The Invisible Man (or Woman) Theory
Last Friday, as I was driving around the Parliamentary Triangle in Canberra, I saw a well-to-do gentleman driving a late model Mercedes Benz coupe waiting at the lights. It was a dazzling shiny Benz, which attracted the gaze of a number of others. The driver was immaculately dressed with his finger firmly up his nose. He sat at the lights digging away first in one nostril, then in the next, stopping only occasionally to look at his finger. As I continued on my journey I pondered on how it came to be that well-to-do businessman, who presumably...
read moreWas that déjà vu or a telemarketer?
I’m sometimes hesitant when the phone rings and it says the call is from ‘overseas’. I pick up and answer and there is silence – I know I’ve just been dialed by an automated system and in a few seconds someone with an Indian accent will gleefully tell me that I have been selected for some special service’¦. … wait for it’¦ ‘Hello, I’d like to speak to the owner of the business please?’ ‘Yes. What can I do for you?’ ‘As you are a Telstra business customer, I...
read moreA day I will never forget
There are some dates that will always remain as special in my life and today is one of those. On this day back in 1986, (which seems like just the other day), I first became a father. Yes, today is my little boy Will’s birthday. Happy Birthday Will As parents we always want the do the best we can for our kids. To give them better opportunities than we had, to watch them grow, to find love and happiness and to succeed at what ever it is they chose to do. I have many fond memories of the early years with Willo. He was a happy kid and I...
read moreWho am I? An Important story to Share
As I looked into her sad eyes, they swelled with tears long since held back. One teardrop trickled down her cheek and I could feel my eyes glazing over, as I too felt her pain. After a long silence she asked, ‘Who am I?’ As a life coach, I spend a lot of my time working with other people’s emotional state and its impact on their attitude to life and the effect this has on their self esteem, self confidence, their relationships, family and so on. Last week I met with a new client who has taken me on as her personal coach to...
read moreHave the City2Surf joggers been sucked into a vacuum?
In the weeks leading up to the Sydney City2Surf I noticed that there were more and more people out walking or jogging around the lake in the early morning. But since the event a week and a half ago, I’ve hardly seen anyone out and about. I did my jog around the lake this morning and I saw only one other person jogging and an old couple walking their dog. The post event vacuum and how to avoid it When you train with a very specific goal in mind ‘“ in this case, to run the City2Surf, we tend to become highly focused on that one...
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