. We’ve had to adapt fast as the world has gone mad. For many of us, it hasn’t been all bad. COVID has provided the...
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Beware the lure of the new: sustainable change
It’s been a hell of a few months. We’ve had to adapt fast as the world has gone mad. For many of us, it hasn’t been all bad. COVID has provided the...
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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 the...
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How to move on: 4 steps towards acceptance
I'm a career facilitator, so I built the first iteration of my business by helping others make sense of things. It's clear to me from personal and...
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Thinking needs space
I’m off the grid this week, holed up in an adorable little cabin in Martinborough, finishing up my second book, From Action to Impact: The Strategic...
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Thinking needs space
I’m off the grid this week, holed up in an adorable little cabin in Martinborough, finishing up my second book, From Action to Impact: The Strategic...
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Act as if: how your identity changes your habits
Goals motivate us When I started running, I could only motivate myself to train if I had an event coming up. I started at a 5K, and a few years...
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Nothing important happens by accident: align priorities to action
If I looked at your calendar for the week – could I tell what matters to you? If I looked at your team and decision process - could I tell what...
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Nothing important happens by accident: align priorities to action
If I looked at your calendar for the week – could I tell what really matters to you? If I looked at your team and decision process - could I tell...
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The invisible list
My middle child is a bit of a sage. Since she was little, she’s habitually said profound things that make you look at her sideways. In the way that...
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How to grow from stress: quick questions to dig deeper
The last couple of months have triggered a shift in our understanding of the world. World Wars, the digital revolution, 9/11, and the GFC are other...
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Systems and mindsets
Do what you’ve always done, and you’ll get what you’ve always got. Think about changing your systems and mindset.
5 min read
Systems and mindsets
Do what you’ve always done, and you’ll get what you’ve always got. Think about changing your systems and mindset.
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10 ways to take charge of your life
There’s no way of knowing what’s coming next in your life - after the last few years, nothing would be a surprise! But there are plenty of things you...
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When in doubt, zoom out
Early last year, I visited the M.C. Escher exhibit in Melbourne and was blown away by some of the mind-bending perspective pieces on display....
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When in doubt, zoom out.
Early last year, I visited the M.C. Escher exhibit in Melbourne and enjoyed having my mind blown by some of the mind-bending perspective pieces on...
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Seize this temporal landmark
I’m a sucker for a fresh start. I’m excited to start a new notebook, let alone a new year. This time, we’ve got a new decade, for goodness sake......
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Pushing back
Marie Kondo, in The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, suggests getting rid of everything in our lives that doesn’t ‘spark joy’. Clearing clutter...
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Practice makes autopilot
I invest in professional development for three days every three months and head off to business school in Australia. Those three days are always the...