In French Polynesia, it’s the “shaka” sign with the hand and/or a “nod.” In close, there’s a two-stage hand shake and/or a hug with a kiss on each cheek. Where we are now on Great Barrier Island, it’s a wave of the hand off the steering wheel when you drive past a car and then...
In the late 90’s there was a mobile phone game called “snake.” In “Snake” we navigated the journey of the snake within some fixed boundaries by changing direction only, without being able to stop it. Once the game started, it didn’t stop until it was over. In a similar way, our habit formation process is...
When you stop, do you maintaining the continuity of doing? Of everyday events? A set method and procedure? To cultivate inner silence, or to just witness as the observer, is to introduce an element that doesn’t belong in the planned whole. No procedures, no methods, no steps. It’s an interruption in the societal flow, to...
Think of the energy that we save, When we allow ourselves to be “bad” at something when we begin, When we lean into action now, not later, When we reach out to connect or contribute first, without expectation That increased energy that we save by cultivating the habit of simply moving through these things with...
In March, we are starting the first round of the Access Potential Academy. This is a peer-to-peer, workshop style program for men, in which we have small projects throughout the year to level up personally and professionally. We are creating a stable, system of deep understanding, action and accountability. This is powerful. It is often...
Just do these three things. All you have to do is fill in your details, apply it to your situation and voila. Of course, this doesn’t work, for three reasons: It doesn’t help us overcome our fear that we have of doing it wrong, of failing, of being critisized and of doing the work each...
The Default Effect is a cognitive bias that can influence our decision making and actions. The Default Effect: “When given a choice between several options, the tendency to favour the default one.” This is common when filling out forms, or when using a new device (phone, computer) – we typically tend towards the “default” settings....
After going fairly deep with high volume endurance sports for a couple of years there, experiencing the life of the “elite athlete” first hand, then doing a few years of research, I don’t recommend doing this type of training due to the negative health effects (a complete blog post or book in itself.) For me,...
