​Gratitude...connecting the dotsAs the river of life unfolds, we can never join the dots going forward only looking back – Steve Jobs I often read...

Confront your realityThe Stockdale Paradox: Some of the best lessons I’ve learned about personal development come from a book that isn’t aimed at...

Managing Your Business Through Turbulent Times  Over the last weeks almost every post I see on any form of media has focused on COVID-19. The...

​Want to get your teenagers talking? Last year I created a book called How to Save the World - One Question at a Time. Its not your typical book...

Children’s book addresses fear of public speakingThe wish to help children overcome the fear of public speaking was the inspiration for a new...

How to Save the WorldThe quality of a question is not judged by its complexity but by the complexity of thinking it provokes. - Joseph O’Connor Goal...

A promise is a promiseOne year ago, as I made this sudden change to my business life, I decided I would write and publish two books within 12...

Never Blame Your Tools I was at an event the other day and one of the delegates approached me to discuss a presentation that had occurred earlier in...

Helping other people succeed is so much fun.I had to give a talk about when I was a protégé at a recent Toastmasters meeting. One dictionary says...

Toastmasters District 72 Conference May 2019Over the last three days I have been Master of Ceremonies at the Toastmasters New Zealand District 72...

How Loyal Are You?When I was still at school my team was Liverpool. I lived and breathed Football - and Liverpool. Even in my fifties, I still...

Invoice Number OneDo you remember sending out your first ever invoice when you started in business? Who was that customer? What was it for? How long...