” Throwing in the towel- or Not”
It’s the start of a new year, I don’t usually make resolutions as I have learned from experience I break them, no point to continue to delude myself. What I have decided is to make a single pact with myself […]
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Tolerance-taking a breath
It is traditional at the start of every year for people to make an assessment of their respective goals, I am no different. To perform this task I decided to go back to last year and analyse what I had […]
Australia – Then, Now & Tomorrow
For those of us of a certain age, the book: “The Lucky Country”, penned by Donald Horne in 1964 was supposed to be essential reading. On my arrival here nineteen years later in 1983, I am afraid the book’s irony, […]
Mental Health-Contributing to the Well Being of Australians
One of the greatest challenges we face in our modern society is the issue of mental health within our population. We are witnessing alarming unprecedented levels being recorded here in Australia. It is has been said that 1 in 5 […]
Dismantling a Myth
Some months ago I wanted to conduct some research into the general mood of Australians (something I have written about several times in recent years) between the generations. I came up with the idea of doing a short stint as […]
Inspiring Yourself & Drawing it From Others
Over a lifetime if you are lucky, inspiration will visit you many times, in a variety of different guises we can be influenced by people, events, music etc., the avenues are endless. Those moments tend to stay with us throughout […]
Listening with Purpose
If I may I would like to share something with you: Well, over a decade ago following a career as an international businessman, I decided to pursue an opportunity to act as a business coach, after all, how hard could […]
The Future Health of our Nation- Do we care Enough?
This is an embedded Microsoft Office presentation, powered by Office Online. Taking a lead from the ABC’s Laura Tingle recent essay on what type of leadership Australians want, got me thinking, what do Australians really want in terms of how […]
Australia- The Impact of Change 2018
Two years ago I published an essay about the ongoing changes we are experiencing here in Australia. I have decided to update my thoughts in order to paint a more current picture of how I believe we have adapted to […]
Leadership For A New Generation
Recently I sat down with a new client who is about to take up a leadership position and asked my normal first question “What will be the basis of the content you wish to discuss in our sessions? With unerring […]
