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Aligning your goals
I had to pop down to a magical Noosaville today for a medical procedure.
Thankfully it was only precautionary, but it’s always important to keep good health front of mind, in the spirit of our 4Fs model.
Demographic shifts
I was thrilled this week to be invited to appear on Paul Colgan’s BIP show, a new podcast venture for Colgo which has some huge boots to fill following on in the footsteps of Business Insider’s unparalleled Devils and Details series.
In the...
Australia leads rebound
The OECD reported in its latest update that Australia may effectively be leading the developed world out of recession, although there will be a heavy dependence on the government continuing to spend and support the economy beyond the next few months.
With the domestic...
Buyers return
Almost unbelievably (at least from a few months ago) Australia now has only two ICU cases remaining of COVID-19.
Even both the most populous states of Victoria and New South Wales recorded zero new confirmed cases today for the first time in months.
And all of a sudden,...
10,000 hours to mastery
The 10,000-hour rule holds that you need to dedicate 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to become world-class in any given field.
For example, I was recently watching a documentary on the great Aussie golfer Greg Norman, who didn’t even begin playing golf seriously...
Restrictions easing
Happily Australia’s Sunshine Coast has long since been declared COVID-19 free.
And although many restrictions do remain in place, we’re gradually getting back towards some kind of normal.
It’s clear to see that people are itching to get out and socialise...
Your minimum viable product (MVP)
Are you interested in becoming an entrepreneur, running your own business, or finding new ways to generate income outside of your paid employment?
If so, then the concept of a minimum viable product (MVP) is worth taking some time out to consider and understand.
...Learning the rules
As a young graduate I went to work in London’s West End at Marylebone for a mid-tier accounting & business advisory firm, where instead of listed clients we largely acted for family businesses and high net-worth individuals.
It was eye-popping to first...