I ate at a fast food restaurant recently and it wasn’t a good experience. It was a comedy of errors to be honest. The fear in the young girl’s eyes did not inspire confidence at all and she proceeded to make a ton of mistakes. I don’t fancy going into all the errors they made … Continue reading Minimum wage training →

In the working world you can get into trouble for a lot of things. But the trouble you get into for showing initiative and taking action is a lot lighter then the trouble you get into for doing nothing because you were awaiting instruction. I think this happens because of the intent behind it. Initiative … Continue reading Trouble for initiative →

I read Johnny Wilkinson’s book (tackling life) years ago and there was a particular passage that still resonates with me to this day. Bear with me now, while I write this from memory. So Johnny was well known for being obsessive about his kicking practice. He was so committed and put in so much time … Continue reading Johnny’s guarantee →

To see a situation exactly as it is without any emotional attachments or judgements is a tremendous skill. It manifests itself: When one can have a heated debate and not lose their cool. When one receives a personal attack and they don’t take it personally or harbor resentment afterwards. And when one isn’t discouraged by … Continue reading See it exactly as it is →

An agenda and a constraint, provides focus and urgency, the perfect mix for a meeting.

Often in a yoga class, the teacher would show us a pose, stop doing the pose and then ask us to replicate the action. I would then work from my short term memory and attempt to replicate the pose I just saw. While I stand there in the awkward position I would often think to … Continue reading Am I doing the right thing? →

Frank came in this morning dying to talk about 'Avengers: End game' but he's too late. Everyone else has already moved on, they're talking about something else. Frank saw the movie only a week after everyone else and he's too late to the conversation. A week! That's how quick the culture is moving, that's how … Continue reading Late to the conversation →

To read a Whatsapp message and not reply is, considered in most instances, very rude these days. Some people will even take it very personally and hold a grudge towards another because of it. WhatsApp, knowing these new social nuances, offers its users a couple of ways to hide. For example: You have the option … Continue reading Hiding in WhatsApp →

A phone call with a bad connection is extremely frustrating. You have to repeat yourself constantly. There is regularly pauses between comments. You constantly wonder: ‘did they hear what I said?’ There’s very little conversational flow. I find it’s a good analogy for talking to someone who won’t look up from their phone.

Writing during the week is easy to do. There are time constraints, you have to go to work, return from lunch or go to bed. Therefore it's easier to start writing immediately because to not do so would mean the blog post will never get written. It is undoubtedly harder to write on the weekends … Continue reading Writing on the weekends →