This is a tale of two movies. Both outstanding in their own way. Both with lessons for businesses that care to listen. The first movie is Avatar. Last week ourselves and a good proportion of the world decided that Avatar in 3D was a must see movie. If you...
On our recent jaunt (Sydney to Brisbane via Lightning Ridge) I was amazed by the massive flocks of Grey Nomads on the road. I mean there were so many flying along the roads in their 4WD with caravans hitched to the back that I swear there is not a single older person...
Every day we are bombarded with information. If we took in everything we see, touch, smell, and taste in full our memory circuits would overload, and we wouldn’t get anything done. So, as an evolutionary mechanism to cope we scan information and then form quick...
I admit it. I have been distracted lately as I have been watching my mother age before my eyes. You see just two short years back my mother was a vibrant, active member of her community. The church organist for two local churches, choir master for her community choir,...
These past few days have been a whirlwind. I have been at the World Internet Summit with the ubiquitous long days and nights with many different speakers. In the midst of this, my eldest daughter needed to interview me for a biography she had to write for her English...
Like many mums in Australia, today is back to school day. But in our household, today was a special day – the day when my baby started High School. This morning the nerves were strong – me hoping that she would settle in quickly, find a group of...
