Monthly Archives: June 2015

World Trip 1999-2000: USA Highlights

Back in late 1999 I set out on my first independent world trip with my best friend Jon who I met in High School. The trip was broken down into three parts 1) New Zealand: 11 November 1999 to 26 … Continue reading

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A Big Month – Motivating People and Experiencing Australia

My job occasionally requires me to visit diverse parts of Australia.  Working for the Commonwealth of Australia and having a national role means I need to meet people and provide services and advise. Since I returned to work in mid-May … Continue reading

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Too busy to care is no excuse 

A recent New York Times about incivility at the workplace got me thinking about the way I operate in the workplace.  Am I too busy to acknowledge my team, or am I setting a bad example? The article had the … Continue reading

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2016 Travel Just Got Very Comfortable 

The 2016 World Trip to Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam is starting to take sharp. I’ve decided that for this trip I will try an experience First Class travel on long haul using my QANTAS points. After investigating the … Continue reading

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