Great Barrier Island is off-the-grid. It gets cold too. So one of the best things about going home in Winter is the fire. From June or so each year, the rectangular wood stove is burning most of the time. It’s more than the warmth too – it’s an attractor of sorts – we congregate around...

If I’m waking up early for a flight, I want a reliable alarm clock. If I’m writing a book and am new to a keyboard, it’s worth me doing a course in touch typing. If I want to grow my business, I need to understand sales. If I want better relationships, learning to communicate effectively...

Written or video. Maybe just 30 posts. Or 100. It’ll take time, energy, and effort, but overall, it’s easier than it sounds. And, everyone would benefit from doing it. Why? Well, you’ll need to make some observations for yourself, organise some thoughts, understand the basics of “story,” learn to write somewhat legibly, commit to something,...

Each day runs kind of like a train. Turns, twists. A sequence of events. Occasionally a crash… In one breath, we’re in this present moment, but at the same time, we’re on some kind of journey to a future version of ourselves (the good, the bad or the ugly!) It’s like when we wake up,...

Remarkability is an interesting concept, and, it kind of speaks for itself. After people engage with you, your product or service, what sort of impression does it leave? Hopefully it’s a positive one and if so, do they notice it? Do they “remark” on it to others? In the world of passion-fuelled business, this is...

There’s something in between you and that thing you want to create or the goal you want to reach. What’s the barrier or obstacle? What’s the constraint? Almost always, a way forward exists*, we simply choose not to explore it fully, or not to take action. Can-if statements can help clear the way. “I can...

“Are we getting anywhere here?” “What do I say?” “This guy is crazy” In a recent group call for the Access Potential Academy I was asked why do I stop talking sometimes on these calls? We may have a discussion going on, and someone will say something, or I’ll ask a question, then stop… Silence...

While there are a lot of clunky parts to a wedding, the “save the date” card is perfect. Send a card out months in advance that gets stuck to the refrigerator announcing the date of the wedding. Put a big, bold RSVP date on it. Then, maybe then, we’ll pay attention. The date is fixed....