We ‘must’ catch up before Christmas, the windows ‘must’ be cleaned; and let’s not forget the must-ard for the holiday ham! There seem far too many expectations to be jolly...
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We have opportunities to shape our futures but we don’t always have control over unexpected events. We would never consciously chose for ourselves-or those we love- to have a car...
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Australia stops for Melbourne Cup race in 4 hours. Dad used to say that horsesense is something animals have to stop them betting on people! Many people only place a...
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Local cafe sign reads: Short blacks-long blacks-All Blacks! Gotta love it and here’s to a New Zealand win in World Cup Rugby. It’s a nation passionate about the sport, had to juggle venues after...
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Will we ever forget where we were 9/11? I was at the World Airline Entertainment Conference in Brisbane, addressing 1600 delegates. Topic: We Can’t Always Control Change-only our attitude towards...
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In life, we skin our knees, egos and hearts but need to pick ourselves up and get back in the saddle. -Even Cadel Evans probably had training wheels on his...
Read More Tsunami thought-The man who swims against the tide knows the strength of it
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Even the strongest Olympic swimmer could never swim against that; against the wall of water hitting the coastline of Japan at 560 kilometers per hour. As a Tokyo resident for...
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I’m safely back from beyond Everest Base Camp. All senses are heightened at an altitude exceeding 5500 metres so maybe I’ll come to mine and never go camping again; as...
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Haven’t posted for a while as was extremely busy with speaking engagements and the new book-and also packing my backpack & getting fit to climb to Everest Base Camp for my birthday next week-so it’s been more...
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Have just spoken on partnerships & managing change at the Cradle Coast Tourism conference in Ulverstone-must confess I’d never heard of the place, about 15 kilometres from Penguin, which I’d also...
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