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Rugby World Cup 2011 – Triumph through adversity, the story of Aaron Cruden
"I think the key was expecting things to happen. If you hope for the best and don't prepare for it when adversity comes you're not ready for it. Everyone dug as deep as they can." – Richie McCaw What a sensational, nail biting victory it was over France. Continue reading →
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Finding the sun in all the crap - What’s the secret to a Happy Workplace?
Phil Nielson from Christchurch, New Zealand has one of the most unpleasant jobs that you could think of. Since the devastation of the earthquake on the 22nd February 2011 people have been left homeless and without toilets. With nowhere to do their dirty business, hundreds of portaloos have been placed around the city. Phil’s job is to empty the portaloos every day. Continue reading →
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Avoiding change – is all in the mind?
A manager who had completed JOLT Challenge was intrigued about the concept of Pattern Disruption, namely disrupting the brain’s natural tendency to embed thought, emotional, behavioural and environmental patterns. He decided to test the concept by changing the seating layout of the company cafeteria. It was a small change which he thought would have a minor impact on his employees. Throughout the morning following the new seating arrangements, the office was full of negativity about the change. Continue reading →
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Addressing Fatal Flaws
JOLT Challenge is all about helping people develop their self-awareness so that they may life a live of meaning and achieve their desired level of success and fulfillment. One path to that is to play your strengths rather than just focusing on your weaknesses. This strategy is also recommended for leaders. Continue reading →
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The 8 Rules of the Mind
As we search for answers in why we do what we do, it’s important to realize that no one discipline holds all the answers. Since psychology became a science in the mid-19th Century we have made leaps in understanding how the mind works. Neuroscience, today’s most rapidly advancing field of science is helping to connect the brain to the mind and behaviour. Continue reading →
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The Self Intelligent Leader
“Let him that would move the world first move himself.” — Socrates, Philosopher A Self Intelligent leader is someone who has spent time developing their self-awareness and the ability to manage one’s thoughts, emotions, behaviours and capabilities. It may sound easy but in today’s fast-paced world, very few of us take the time to reflect on who we are, our values, our beliefs, our goals, our barriers, let alone spend time developing the skills to manage them. Continue reading →
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The Death of Diets
“Diet is Die with a t” Garfield the cat It’s no secret – diets don’t work but understanding why they don’t work is a key to better eating habits. The first thing is to look at what a diet is. It’s a temporary restriction of food or calories that results in weight loss. This sounds fine and dandy but there are a couple of problems with this. Continue reading →
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Why creating lasting change is challenging
As published in M2 Magazine We all know how it goes – you want to create positive change in your lives, whether it’s to lose weight, eat better, exercise more, stop smoking, not get so stressed out at work, save more money, spend more time with friends and family and so on. You have the best intentions and the desire yet you don’t seem to be able to follow through. Continue reading →
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Self Intelligence – the key to your success
As published in M2 Magazine Success in life begins with the individual and throughout time great philosophers, teachers and leaders have said the same thing – the most important thing you can do to live a fulfilled life is to know yourself better. In the journey of developing one’s self intelligence, it helps to have a guide. Continue reading →
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Mind-fit. Create a mindset to get fitter and healthier
As emotional beings, a lot of our behavior is driven by how we “feel” and what we “feel” like doing. Anything in life can be accomplished if we truly want to succeed at it. If we want to start a business, we jump in with passion and drive and give it all we got. Why then do we let our own personal well being fall to the wayside? We all need that extra motivation to propel us to do things. Continue reading →
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