By

John
“I might do it next year.” “I’ll see how things go, maybe I’ll look at it in 2021.” When we fall into too much of a routine, it can feel like we have infinite time. A routine, after all, appears to be infinite – similar to a computer program that can run perpetually. But in...
Every year I go back to New Zealand a couple of times. We have a little speed boat that we use for spearfishing. Inevitably, I get there excited, and usually have 10 days or so to immerse myself. This yellow and white hand-made plywood and fibreglass boat is over 25 years old, and looks better...
Self “control” and discipline get a lot of street cred. Powerful for sure. But what happens when value self “acceptance?” It seems without self acceptance, we don’t accept our own “self.” When we are in our own company, we cannot relax with it. So, through not accepting, we turn against our “self.” Then it gets...
Buying the machinery, signing the lease on the space, coming up with the name… When my favourite gelato shop Popolo Gelateria opened up, these were all difficult aspects for sure. But the hardest part was figuring out how to really invite us in. How to enrol us powerfully in their journey to create and deliver...
Imagine we are all sitting there in a room. Like a school assembly hall. The speaker is up the front, and she divides us into two groups. She says to Group A that their task is to draw a masterpiece on an A4 sheet of paper by December 31st. They get to plan it down...
The doctors office has that certain feel to it for a reason. Social engagement is contingent on trust, which is built on a bedrock of safety. If we don’t feel safe, we don’t trust. If we don’t trust, we don’t engage. And certainly not with a surgeon. So ff you’re looking to serve others, this...
One of the coffee shops down the road gives everyone a “buy 10, get one free” card. This rewards loyalty, and helps to create lock-in through habit (“cue, practice, reward”). This is double edged. We think we like it, but it also hangs over our head like a weight… We need those last three coffees...
In rally car racing, there’s a co-driver. Their role is read a course map, and call out a few turns ahead what is coming up. If you haven’t seen this before, it’s well worth a watch. Every once in a while, it’s worth zooming out with our own journeys and looking ahead. This could be...
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