Happy Thanksgiving 2017! It’s that time of year again we all look forward to – or dread – making our New Year’s Resolutions. Rather than focusing on immediate things like weight or exercise
Anybody can do (most) anything they want to in this life. I believe this with all my heart. The art of the possible. The human potential. The nineteenth century novelist George Eliot wrote, “It’s never too late to be what you might have been”. Most people reach a point in life where they feel compelled…
Many of you might be at an interesting time of your business cycle; how to finish the year strong and above plan … and creating and defining your next year’s growth plan.
Between 22,000′ and 26,000′ on Everest, I spent time thinking about the similarities of the mountain and leadership. When your own life and goal are in danger and success is not guaranteed, you have to both lead, manage yourself and the situation – along with what you can control and what you cannot. Set big…
I am a self-confessed rugby fan and an adopted New Zealand All Blacks fanatic. I’ve seen them play a number of times including at their home ground of Eden Park
When Lee Kuan Yew died a couple of years ago, it was very sad here in Singapore. You could see it on the faces of colleagues, friends and people we encounter every day like taxi or bus drivers. You could hear it on the radio, see it on the TV, and feel it on the…
One satellite phone, one iPhone, several iPods, two digital cameras, one HD video camera, and a Kindle all traveled to Mount Everest with me leveraging 3G, Internet and Wi-Fi networks, social media and photo sharing sites, several email accounts, voice-mail, and this web-site. These are all technology advancements that date back to the 1948 invention…
Long ago, I read a fantastic book called “South”, which is the verbatim account by Sir Ernest Shackleton on his hard-to-believe Endurance expedition of 1914-1916 where he got every one of his men safely home after their ship was crushed in the remote frozen seas of Antarctica. In the last weeks, I have been reading…
The Top Ten Running and Life Tips – in no particular order Stay hydrated. Drink lots of water and energy drinks. Drink the night before a run, during a run and after a run – it’s pretty simple. In Life, drinks lots of water and healthy drinks also (and occasional good wine does not hurt!).…
