Simple ideas that work
We dropped young James off to catch the school bus in the morning and as I was reading the destination boards on the buses that passed by, a thought occurred to me: Most bus companies use route numbers to show where the bus will go, (on top of the bus will be the number 336 or 245 or whatever). No doubt there is logic in this from the bus company’s perspective, and yes, regular travelers on the buses will know which number equals which bus route. But what if it is a school bus and small children need to know which bus to catch? Or what...
read moreDon’t let anyone Lara Bingle you
The media is currently relentlessly pursuing Lara Bingle and Michael Clark over their ‘possible’ relationship break up. We don’t know the real story but do we need to? The media constantly seek out drama, and often elevate a non-issue and turn it into a drama – this fuels the fire and generally makes a bad situation worse until they finally get the story they wanted and make the money they need to fund the next story. (eg. Why Michael Clarke couldn’t take anymore of Lara Bingle mess ) When the media start...
read moreBreaking the glass ceiling on my morning run
We all need a push every now and again if we are going to achieve our best. As a personal coach, it is my job to push my clients into achieving the best they can in many aspects of their lives, and like them, I too need a good push every now an again. I’ve been a long time advocate of early morning exercise as a great way to kick-start your day. In my recent article, Breaking your own glass ceiling I mentioned pushing myself on my morning run last week and achieving my fastest 5km run in over 18 months. This led me to wonder at why I was...
read moreBreaking your glass ceiling at the gym
One of the things I often advise clients to do is find a buddy who shares a similar goal, and work toward them together. If you have a fitness goal, this can be an easy thing to do. The world is full of people who want to get fit, but for one reason or another, can’t stick to a regular fitness routine. Regularly going to the gym is one of those activities I’ve struggled with over the years until, about five or six years ago, when I teamed up with a friend and together we’ve kept each other on track by setting gym appointments...
read moreBreaking your own glass ceiling
It is so easy to fool ourselves into thinking that we are doing our best, but are we really? It is just too easy to be mediocre. In fact, the world seems to conspire to make us fit somewhere in the middle… to be average. I’ve fallen into this trap many times myself, and what it means is that we create our own glass ceiling in each aspect of our lives. A week ago, I decided to really push myself at the gym. Working with my personal trainer, I managed to lift much heavier weights in almost every exercise I’ve tried. Spotting...
read moreI Improved My Memory Thanks to Yoda
My kids will tell you that I have a history of forgetfulness, and like most people, my memory started to get worse as I got older. I believe the main reason for this was mental laziness, so I decided to do something about it. Off an on over the years, I’ve done a lot of things to try and improve my memory, such as keeping a diary and trying to pay more attention. But, there you have it ‘¦ did you notice what I said? The problem was the word ‘try‘. I was ‘trying’ to do something about it, but not doing...
read moreThe power of the web to change lives
It is interesting that while we live in a time when everyone seems to be creating masses of duplicate information, the success of a site like I Wrote this for You is in it’s minimalist messages. This is a great example of the power of the Internet to change people’s lives: Posted via email from Your Executive Coach Share...
read moreWasting time with bad computer set up?
Computers can be one of the greatest time wasters if they aren’t set up properly. By this I’m referring to having the best software and hardware configuration so you can work as efficiently as possible. Unfortunately there are so many configuration and software options it is nearly impossible to find the best combination. What is the best Computer and Software set up for me? Hardware manufacturers and software developers are constantly changing their products and so I find myself (yet again) having another review of how best set up...
read moreLaunching Canon Fax and Copiers
I saw something today that triggered me to again ponder on past jobs I’ve had and how things have changed. When I worked in the advertising game, I wrote and art directed a number of television commercials among other things for Canon in the mid to late 1980′s. This was in the days when a fax machine was pretty cool technology. It seems funny when you watch these TV ads now. Wow – we could send to ’131 locations with the touch of one button’. – Tell that to kids today and they won’t believe you ...
read moreThe Information Age – What happened to your job?
This is the ‘Information Age’. It is a time of incalculable and unpredictable change. It is a time when no person or organisation can plan very far in advance, because technology will more than likely develop in a way that will cause a dramatic effect on anything we can think of today. As I write this, the medium and long-term future of every workplace remains in a state of unpredictability. Six months from today, a job that seems permanent and irreplaceable may quite suddenly vanish. In fact, the whole business may become...
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