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If Your Not Living On The Edge You’re Wasting Space!
Posted on March 5, 2023 13 Comments
As I was heading to the Shire depot Friday morning to fuel up my car, I tuned into the ABC. The commentator was repeating what a listener had just rung in and delivered on air – the above “pearl of wisdom”… Of course, we all had a bit of a giggle, commentators and listeners alike, […]
Heading Home – Saying Goodbye to Tasmania
Posted on January 22, 2023 1 Comment
Waiting at Launceston Airport before flying home. We have had a fabulous week with my sister and brother-in-law. So, there will be more photos to follow.
Spuddling, Procrastination And Watching Kdramas 😁
Posted on January 15, 2023 20 Comments
Today is just a short post to let you know that we have popped down to Tasmania (Westbury) for a week or so. After eight days back at work, we found ourselves flying across the Australian continent to visit my sister and brother-in-law in Westbury, Tasmania for ten days or so. From this… To this… […]
Have a Happy New Year 🥳 🍾🎉
Posted on December 31, 2022 26 Comments
Here we are and it’s New Years Eve! May you say good bye to 2022 in fine style and bring in the New Year that will embrace 2023 So, do I have any goals or New Year resolutions for 2023? Nope 😂🤣😂 If I had one piece of advice to give, it would be this […]
How to Stand Out From The Crowd
Posted on December 11, 2022 18 Comments
It’s simple really – be yourself 😎 Standing out from the crowd takes many forms. But, the most important aspect when seeking success in this regard is to be yourself. Uniformity, was once upon a time, important. That’s no longer the case in today’s world. When I started work a long time ago, I stood […]
How To Build in Redundancy (Down Time)
Posted on November 19, 2022 10 Comments
Despite what many high achievers espouse out there, we cannot keep working at a great rate of knots to achieve key outcomes… The concept of redundancy is a simple one: how to have time out during the working week. In otherwords, this is about implementing a process that ensures when feeling the strain, you will […]
Three Simple Rules For Preventing Burnout
Posted on October 29, 2022 22 Comments
During the last five months, I have made sure to follow my own advice! Keep your weekends work free It doesn’t have to be the weekend per sae, as we all have different work patterns including when we get time off. So, when you do have that break, reconnect with your downtime through closing the […]
The Week That Was – A Leader Through A Life of Service, An Abundance of Wildflowers and Heading Home
Posted on September 10, 2022 4 Comments
With the passing of the late sovereign yesterday, Queen Elizabeth ll, I put into train a range of protocols at work re her passing and in preparing for the ascension of King Charles lll. At one point yesterday, one of my executives asked “how did I know this stuff?” I just smiled and replied protocols […]
Saudade – A Sense of Longing, An Absence Felt – Ottmar Liebert
Posted on September 4, 2022 12 Comments
Today, I thought I would share with you a wonderful piece of music by my favourite guitarist: Ottmar Liebert. It has been another busy week: meetings, reports, attending expos and undertaking presentations to the various communities I have responsibility for regarding the newly adopted budget for 2022/2023. I discovered Ottmar so long ago now. He […]
Reflections: W.O.L.D. – Harry Chapin – The Original Influencer
Posted on August 21, 2022 12 Comments
I thought I would share with you today one of those songs that is an eternal favourite of mine, but one I hadn’t listened to in a while until recently: W.O.L.D. Harry Chapin was a very good guitarist, a fine musician, but ultimately, a great storyteller and humanitarian. As much as I like Bob Dylan, […]
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