Just joking
Did you know that the ability to understand a joke is one of the signs of being human.
This is why humor, in a way, is a sort of Turing test for humans. One of the surest ways to figure out that someone comes from a totally different background, culture, generation, whatever, is to make a […]
Never Give Up, Never Give Up, Never Give up - living with failure
Sometimes I feel like the biggest failure. Thankfully I am not a depressive personality so this usually doesn’t get me down. But, it does affect the way that I see myself. This week I have failed. Stuffed up, mixed things up and generally fallen far short of my own expectations of myself.
“You won’t get it […]
Facing Criticism - Who am I?
Criticism always seems to be unfair. Even constructive criticism my have a barb to it and even though it may be intended for my good there may be a prick as the point is made.
Because I have often held positions of leadership over the past 15 years I have often been the target of criticism. […]
Lose weight in 8 seconds - We’ll see?
Yes it’s time. Time to make a few changes in my life. This year has been a year of changes but this could be one of the more important ones that I make. Like many Australians I have slipped into a fairly sedentary lifestyle. I enjoyed a burst of energy during my mid 30’s that […]
Changing my world - becoming a PPP
Today I experienced the power of somone who was a positive presence person (PPP). PPP(people) are able to bring people to almost immediately into a positive state of mind.
I walked into a corner store to by a can of pepsi. The young person behind the counter was dressed in a singlet and shorts, was covered […]
Money isn’t everything
We all know that is true. But we were given a couple of passes for us to go to a children’s expo in our city. It was supposed to have lots of fun things for kids to do.
We decided that we would go. We didn’t want to explain to the person that it would be […]
What happens when things go wrong
You have to say sorry. Thank goodness we are seeing the other side of what happens when things go wrong as well. When our leading lights stuff it up. From Mel Gibson, to Kramer to back home in Australia people are making mistakes.
Watch the Glenn Milne video here
Then Kramer on David Letterman
Then unless we […]
Dealing with close minded people
This is one of Steve’s most helpful posts in a long time. We all have them in our lives, people who won’t listen. I would like to add my two cents worth to this in the near future but Steve has set the ball rolling when he starts by challenging the position that many of […]
A Celtic Meditation Exercise - Hand Meditation
A Hand Meditation
Sitting with your palms up resting in your lap, eyes closed, tune into your breathing, relax your tension points and go into your centre.
Become aware of the air at your fingertips, between your fingers, on the palm of your hand. Experience the fullness, strength and maturity of your hands. Think of […]
How to provide really terrible customer service – Be able to tell your customer absolutely nothing
Recently we ordered a printer from a very well known manufacturer through an awards scheme. Great idea, I have been plugging away for ages using a black and white laser printer but with so many photos of the kids we wanted to also start printing some of them.
We were rung by a courier company […]