Great Circle

A highlight of a year’s hard work for any kid would have to be winning a trophy. It just so happens that Youngest Son scooped the academic award Highest Achiever for his year level at school.
Looks happy with himself, doesn’t he?
I love the way children so unabashedly celebrate achievements. Sometimes we adults could learn something [...]

You know how annoying it is to get bad service? And you know how powerless you feel in the face of it - especially because it’s so common these days? And you know how annoyed and negative you’re starting to feel reading what I’m writing here? How about we turn all this around?
(I’m in a [...]

I like totally dug this post I read this morning. (Sorry I’m blogging in a West Coast surfer accent this morning - too much Michaelangelo on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & not enough sleep).
I’m like not into the transcendental mediation thing but I am into peace and getting centred. That’s what this is about & [...]

 
 
When there are people working on you to meet their needs without consideration for yours, it’s not always easy to say no especially when you are a compassionate person. But if you don’t learn how, you’ll soon burn out of energy for their needs AND yours.
I loved this one page article: Saying No With Style - it’s [...]

Yes, all the words in the title start with P - I’m a big fan of alliteration!
If you are a parent & you’re wondering what are the essential things to focus on for the two-decade longhaul of raising children, this short audio file is for you…
3 Needs

 
I was chatting this morning with a good friend of mine in Sydney. She was commenting on how totally unenjoyable her job was - largely because it had nothing to do with her vision and ambitions.  The pay’s ok, the people are ok, it’s just not what she wants to do with the good stuff inside her!
It got [...]

Sick of meetings? Finding you’re jumping through hoops instead of getting your work done?
You’re not alone and business commentators have been singing the praises of decentralising and debureaucratising workplaces for a couple of decades now. I love this recent post by Kevan Hall - and the picture at Slow Leadership expresses what most of us are thinking [...]