Fixed Mindset Mode

I have been thinking and reflecting on Growth Mindset over the last week. Its a simple idea, but so important in any situation to reflect on whether you are stuck in “fixed mindset mode” or adopting a “growth mindset”. Its also an idea that...

How do you define value?

This is a question I ask frequently with clients, and one which often turns into a bit of a debate. It is amazing how many different answers there are to this question! Defining value well enables you to determine exactly what the problem is. If we fail to link the...

Do you know what problem you are trying to solve?

Sounds like a simple question, with perhaps an obvious answer. How often do you implement a solution, only to discover a few weeks later, or months, that the problem has not gone away?  A reason for this happening is our tendency to define a problem as a symptom. For...

Ordinary People for an Extraordinary Destiny

C.S Lewis sums up my thinking today, “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny…” Being really successful or having an “extraordinary destiny”, does not require anything more than ordinary you and me. To be...

New Year New Focus

Last year was a big one for me. Running a business, finishing a house renovation while trying to manage a large family stretched me completely so that at the end of 2017 I was exhausted. If anything, what I have learnt from the challenges of 2017 is that getting...