Have you ever been in a situation where a person is teaching you a relatively simple new concept or skill and you just don’t get it or maybe you are teaching someone something and they are struggling to grasp what you are saying? If you have answered yes to either of the questions it may […]

My experience of how I manage my own life and how I see other people managing their lives shows me that we are very good at judging ourselves but not as good at really seeing ourselves. We can pinpoint why we are not 10 out of 10 when looking at our achievements, our behaviours, the […]

In order to develop to our full potential we are all taught to talk, to write and to read. These 3 actions take us through our schooling, further education and our careers. The extent to which we have mastered the art of these 3 actions often determines how well we have done at school, in […]

One of the mantra’s I live my life by is, “Focus on what you can control.” In the craziness of our lives we really only have the energy and the time to focus on where we have direct control of the inputs and therefore the outputs. We get so caught up in “stuff” that does […]

One of the things that I can remember learning early on in my career was about the word RESPONSIBILITY meaning, the ability to respond. It seemed like a powerful notion that I always had the ability to respond to any and every situation that came into my life. It was also frightening to think that […]

If you look at most areas of your life, you will notice that there are always 2 elements at play, namely, your motivation to do something (attitude) and the skills you possess to do those things (performance). In order to be successful at whatever you choose to do, it is ideal to act at a […]

The world we live and work in is about speed, competition, getting tasks done faster and doing more than we have ever done before to stay ahead. Our society suffers from a disease called BUSYNESS. What if, instead of doing more, we allowed ourselves to think more? Meetings are the place where we come together […]

The reality is that from the day we were born to the day we die we will have a team of people who help us, work with us, and support us. A medical team brought you into this world, a family unit raised you, a team of teachers and academic staff educated you, you were […]

Hello,  A New Year – another year to realise hopes, dreams and live up to the challenges that life brings. As Oprah said, “Cheers to the new year and another chance to get it right.”  For many of you, resolutions have been made and now it is up to you and only you to keep […]

Hello, As the year comes to an end, I challenge you to take an hour of your time to list what you can be grateful for. It seems as if it has been a tough year for most of the people I have worked with in a personal and a professional capacity. When our day-to-day […]