#putoutyourbats : When words aren’t enoughDecember 3, 2014For a few days last week the entire country was on a knife’s edge, watching reports on the wellbeing of…
What’s your ‘impact per minute’?November 19, 2014We recently concluded a phenomenally successful series, training speakers on how to craft and deliver a TED talk. During the process Jon…
The most powerful form of influenceNovember 5, 2014What do you think most people would do if they found $40,000 on the street? This is exactly what happened…
A drop of megalomaniaOctober 29, 2014It was unusual to see Bono in a most “un-rock” moment recently. U2’s latest album was automatically added, free of…
More power to your paletteOctober 22, 2014My local shopping strip has recently mounted a campaign to get us all to shop locally. It’s interesting how the…
The grass is restingOctober 8, 2014When was the last time you tuned into the safety briefing on board a plane? It’s amazing to consider that…
Lonely in Las Vegas?October 1, 2014What do you do when you are bumped off two flights and stuck in lonely, deserted Las Vegas airport overnight?…
How would you like….?September 24, 2014“How would you like your hair cut?” a talkative barber asked a client. “In silence”, the man replied! This is one…
Emotion: Tapping the final frontierSeptember 17, 2014The roar of the crowd watching football on a large-screen TV on Saturday immediately drew me into the cafe. And…
$US80 million and counting: The recipe for going viralSeptember 10, 2014David Beckham and Brad Pitt have done it, and Kim Kardashian even caved in. But in a classic Kim moment,…
David Bowie is…September 3, 2014I’m a huge David Bowie fan and was excited to learn that an international touring exhibition on David Bowie is…
The overlap between happiness & a great presentationAugust 27, 2014I was sitting next to a wellbeing expert recently on a plane and she said there are three simple keys…