Today I was filming a segment for a product I’m launching with Stephen De Sede. I admit, I struggled at the beginning with direct-to-camera in a professional studio. It wasn’t that I was nervous (I wasn’t) or that I didn’t know what to say (we had discussed it). We didn’t have a script, which in …
There are a lot of big problems that seem to be facing the world today: climate change, the Global Financial Crisis, threats of terrorism, a rise in violence on the streets, shortage of natural resources, overpopulation, racism, aging population. Some of these are a perception problem and some are really facing us. I’m not going …
Throughout the day, ask yourself: “What am I doing right now?” Is what you are doing right now the best use of your time (starting after you read and share this post :))? If not, do something that is. If it is, stop whatever else you are doing and live in the moment. Be wholly …
It’s a beautiful Spring day today in Perth, so I was out weeding the garden. As I was pulling the weeds I had a vivid flashback to pulling weeds with Dad in the vegie patch when I was about 7 years old. Back then, I had a habit of pulling out the larger weeds and …
I was just reading a great article by Julien over at In Over Your Head about how Information Is Not The Problem. As I started to type a comment, I realized I had more to say than was appropriate for a comment. Be sure to read Julien’s article, but for the purpose of continuing a …
One of the best ways we can endear ourselves to others is by validating them and their ideas. Even the most self-confident person you know needs validation. By validation, I mean telling them they’re on the right track and that their ideas are good. That can be implied or explicit. The opposite is also true …
I recently saw a documentary that talked about bees. Apparently they don’t see in our light spectrum: they see in infrared. Exploring this further, flowers look pretty interesting in the infrared spectrum. Even the most boring flower lights up like a commercial airport when viewed in infrared. An airport complete with landing strips, terminals and …
I play a bit of chess every now and then. Ok fine I love it and play every day lol. One of the things I’ve learnt in playing and studying the game is that EVERYONE, no matter how much of a grandmaster they are, make mistakes from time to time. Sometimes the “mistake” isn’t actually …
Following a routine flips a switch in your brain to quickly get you “in the zone”. Sportspeople have their pre-match routine (whether they know it or not) as do soldiers, pilots, firemen, etc. Anyone who does focused work at a high level has a routine that gets their mind and body ready to perform. The …
The Television is the most efficient productivity and creativity killer on the planet. Why do so many people spend so much time watching tv? Is it because they want to just flop down and relax with the tv doing all the work of entertaining them? But are you really entertained while watching television, or are …