raising your game in business and life
The holidays are upon us and the New Year often triggers a time of reflection, planning, wishing or goal setting. We look back into history and gauge how far we’ve come, by comparing to plans, mitigated by the reality of life getting in the way. We commit to improving, changing, reframing and ‘being better’, as ...
We looked at the FIRE model as a tool to balance life in a more holistic way than the work-life 'tug-o-war' that we struggle with. The FIRE model allows us to enrich our lives in four areas of Flow, Impact, Role and Excellence. Together, they help us achieve fulfillment, ikigai, or more simply, our reason ...
WARNING - attempting to replicate some of the activities in this blogpost may cause injury or death. Use the advice and support of an experienced professional. DISCLAIMER - the effects of this article may cause you to spend too much money on gear, skip work to go out and play, or cause irritation to your partner ...
I was never a morning person. I studied and later worked all day, with my team training set after everyone finished work, usually around 20:00 and lasting 2 hours. I then got home, ate and usually caught up with studies (I continued to study even after I started working). Bed time usually meant around midnight, ...
Take me to the Interview! Matthew Tommasi founder of the Australian Born to Kick Arse Podcast, scours the earth to find and interview (in his own words) “the most fascinating people on the planet”. He digs deep to get an inside look at their approach, mindset, motivating factors, resilience and secrets to success! His interviews aim to educate, empower ...
"People buy on emotions"... we hear it all the time. They have often downloaded the specs and comparisons off the internet before they even walk into your shop or office, with a clear understanding of what they THINK they need. But that doesn't mean they can't leave with what YOU think is best for their needs... "S/he's a natural ...
In a previous post I talked about the futility of attempting to achieve work-life balance through a measurement of time, (see The Work-Life Balance Illusion) because this often just results in the frustration of not giving enough time to either. This lose-lose can be turned into a win-win if we measure quality and focus on purpose, ...
It's that time of year again. New Year's resolutions for all the things we have procrastinated, avoided, run away from or just couldn't be bothered to make time for. Getting fit, stopping smoking, cutting down on sugars or alcohol are your typical personal goals, with taking that course, learning a new skill, going for that ...
I've spent the last 20hrs of my running time listening to the leading experts (from Christian priests to Rabbis to Zen Masters) interviewed about their understanding of awakening. 'Awakening' is broadly defined by all of them as anything from simply a 'change in mindset & outlook on life' to 'complete transformation into an enlightened being', and everything ...
It's been half a year since I decided to quit the day-job and start my own business, so I thought I'd reflect on the journey so far. The reasons why I decided to change can be found in earlier reflections on my blogpost here so i'm just checking back to see how things have fared. I must ...