Mentoring is not just about passing knowledge; it’s about igniting a flame of inspiration that keeps burning long after the mentorship ends. — Oprah Winfrey If you’ve been curious about having a mentor — at whatever stage of your career — but you didn’t know what ACTUALLY goes in when…

The mark of a true innovator is the ability to transform obstacles into opportunities. — Peter Drucker Innovation roles attract individuals from diverse backgrounds, such as technology, design, analysis, and product development. …

The only way to truly know yourself is through the eyes of others — Voltaire It was in October last year that I was sitting at a small desk upstairs at my father-in-law’s house in Fukuoka, Japan. I had 4 weeks leave and while the kids were at school I committed myself to some quiet reflection on life and career. …

6 years ago I tried to launch a youtube channel. It took me 6 months to work up the courage to publish 1 video. Now I do it weekly. Sure. I did it with a friend — but launching weekly youtube videos helped me prove to myself that I could accomplish something outside my comfort zone in both content and format. It’s given me a “if I can do this — what ELSE can I do?” …

Phew! Yes! I hit my 5-day streak of following my 5AM Club commitment! Here’s what I learnt: After a 5AM power hour I’m feeling “acccomplished” before breakfast! What a wonderful way to start the day with having achieved a bite-size yet impactful slice of exercise, learning and reflection. The value of “thin slices”. 6AM…

I survived yesterday’s day-long planning workshop and now I have a tight 6 hours to prepare to facilitate a workshop to develop the project plan for a hugely important infectious disease tracking capability at work. Nothing like exercise and meditation to clear my mind for the task ahead! Reflections It’s ok…

Getting to sleep last night was no problem — I was exhausted :) I guess with a 5am start you end up with a long day and that helps force me to get to bed early. Unfortunately my body woke up at 1AM and it was a struggle to get…

Well. I sorted out my alarm clock and bang! Time to wake up at 5AM! I got a solid 7 hours sleep so that’s a great start. Reflections on the day past Despite waking up at 6:30AM on day 1 I still followed the plan! I felt incredible in the…

Attempting Robin Sharma’s 5AM club has been challenging with the whole family at home as waking up early also equates to my 7yo, 9yo and 8month old puppy creating a chain reaction of escalating household noise. Finally and opportunity arose! …