There aren’t many commonalities with leaders. Some are loud, some are quiet. Some move fast, some create space and sit back. Some lead a friend, some lead a corporation. Effectively, the common thread is that they all “lead,” and they all have a grasp of the “soft skills” – they understand that to lead is...

For that thing that you want to do, do you have all of the support you need? Is there anything else we can help you with so that you feel supported? Do you need any further resources in order to take action? Once we have this conversation, we can be clear on what to expect...

Getting stuck in our own head can be brutal. This is straight up one of the biggest hurdles we face when we work towards our goals. Yes external factors come into play of course, we can’t make it to the gym, the suppliers are late, etc.. But in essence, we either choose to find a...

There’s a huge upside to feedback. Whether it’s done internally – like a reflection process: “Wow, that conversation didn’t go well… What could I have done better?” Or, maybe it’s in a formal group setting: those who regularly seek feedback from their peers tend to outperform. But there’s another side too, simply noticing someone’s good...

In summer I often do a flight from Auckland to Great Barrier Island. These are tiny little planes, and sometimes you can sometimes get the seat right next to the pilot and watch them tick off the pre-flight checklist. Switches here, dials there. On/off… they work their way through methodically. In this case, it’s about...

When I was young, one of our family friends introduced me to “transformers.” We’d go to flea markets in California and find transformers that people were getting rid of, and the collect them. I built a decent stash of Decepticons and Autobots – I still have a couple… The old versions of these were pretty...

“Can you teach me to do a handstand?” I used to hear this a lot as a gym owner. It’s an interesting one question – as it’s not actually clear what they mean. See we can come at this question from two angles. The first is technical – what program do I need, how do...

From 1965-1995, and in 2015, the Grateful Dead played 2224 concerts. In one year, they got up to 138 concerts. This is an average of 46 concerts per year. They started in a Pizza parlour, and in 1973 played to over 600,000 people in a concert. It’s estimated that their revenue through the 90’s was...