When Newcastle went into partial lock-down along with the rest of Australia, a lot of stores or food outlets were reduced to take-away, or closed completely. Despite this, one day last week I found myself at my favourite spot in Darby street, seeing if I could grab a take-away espresso as I passed through. It...

In “top down” processing, when we look at something, we know what to expect, and we fill in the blanks. When we see a pen, we glance at it, recognise it and if we need to write, we grab it. If the pen is in a drawer alongside other pens, pencils and rulers, we have...

In 2020, it’s easy to get confused. So, it’s sometimes helpful to remember that there are a few ways to avoid actually winning a prize. A couple of them come to mind: Being online for more time.Thinking more about the project before starting it.Stopping as soon as it gets difficult and starting something new.Yelling louder.Spreading...

I remember the first 30 days or so when I started this blog. Each post was like pulling teeth. I’d sit there. Write something. Stall. Sometimes I’d fill the day push this thing back until late that night, and then stretch myself to get “something” out. Don’t get me wrong – writing a blog still...

For many small health and wellness businesses, the “hands on” aspect of training is critical. Six months ago, it was unimaginable to operate without this. In fact, a lot of owners were directly opposed to online offerings. A couple of weeks ago though, over the space of 24 hours, the landscape change. Face to face...

Water clarity, or “visibility” plays a big role in spearfishing. With good vis, you can see 15, 20, 25m away. You spot fish movement from a long way off, and you can be clear on your targets. You’re also on the hook. If an opportunity comes, you either hit it, or, you miss. The visibility...

“Epic,” “massive,” “impressive.” It seems like to create big change that we need to do big moves. That if we don’t stretch ourselves to the limit, we’re erring on the side of boring. What about non-epic moves? What about consistency doing something that moves you closer to your goal over the last 6 months? The...

I had an 8:00am meeting, so today’s start was a little earlier than usual. So, let’s say I sat down at around 7:00am. I open the computer and log into my WordPress portal to write my daily blog. It’s reasonable to assume it might be helpful to think about it a little. To consider what...