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Why Chasing Self-Improvement Ruined My Goals (and What I Did Instead)
When I got into personal development as a teenager I watched a lot about people who were actively creating what they wanted in their lives. That felt very empowering to me. “Do you mean people can actually decide a big goal to achieve and just make it happen like that!?[...]
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Taking Responsibility – Fully Choosing Anything
I feel like taking responsibility is the next big theme of my life. This weekend at the Being Business Intensive with Moritz Lembert and Ria Bauhofer I noticed how much[...]
Transforming Team Dynamics: From Expectations to Agreements – A Guide for Managers
A co-worker comes to you and says, “I have a big problem, my sales team is incompetent when it comes to cold calling. Last week I had to really push[...]
How To Bring Excellence Into Everything You Do
“Just do your job man, because once you do more, people will always expect you to do more and then you will have to live up to that expectation constantly.”[...]
Leading by Something Bigger Than Yourself
One of the first people I had the pleasure of meeting again today on my trip to Phoenix was Sami Kerrouche. We haven’t spoken for a couple of years and[...]
Not Getting Recognition From Your Managers?
Every now and then I speak with someone who tells me they are not being acknowledged for their work. They don’t feel others really recognise the time, energy and heart[...]
You Can Take Action Regardless Of How You Feel
“You can take action regardless of how you feel”. The first time I heard this I thought this meant what it always meant for me: “Push through and force yourself[...]
Stop Being “The Kind of Person Who”
I was recently speaking with a few leaders and I noticed how they were constantly referring to themselves as a fixed identity. “I am a rebel” “I am not creative”[...]
The Best Way to Reflect on Making 2024 Your Best Year Yet!
While there are a number of ways to reflect on the new year and prepare for it, I’ve noticed that one of the best ways is to ask myself really[...]
Breaking the ‘It Will Be Too Hard’ Mindset
As I read the first chapter of the book Overcoming Underearning by Barbara Stany, I am reminded once again of the reason why so many of us keep ourselves away[...]