What would you do if you have a plumbing business and it comes to light –for example industry colleagues or team members find out - that there are many issues with the plumbing in your own home? What would you do if you called yourself The Vitality Expert and felt pretty ordinary? In what has [...]
Right now 9 years ago I was in "re-group" mode after experiencing a category 5 cyclone in Fiji. They called it Tropical Cyclone Evan. It was terrifying, a HUGE learning experience and we expressed tremendous gratitude for the fact that we were safe, almost all at the same time. I say "almost all" because we didn't [...]
Earlier this week I listened to Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM share some of the story that brought him as a healthy child from struggling Sri Lanka to a life in Australia where, as a quadriplegic doctor, he is currently Queensland Australian of the Year. His tenacity, drive and humility to become a founder of Doctors [...]
For some people what’s happening below the water line of a boat is a bit like what’s going on with life right now. If you don’t pay attention to it regularly then an accumulation of nasties can take over and ultimately render the boat nearly useless. The worst case scenario is damage that leads to [...]
In Australia today - 30 June - it is the last day of our financial year. The day when financial books are “closed”. A line in the sand. The day when individuals and organisations are obliged to share information with the federal government about their financial story for the previous year. Henry Ford said “Business [...]
Firstly I hope this finds you and yours starting 2021 safe and well with thoughts for a fresh start but being mindful to remember aspects of last year rather than wanting to bury it all never to be spoken of again. If you were to select a song to describe 2020 as a place marker [...]
As we wind down for the end of year festivities, I’m writing today to simply wish you a Festive Season filled with vitality which for me includes great health, loved ones around and some down time for quietness and serenity as well as FUN. And I’m very mindful when saying that that some of us [...]
Recently in Brisbane, John Ball, Director or Small Business, Google Australia and New Zealand, said the gap between people who need the skills and people who have the skills is widening. “The skills” he was referring to are in relation to the internet. And, “people who need the skills”, according to the Hon [...]
