Have you ever noticed how stiff people can become when they are trying to shoot video? Not the goofing off, home movie kind of video. But the ‘I’m talking to the camera and trying to convey information’ kind of video. All the personality can drain out of a...
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So, I have a quirky story for you - to continue this month's theme about what it takes to succeed. Earlier this year, a friend of mine’s brother had to have his beloved, elderly dog put to sleep. The vet who had the awful task was professional...
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Because of a strange turn of events, my family spent the last 10 days in the South Island of New Zealand. My youngest daughter was picked to be the lead in an epic commercial, and her sister was asked to be her ‘body double’. This meant our...
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Stuck in traffic with my family the other day, the children voted to listen to Bear Grylls’ Desert Island Discs interview again. As I listened, a particular bit jumped out at me. Bear’s talking about having failed the first time, he tried again. As he talks about...
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Goal setting happens a lot around New Years. How do you go about it? My favourite New Years Eves have been spent: with delicious snacky food (smoked salmon, olives, dark chocolate); sans alcohol (instead we’d have something like fizzy water in a jug with handfuls of mint)...
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So today, I have two words for you: Liz Gilbert. If you’ve heard of her, need I say more? And if you haven’t (but you're a whimsical yet pragmatic sort) then she’s the author of Eat, Pray, Love. Amongst other things. I just listened to Liz Gilbert’s latest book:...
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