There’s so much to love about nature in every season, but I do find myself especially excited by autumn leaves. The colours in some trees are simply stunning. Last week I stopped to do a little video to share some of the thoughts that come to mind when I see autumn leaves. The beauty and…
One of the joys of speaking is knowing that your message has landed well, that you communicated what you wanted to, and that your message was heard. Knowing you’ve made a difference is a great reward. Regardless of your words, you generally want them to have the intended impact. And they do. Words are powerful. May our intended…
Do Talk To Strangers, pages 19-21 You might be looking for a book to help you connect with people so that you can further your career and business. Read on and this will help you significantly, but I’m asking you to put aside your specific business goals for the moment and take a closer look…
I’m so grateful, so delighted to live the life that I do and to connect with the people I connect with, and to have conversations that matter. People matter. I’m so passionate about people. Connecting with people, really connecting – having conversations that cheer people on. I started our Young Achievers Giveaway in order to…
Another highlight of the Neuroleadership Summit in San Francisco was the gala dinner, with Kenny Moore (Kenny The Monk) who shared his very inspiring story and thoughts on changing the corporate world. I asked him after dinner if we could video our conversation as I knew he’d inspire more than just me – it was…
Every speaker at the Neuroleadership Summit in San Francisco earlier this month shared some incredible insights and fascinating science – a personal highlight for me was hearing Jessica Payne speak about the neuroscience of Stress, Sleep, Memory and Cognition. I thought her tips were especially important and very practical – so we had a chat…
I’m thankful for technical glitches. I don’t enjoy them, especially when I don’t understand, however, due to formatting changing as Lyndon and I worked on completing the layout for the book (to go to the publishers layout team), we picked up a couple of errors that otherwise would have been missed! A silver lining, a…
Christmas madness… or Christmas Fun? I took half a day off yesterday to meet my family who had come to town, and to do a little Christmas shopping with them. Before heading downtown, I considered what the crowds are like down there at the moment. Just finding a place to park the car can be…
When I hear people talking about how businesses are struggling at the moment, especially when it’s an “all-too-hard” tone of conversation, I just want to say, “STOP! It’s not all doom and gloom. I know of businesses that are really flourishing” – so I want to highlight one of them here. I’ve recently connected…