Last week this happened. An intimate group of business owners stopped what they would normally do on a Wednesday to pause, reflect and plan. We call it the PEPP®pause and PEPP® stands for Purpose + Energy + Pleasure + Profit. It’s how we all “do” business and life because we all want more vitality. [...]
PEPP® When I trademarked PEPP® as a word a few years ago, to mean Purpose, Energy, Pleasure and Profit, whilst saying anyone could put the words in any order they like, I deliberately put “Purpose” ahead of “Profit” in the order I regularly say them. Because to not do so inhibits our ability to [...]
This morning I had a wonderful experience at the bank. Yes, at the bank… Bank of Queensland in Stafford. So without checking the time, I just stopped there on the way home from a meeting. As I went to walk through the door, the door didn't open and I could see the team members [...]
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 [...]
In this week where many people celebrate Valentine’s Day, others say love should be celebrated every day. The cynics say it’s just a commercial opportunity made famous by Hallmark cards and Interflora, so let’s talk about how love fits in to the PEPP® model for a life with more vitality. PEPP® PEPP® is a re-frame [...]
Living without some sort of a plan is like starting the engine of your car and not knowing where you’re driving to. In my world, “plan” is one of the words I’ve selected as an extension of “Purpose”, which is a fundamental in PEPP® – Purpose, Energy, Pleasure and Profit and fundamental to live with [...]
So… it’s all well and good having a new marketing pull-up banner and business cards with the words “Vitality Expert” and putting #vitality wherever possible, but I just Googled “what is the opposite of vitality?” I’m trying to find vitality in death. And if I’m to refer to a Vitality Journey going forward I need to embrace [...]
