Today was warm; it was 36C (96.8F) here in Canberra, which is a fairly typical for a Summer day at this time of year for us, but probably a little hot for some northern hemisphere dwellers. However, according to the ABC news, today’s top temperature in Australia was at a little town in South Australia where the thermometer hit 47.6C (117.68F) ‘? now that is what I call a hot day! So what is a hot day? In some parts of the world 36C...

What could you achieve if you were prepared to break some rules? As I did my morning jog this morning, I went past a skate park. There were a few boys having a great time enjoying the park before it got too crowded. I noticed that they were enjoying the freedom of no helmets, pads, or even long pants for that matter. I’m sure at some point they have been told that it is dangerous to skate without a helmet, and yet they do it without fear...

In a similar way that the Melbourne Cup signifies the start of the ‘silly season’ and the beginning of the end of the working year, for many in Australia, Australia Day (January 26th) signifies the start of the serious part of working year. Until Australia Day, many workplaces have been operating on less than full compliment of staff as employees take time off to enjoy the summer school holidays with their kids. I started my day...

Well this was the first week of the year where my schedule went out the window. A lot of things impacted on me and the result was that I haven’t kept up with the expectations I set for myself. If I had made a bunch of new year resolutions, this would have been the week that they didn’t get met, and once we miss a few days or even a week, it becomes easier not to maintain doing whatever your resolution was. I’ve been very run...

One of the things I advise clients to do is make lots of mistakes. It is the fear of making mistakes that holds so many of us back from achieving our potential. The more mistakes you make, the more chance you have of succeeding in something. Albert Einstein said: Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. Success tip Making sales calls is one of the things few people want to do. So to overcome this fear, one of the...