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I feel a little bit light-headed and dizzy, maybe my brain is re-wiring or was it the red wine I didn’t drink all week? It’s day seven of a seven-day silence retreat and we are about to come out of silence. During the retreat I was going to write a fancy diary sharing...
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Friendships As the mountains fade into the distance, my tears slowly stop running down my cheeks. I’m sitting on a plane back to Australia via Kuala Lumpur to shoot a program with Mindvalley after visiting Switzerland where I grew up, a place I still call home. Even...
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Don’t follow your passion! Nicholas has been a waiter for almost three decades and he so incredibly proud of his work. Seeing him in action at a Greek restaurant last week was pure pleasure. His passion and energy were incredibly infectious. Did Nicholas always know...
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“Don’t hire your friends!” This is very common advice in the business world. Since I like being a bit of a rebel and proving things wrong (sometimes unsuccessfully), I’ve never hesitated hiring a friend if they are the best person for the role. Over the last two...
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Sunday morning, my phone rang. It was an unknown number. Must be one of my overseas friends, I thought. It was my brother. He had to make one of the most difficult calls I could ever imagine. I couldn’t believe his words. After the initial shock and silence, I burst...
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Did you know that a human being in modern society is exposed to over five thousand pieces of marketing every day? We live in a very cluttered world and small businesses have to make an effort to stand out and be seen. So how can you stand out in a crowded market? This...
