Helping Our Youth Learn Financial and Business Literacy
19 August 2014August 13th 2014 Today I want to tell you about Nick Hindson, a hugely committed young man who has developed Market Share, a financial and business literacy board game that can now also help community groups and schools raise funds. Nick’s initial vision was to design a board game that would help entrepreneurs learn more […]
A Cautionary Tale Of Clutter And Broken Things
1 July 2014I’m not a Feng Shui expert, but I do agree completely with some of its precepts, two of which are: a beautiful, calm and uncluttered environment gives us a sense of peace and wellbeing, quite aside from increased effectiveness and efficiency we lose energy on both a physical and a psychic level if we have […]
Have You Noticed How Attitude Affects Everything?
27 May 2014The other day as I was driving to an appointment I heard Kim Hill, long-running National Radio New Zealand personality, interview 88 year old Sheila Natusch – artist, historian, natural science researcher and writer of over 30 books including ‘Animals of New Zealand’. http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/player/2597151 I was glad my trip was long enough to hear the […]
Working At A Stand-Up Desk Will Get Your Better and Faster Results
20 May 2014As I walked around the offices of one of my long-standing legal clients a few weeks ago I noticed some of the senior associates and partners had stand-up desks for a portion of their work, including computer work in some cases. Then last week, when I interviewed my friend and professional organiser Mary Pankiewicz of […]
How do we learn to not sweat the small stuff?
14 May 2014Some people know it naturally, some never get it, and the rest of us have the best teachers in the world – small children! I spent the first week of our recent school holidays around a lot of small children and their parents, with a brilliant opportunity to observe in a real world ‘laboratory’. Although […]
Teach Good Habits Young and We Grow Self-Sufficient Adults
14 April 2014Last weekend I had the joy of looking after 3 grandsons whilst their parents were off at an agricultural conference. On Saturday morning I was chatting to a mother on the side line of 7 year old Matt’s first rugby game for the season. ‘My son struggles to keep up,’ she said, pointing to the […]
10 Life Lessons That Withstand The Test Of Time
14 February 2014Time can change the way we think, move and look (hair loss doesn’t suddenly appear overnight!). However, looking back, core life lessons that has been passed down from generation to generation hasn’t changed much. With the digital age making its way into our homes and schools, it is important to hold specific values closely and […]
How To Be A Master At Making The Right Choices
29 January 2014Making choices is something we all have experience in. So why haven’t we mastered making the right ones? Any decision that moves us out of status quo tends to drain our energy and causes us to lose focus. We don’t think very clearly when it comes to difficult decision making. Instead, we tend to chase […]
Polar Opposities: Stress And Time Management
24 January 2014Which factors can affect your ability to manage time? You can probably name a handful of external factors, but that’s not what I’m highlighting here. Let’s talk about internal factors because these are things that you can control. Emotions and mindsets are examples of internal variables that dictate how you go about your day. Now […]
Top 10 Ways To Reach Your Productivity Goals
15 January 2014Have you ever started something and quit halfway? One of the most difficult parts of doing tasks is completing them. This is also true when it comes to time management and productivity goals. Writing down your goals was the easy part. Applying your new, ideal schedule can feel impossible, especially when things don’t go your […]