(originally published by A Higher Branch Academy) Today we meet with a Higher Branch community member, Stacey Copas who attended our annual event Upgrade Your Life 2020 in January. Stacey Copas, is the Author of “How To Be Resilient”, a Coach, International Keynote Speaker and Facilitator on finding the opportunity in change and adversity. […]
Read MoreHave you ever bought a book but not read it? Or bought an online course that you did not complete? You’re not the only one. According to Seth Godin (in an interview with Tim Ferriss), online courses have a drop off rate of 97% so don’t feel bad that you haven’t finished some either (or […]
Read MoreToday marks the 28th anniversary of the day I broke my neck and drowned in a relative’s pool, leaving me a quadriplegic and needing a wheelchair for the rest of my life. For many years afterwards I hated life and hated myself, and at my lowest points didn’t want to be here at all. Fast […]
Read MoreStacey Copas interview from Team Guru Podcast: “Resilience in leadership is the hot topic and in this episode of the Team Guru Podcast I ask why. Why is resilience more relevant now than ever before? What is it? Can it be learned? How? And what can it mean for our lives? Today’s guest answers all […]
Read MoreResilience has become a keyword in leadership because of the exponential rate of change in the environment, in which leaders are expected not only to perform, but to do so excellently. Despite the fact that all imaginable information is at our fingertips, we continue to make bad choices as a society – about our health, […]
Read MoreExecutives are a stressed out bunch. This year research from the Positive Psychology Institute found they suffer mental health issues at more than double the rate of the general population. The research, based on a sample of 132 leaders also found 37.9 per cent of executives show symptoms consistent with depression, anxiety, phobia or paranoia. I’ve had to overcome my own fair […]
Read MorePicture this: it’s mid-January, and you’re at your desk, checking your emails and feeling overwhelmed. Everyone else has left for the day, but you are still working away. Your to do list seems to grow faster than you cross things off it. You feel sick with the though of how you can get through it […]
Read MoreGUEST BLOGGER – AMANDA RAY My friend was about to give a motivational speech to his team and he had no idea what to talk about. So he asked if he could use the story I told him years ago about an inspirational married couple in their late 60’s who changed the course of their […]
Read MoreAn evening of resilience, inspiration and networking with the author Stacey Copas and expert panel You are invited to celebrate the Brisbane book launch of “How To Be Resilient” with the author Stacey Copas and an expert panel. Australia’s most successful cricket coach John Buchanan, AIM Membership CEO David Pich and former tennis and golf champion Scott […]
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