#30YearsRolling [21/30] Reflections on the 30th anniversary of my injury One of the best parts of getting involved in sport again were the communities that I found myself part of. There was the athletics club, the training squad, the physio practice, the gym I did my personal training sessions in and the group of women […]
Read More#30YearsRolling – Day 14/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury ONE WAY TICKET The experiences with politics and the new job combined with the confidence I was gaining though dating and doing a lot of socialising had me feeling really positive about life and the future in a way I hadn’t before. […]
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 MoreThe circus that has been the US Presidential campaign has been a massive distraction from what really matters. Yes I got caught up in it too. I find elections fascinating and this one took the cake. What really matters is that you are a being with free will. You have control on how you react, […]
Read MoreYou’re invited to hear me speak at the following public events in October. The majority of the engagements I have are private so I’m excited to be able to invite you to these events. Wednesday October 12th – click to book Friday 7th October – click to book Fundraiser for Camp Quality Guest Speakers: Simon […]
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 MoreLast week Gary Vaynerchuk was in Sydney for a flying visit. One keynote only. In and out in 11 hours! There was no way I was going to miss this so I embarked on a crazy not so wheelchair friendly public transport journey that went like this: taxi, train, tram, taxi – see Gary speak […]
Read MoreGUEST BLOGGER MADDI O’GRADEY I love this picture because all too often we forget that we aren’t competing against each other but rather working together. Throughout my experience I’ve found that the people who were rude about my success were female friends and in countless studies it’s been found that women in the workplace are […]
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