DEATH IS WAITING FOR ALL OF US
Let’s talk about death. Why? Because is the one thing that’s going to happen to each and every one of us, guaranteed.
Category brand YOU
THE FEARLESS LION HAS TO SHOW THE JACKALS WHO’S IN CHARGE
And then one day, when the time is right, you'll get up and tear the shit out of everybody. Because every once in a while you have to show the jackals who you really are.
BE PRESENT (MOTHERFUCKER)
I remember when I took my daughter Roxy to her first day at school. The whole room was filled with parents taking photographs and videos to capture the event of their child’s first day at school. It was like a…
I’M TOO BUSY TO TELL PEOPLE I’M BUSY
Every time a colleague bumps another colleague on the street or in an elevator, the first question that’s always asked is, “So, are you busy?” And the answer is always “Yeah. Crazy busy”. “I’m so busy” has pretty much become the…
IF YOU WERE BORN BEFORE 1980 …
Chances are your mother smoked and drank when she carried you. She didn’t take vitamins, or go to birthing lessons, or listen to “how to be a good mother” podcasts. She did take heaps of aspirin, and ate tuna from…
IS IT YOU DOING THE THINKING?
I’ve been thinking about thinking. We think all the time. I call it the voice in my head and it’s always on, even when I’m trying to fall asleep at night. But is it really you doing the thinking? It…
STOP FEAR FROM STOPPING YOU
My Brand YOU workshops challenge people to get out of their comfort zone and start thriving in life. And the thing that keeps people in their comfort zone – playing small, settling, majoring in minor things – is their fear.…
PLAY BIG OR GO HOME
I recently completed a course that reminded me how most people dabble their way through life, sweating the small stuff, worrying and obsessing about little things. “Shit, that’s me!” All the time and energy I spend on crummy stuff. Stressing…
ARE YOU LIVING YOUR RESUME OR YOUR EULOGY
A school friend of mine died five years ago. He was 52, and motor neurone disease had slowly nibbled away at his body for over three years. I was asked to write his eulogy for a service that was being…
What is YOUR greatness?
One of the questions I ask participants in my Brand YOU workshops is, “What is your greatness?” And the asking of this question reframes and redefines the whole way people think about themselves and one another. The workplace development model…
Does anyone give a shit?
So today my Global Brand Guru ranking moved from #12 to #3. And I’m feeling pretty pleased with myself. But here’s the question. Does it matter? Is it a big deal? Does anyone give a shit? On the one hand…
THE FISH STORY
Two young fish swimming along happened to pass an older fish swimming the other way. He nodded at them and yelled out, “Morning boys. How’s the water?” The two young fish swam on for a bit, and then one of them…