Ingenuity at a wedding – congratulations
One of the things that I guess all brides fear is a wedding day catastrophe, such as; the groom not turning up, the wedding car breaking down, losing the ring, a family squabble etc. Last weekend we went to a wedding where everything went fairly smoothly until just before dinner. There was a blackout at the reception venue. Without warning, the reception venue lost all power. Now I don’t know anything about running a wedding function centre, but I can think of quite a few people who would be in a flap if they had a crowd of guests...
read moreHow to have 2 weekends in one week
When I was in my early 20s, I lived in Crows Nest; walking distance to North Sydney. I went to a local gym one Wednesday afternoon and whilst doing my workout with my training partner at the time, we discussed the idea of a mid-week bushwalk. By the end of the workout we had two others interested and the four of us decided to each go home, pack and meet back at the gym at 7pm for an evening camping trip in the Blue Mountains. The whole thing was a rush. Not just because of the time limit we were working to, but also because of the excitement...
read more7 Steps to Beating Procrastination
Procrastination is an affliction I’ve suffered from many times over the years. I know, I’m a personal coach. I’m supposed to have licked procrastination long ago. Unfortunately, it is a bit like malaria, you never really get rid of it, but it can be controlled. In the last few weeks I have again found myself under the spell of this dreaded time waster. The thing about procrastination is that it can sneak up on you without you knowing it until it is too late. This is particularly true if you are an active procrastinator. We...
read moreFrom teenager to man in only 80 days
Over the last of the 80 days, we have seen Callum, our 18 year old, transform from being a typical teenager, into a young man who exhibits all the qualities you would look for in a leader; compassion, confidence, assertiveness, punctuality, high self esteem and a ‘can do’ attitude. (I’m not kidding!) What brought on this incredible transformation? Of course the 18 years of preparation his mum and dad gave him helped set the right mindset, but the Australian Army are the ones who performed the magic. Last year Callum was...
read moreGreat health debate – lesson for us all
If you turned the TV or the radio at lunchtime today you had a choice of watching The Great Health Debate between Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott or’? (I wonder at the logic of all media presenting the broadcast simultaneously!) Anyway: Each audience member has a dial that they use to indicate whether they agree or disagree with the speaker and the cumulative data gives us an indication of audience reaction to what is being said. I frequently flicked between networks Nine and Seven to see if each network’s worm was doing the same thing...
read moreTeenage mental health and depression
I’ve seen a lot in the media about teenage depression lately and it has caused me to again think about this difficult issue. Most of the stories, like this one in the Australian, ‘Depressed Children Not being Diagnosed‘ result from recent activity by BeyondBlue promoting their draft Clinical Practice Guidelines on Depression in Adolescents and Young Adults. I think there is some very good information in the guidelines but I wonder if the term ‘mental health’ is the most appropriate for this subject? Would it help...
read moreSimple 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...
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...
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