I work with quite a few business owners (gyms, coaches, PT’s, trainers, small businesses). One of the topics that arises is “content creation.” Due to the amount of information, advertisements and imagery that is bombarding us on the internet, there is feeling that as a business owner, we need to be creating our own “content”...
When I talk about leadership, I’m talking about you and also to you. You seek change, you have the ability to be creative and the ability to lean into discomfort. For some people, this ability is more practiced, and for others, they are just beginning. However, leadership is there for anyone who wants it. When...
Two ways of learning include assembly line learning (a set topic, set exercises, a sequence, a fixed, often indoors location that is seperate from the broader community) and learning by “observation and pitching in.” We all know the first. Traditionally, Learning by Observation and Pitching In (LOPI) is common in many Indigenous cultures in North...
For there to be a “winner,” someone needs to lose. To create competition through force, is to divide, or to seperate. Like a game of soccer. There is direction, one rises, one falls. Power though, is the amount of energy expressed per unit time. The energy comes from within, and moves outwards. It is non-directional....
The first day of a new calendar year. If you are a leader looking to level up the collective output, maybe there are a couple of easy things to consider implementing for the team to increase health, productivity and performance. Increase weekly light exposure. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), low productivity, low immunity, low energy production...
Goal setting, intention setting, reflection. At this time of year, you’d be lucky to open any platform and not be bombarded with proclamations, forecasts and maybe some solemn reflections on the the last 12 months. While there are hundreds of tools out there to help set goals, many people often focus externally – the goal,...
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 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...
