On 31 July 2021 I had the privilege to share an idea with fellow Aberdonians, and soon via the TED platform, with the world. The essence of the idea is that moodset is as important as mindset. Organisational culture can be compared to someone’s personality, unlikely to change over a short period of time. Performance […]
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Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal using compressive forces. It is also the creation of something strong, enduring, and successful. I have always been a fan of the concept of forcing mechanisms. I realised that a subtle change to the wording was both more positive and more powerful for me and […]
Average has a very strong gravitational pull. Normal is neutral. In order to challenge the status quo we need to separate. Like driving our car on a journey, we need to indicate, change lane, change gear, and then accelerate if we want to separate from the slow-moving traffic. Arnie Schwarzenegger separated from the crowd. In […]
My brother is an airline pilot and captain. He tells me about the discipline of pre-flight checks before executing the flight itself. The leaders of the flight take no shortcuts with these indicators otherwise people die. The checks are not optional, they are critical. I enjoy listening to Inky Johnson on YouTube. He talks about […]
I am excited to review this book for my network. It is definitely one of the better books I have ever listened to. I learned a huge amount, and confirmed many observations I have experienced myself as an athlete, commando, leader and coach. The author spent years researching the secrets of highly successful groups. He […]
Wim Hof is an “outlier” who certainly loves the outdoors. There is no doubt he is an exceptional human being, but the beauty of his attitude and this book, is that he absolutely believes every one of us has the ability to be exceptional. The “Ice Man” claims he is no superhero. His method for […]
Time is precious as we all know. There are more and more distractions and competing agendas in our lives. One method I have found to be incredibly powerful over the last few years is that of habit stacking. I was aware of the concept before, having read numerous books on habits, such as The Power […]
In my final year at school I was the anchor for our house cross-country relay team. I was also ranked as one of the best runners at the school. When I received the baton, I felt the overwhelming weight of responsibility to take the lead and finish strong, instead I mistimed my charge to the […]
Every year in the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, I reflect on the previous year and consider the year ahead. This year is no different although the year itself has been very different. Or has it? We had a pandemic, which is thankfully extremely uncommon: Three per century on average since the year […]