I recently asked our mindset community for their opinions and experiences around being "self-critical'.  To be honest, I found some of the responses to be haunting.  Take a look; Oh my gosh. As as former competitive athlete myself, I know this game ALL TOO WELL....

Has your confidence been holding you back in some areas of your life? If so, you're not alone! We've ALL felt insecure, lacking confidence and afraid that we're not good enough. Even the most outwardly confident people experience this-- myself included!  [Read on...

Take a look at this intriguing post I saw the other day on Humans of New York. If you’re not familiar, or if you’re not one of the 18 Million people (18 M!!) who follow it on Facebook, HONY is the where we gain deep insight into the personal lives of everyday from...

Last week we talked about the most underrated skill today, which is resourcefulness. It’s what successful people have in abundance, and people who struggle in life don’t. Today, I want to dig deeper and unpack your ultimate resource-- your emotional state. (I love...

I am officially impressed with our mindset community. I loved getting every response to "Max’s" situation (not their real name of course), which I wrote about the other day. The responses were terrific and I'll share a few here to highlight some of the insights. ...

Some people really know how to take it to the edge, and then keep on going. It always makes me wonder; How do they THINK about themselves, and about life? What’s their mindset? Take this incredible 8 year boy, Nate Viands, who ran a 3:32 marathon, which is an...

When Google, Apple, and an entire field of mega-leaders including Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg are all engaged in the services of one executive Coach, Bill Campbell, there's a significant reason. So, WHY? What was it that made Bill...

When I was in my early 30's, I learnt a pretty important (read: difficult) lesson, on why people can sometimes say one thing but (totally unconsciously) mean the exact opposite.  Take a look at my quick story and see if you can pick what might have really been...

Today I want to share a simple, powerful formula that inspires both success AND fulfilment. I call it my Thrive Formula. IT'S COUNTER-INTUITIVE, BUT ACHIEVING GOALS DOESN’T MAKE US HAPPY Have you ever achieved a goal and thought to yourself-- is that all there is?...

I don’t mean to shoot myself in the foot here, but I’m a big fan of asking the hard questions -- even if it means directing those questions at myself. So here goes. Organisations hire me to run High Performance workshops for their leaders and teams.  And...