“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker “We cannot innovate without opening the door to havoc.” – Tom Peters In a world where things are rapidly changing, the concept of self-reinvention, innovation and prototype thinking is becoming incredibly important. Why? Because one by one, industries are being disrupted...
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast” – Peter Drucker. Today I released a podcast with Jacob Hodson from Newstrength gym. Jacob is known for his work ethic, and for showing up, day in, day out, to get the job done. He carries this posture across his business, and also in his training. Jacob has only recently...
In your next conversation, where is your voice coming from? Is it from the throat? Is it from the chest? Is it from the belly? When you notice where you are speaking from, and then realise you can change this, how does this impact how the message is landing with the listener? Have you asked...
When they Zig, you Zag. The art of standing alone, of seeing and of challenging the status quo… Sure, sounds great. But, it’s not always so clear. It turns out (and makes perfect sense) that it’s of little use to be different just for the sake of being different (did you hear about Clairol yoghurt...
When movement gyms started appearing, they created an “open access” for adults to modalities such as gymnastics strength training, advanced mobility training, rhythm, dance, coordination and more. Previously, this was not readily available. Each of these areas was found deep down a rabbit hole that typically only belonged to those who had “grown up” with...
In the framework I often refer to, Energy Generation falls into two areas really: physiological and macro/output. On the physiological side, we are literally looking at the body’s ability to produce energy (ATP) at a cellular level. This involves the breath (CO2 production, oxygen delivery to the tissue, vasodilation), light, a fuel source (the right...
In a soccer team, there are 11 players. When I was 8 or so, I got the MVP award in my team. It only happened once, but was a big day. This is an elevation in a relative sense. We want to be valuable relative to those in our team, or group. Because we have...
It’s easy to feel that the competitive advantage is what we do, or how we do it. Popolo Gelateria makes amazing gelato. It’s possible that single-handedly, I could almost support this business. It’s easy to say that they are so successful because of how they make the gelato, or how they serve. But it is...
