Set choices
When you walk into a restaurant, the waiter sits you down, hands you a menu and asks you to select a dish. They don’t sit you down without a menu, tell you that the chef can make you anything and ask “What would you like?” It’s easier to make a decision when our choices are […]
Progressing after stumbling
I was recently approached by someone who wanted my help to buy a business. I get very excited by these conversations because many people don’t realise this is possible and instead want to start their own businesses. The keen entrepreneur shared that they had a poor experience with running their own business a few years […]
How can this person help?
When we have a problem, we can sometimes default to raising it with certain people without first considering how they can actually help. Here are a few questions that I like to answer when needing assistance. Do I know what the problem is, and I know who may have a solution? Do I know what […]
How will people discover you?
As we become better at what we do, we can assume that our actions will speak for themselves and opportunities will follow accordingly. But the unfortunate reality is that your value will be the world’s best kept secret until you tell someone about it. Some people will recognise your value, like your manager. But they’re […]
Treating others
When engaging with others, understand how they want to be treated, rather than defaulting to how you want to be treated. .
Chance encounters
Before Dr Seuss became a phenomenon, he was a struggling writer trying to get his first book published. He recounts how this first book came to life in a 1976 interview: … I had a book on my hands, called “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street”. So, what to do with […]
Wishes, ultimatums and deals
Think of a time that you raised a proposal with a key decision-maker at work. You may have wanted a pay rise, or more resources, or a new process introduced. How effective was your approach? It may have had a lot to do with how you framed the negotiation. Did you frame it as a […]
Hard Nos
When defining what you want in life, it’s good to identify your must-haves and your nice-to-haves, but it’s also important to know your hard nos. These are the conditions you wouldn’t want to accept under any circumstances. You may think this shouldn’t need to be said. But it’s surprising how much we can find ourselves […]
20
I want to say a special thank-you to each of you in this community. At the start of this year I set myself a target to get 20 clients for 1-on-1 coaching. I chose this number as I felt it was the level I could sufficiently dedicate to sustained coaching. It would also serve as […]
The World’s Highest Basketball Shot
Dude Perfect is a group of guys that started doing Trick Shot videos on YouTube in 2009. They defined the Trick Shot genre and built a massive following over the years. Their most-watched video is Water Bottle Flip 2, amassing 433 million views. And they’ve recently released what I believe is their coolest video yet. […]