Anyone can have an idea. Ideas are cheap and they are plenty. The challenge is turning that ‘amazing’ idea or invention into a commercially viable business entity. Many people throw their hearts, souls, energy and wallets into developing their idea. Designing, crafting and forming it. Then thinking about ways how…

Using words & stories to find common ground & progress towards a better future together As mentioned previously, finding common ground is indispensable to our progress, especially if we are to move forward as communities and solve the most pressing issues we have to deal with as humans inhabiting an abundant but vulnerable and finite planet. In this article we explore how words, language and…

A lot of fuss is made about and attention paid to Start-ups however, very little attention is given to businesses that survive the start-up phase and go onto thrive over many years. What I call the ‘keep on goings'. Staying in business doesn’t happen by accident. January 2019 marked 24…

Given the prominence of unethical self promoters and liars in our midst spruiking their destructive ideologies to further their self interest and avoid scrutiny, the following information may be helpful is spotting those who are after something at your expense before they spot you. ‘Stop trying to impress me. It’s…

Trust is a vital element in our lives and, as such, it has been studied and debated for centuries. Trust is the belief that someone or something is honest and will not harm you, or that someone or something is safe and reliable. Trust is necessary to the ongoing well-being…

In the space of a few weeks in April 2014, I lost my dad and had my trust betrayed by a person who left my business and took a deal worth $300,000 along with them. In mourning and trying to rescue my business, being grateful was far from my mind…