Category: Insights
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One of the interesting changes of my professional life is the rather large role presenting to the superannuation industry now plays. I recall a time when I wasn’t trusted to present, not that I didn’t have the knowledge, but because I just answered questions without filters, in particular admitting mistakes and my organisations thought process…
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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 from my 2015 World Trip (India & Japan) in a period of 35 days and…
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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 following insight: Bosses produce demoralized employees through a string of actions: walking away from a…
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One of the great things about international travel is it gives you time to reflect. At least international travel from Australia as since we are so far away from the rest of the world you are usually going away for a while. For me this time it is 5 weeks. When leaving for a length…
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So I’m thinking of changing my job description to ‘professional speaker’ and giving my staff a photo so they remember what I look like. Over the past three weeks I’ve been engaged to present at three different types of events to approximately 1,500 people; 1) At the SMSF Association National Conference (19 February 2015);…
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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 9,700 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 4 sold-out performances for that many…
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Well I’m not at the 13 week mark as at 13 December and I have to say it’s been a challenge. The weight decline has slowed considerably but I am 17 kilos lighter than the start (the aim was 20 kilos by mid-point). When I started I said I had four areas for improvement: 1)…
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So week 7 of my 26 week health and wellbeing challenge was the hardest yet. Starting with foot blisters, moving onto a highly disruptive work pattern, then a cold and finally some detox symptoms. It’s now been 42 days without any fast food except 1 chicken classic subway in week 1. Over that time I’ve…
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On Saturday 13 Sept 2014 I woke up changed and determined. Something in my mind told me it’s time to adjust my attitude and priorities and to stop making excuses. I realised I needed to make serious changes to improve my health and wellbeing. For the first time in years I found myself at the…
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I was thinking the other day about happiness and what drives us. Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them at least don’t hurt them. Dalai Lama It seems we are conditioned to think happiness comes from enriching ourselves, by enriching I mean with items, goods, stuff…
