From niche to mainstream She turns, putting her back to the water and the drop below... [read more]
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WANT TO LEARN HOW TO FLIP YOUR THINKING?
(OR HOW TO BACKFLIP?)
From niche to mainstream She turns, putting her back to the water and the drop below... [read more]
Thousands of people packed the stadium. People wore their home nation’s colours with pride. Face paint... [read more]
I write often. I write for work. I write this blog. I write speeches for the... [read more]
Why I don’t drink ‘I don’t drink.’ I’ve probably said this thousands of times in my... [read more]
Below is the transcript for the 3 minute presentation I gave at the TEDx Sydney Pitch... [read more]
‘C’mon!’ ‘That was a crappy call ref’ ‘We won on the weekend.’ If you’re a founder,... [read more]
For a long, long time I’ve wanted to do a TEDx talk. And this year… …I... [read more]
Travel. Most of us love it. And unless you are a corporate road warrior flying to... [read more]
Long term travel. It’s a dream many of us have, but so few of us act... [read more]
Athletes. In a sporting nation such as Australia we have thousands of them. And while we... [read more]
‘It’s not a big deal’ ‘How’s Ryan doing?’ I’m chatting with my friend over hot chocolates... [read more]
Why read ‘The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that... [read more]
MY SETBACK Thank god I didn’t hear it. People say it sounds like a gunshot. And... [read more]
As a sixteen year old I had an unbroken streak of six national titles in the... [read more]
Plenty has been written about the need for confidence. If you are an athlete, a performer,... [read more]
In the corporate world, it’s common to get called into a ‘brainstorming workshop’. Most organisations subscribe... [read more]
I am rapidly approaching the end of my 20s (currently accepting 30th birthday gifts!) In order... [read more]
This is the final post in my 3-part top 17 books of 2017 series. These are... [read more]
The six books below are ones that have significantly shifted my thinking around how to design... [read more]
In 2017 I set a goal to read 52 non-fiction books. Although don’t ask me to... [read more]
As much as I wish it were possible, it’s impossible to be at 100% energy 100%... [read more]
Economics teaches us that specialisation is a good thing. As humans evolved from subsistence farming into... [read more]
‘Aren’t you scared?’ my friend asked me as we walked across a narrow bridge towards a... [read more]
Team captain. It’s often the highest position an athlete can aspire to. But how do you... [read more]
I’m an attention seeker. You probably are too. I don’t throw tantrums like my two-year-old self... [read more]
Have you ever watched a football player pull out a tuft of grass before they kick... [read more]
Harvard once did a study on their business school students. They found that only 3% of... [read more]
As a trampolinist, people unfamiliar with the sport often used to watch me compete and ask... [read more]
In 1970, the USSR started experimenting with visualization and sports. Nowadays, visualization – or imagery as... [read more]
Athletes ready… lift. Your 20 seconds begins. Standing on the competition floor at the CrossFit Regionals... [read more]
As an athlete, people often say things like ‘you are so lucky to have found your... [read more]
Learn from success instead. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”... [read more]
I just went to the Rio Olympics. Not as an athlete. As a spectator. It... [read more]
Draw back the curtain on the CrossFit Games and there are a few surprises behind... [read more]
Bruce Lee said that ‘If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything... [read more]
Everyone has a to-do list a mile long. They have 1500 friends (of the Facebook variety… [read more]
We are approaching that time of year where everyone is resolving to eat healthier, exercise more,… [read more]
Everybody likes winning right? You may not like to admit that you love winning, but it… [read more]
I just quit my job. I booked a plane ticket to the USA with no clear… [read more]
There is an often quoted saying that “expectation is the mother of all disappointment”. While it… [read more]