Legend has it that the University graduates who sign contacts to join the big 4 to complete their Accounting exams are signing away their souls. Apparently 12 hour days are the norm, stress and anxiety are typical and exhaustion is not considered a viable excuse for not showing up. The only saving grace? The connection … Continue reading Only saving grace →

A girl finds out that her boyfriend has been cheating on her. She confronts him and he gives the following pathetic reply: I was going to tell you myself He says it as if this unverified presence of intent will be his salvation. What a feeble and infuriating excuse. It immediately triggers the response: So, … Continue reading Intentions salvation →

I read something interesting in Mark Manson's The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck and thought I would share it here. There are two main love archetypes, the Hero and the Victim. The Victim has learnt that in order to receive love they need to have unsolvable problems, they need drama, they need the attention of … Continue reading Heroes and victims →

An argument doesn't happen all at once. It doesn't go from pleasant silence to screaming match at the flick of a switch. No. The arguer likes to ease you into it. They like to lay out the bait with a random strong and controversial opinion. Hmmm juicy! Then the unsuspecting victim feels it's their responsibility … Continue reading Argument bait →

When COVID ended some kept the changes they made adapting to the worldwide pandemic. 'We're more resilient this way and more prepared should it happen again' they said. When COVID ended some threw out the temporary model and immediately went back to the old way of doing things. 'What are the odds it'll happen again? … Continue reading When COVID ended →

How much for this mug?Eh ... make me an offerIt's the Amy episode of Lovesick and Angus is just getting used to selling. Luke has taught him the power of reframing. Instead of giving the price outright Angus is now asking potential buyers to make him an offer.Both Luke and Angus are hoping that this … Continue reading The Amy episode →

Discovering Europe is a board game where you are given destinations to reach and play alongside others who try to hinder your progress. The approach for the most fun and the least amount of frustration is to pick the quickest path and be prepared to be thrown off course. It makes for a great metaphor … Continue reading Discovering Europe →

It appears to me that the instruction manual dominates today's working world. The average worker thinks the first time, then mindlessly copies and pastes the rest of the time. Now I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that. Habits, systems and processes infinitely improve productivity. But I think the consistent presence of instruction manuals means … Continue reading Thinking practice →

Kate DiCamillo is a children's author with at least 20 published books to date and she is a Newbery prize winner. But long ago when she was trying to get her first book published she was rejected 473 times. 473! Now I think there is a lesson to be learned from Kate and her perseverance. … Continue reading Random rejection ruminations →

One of my old rugby coaches used to say a player with good hands is one who could catch a bad pass and give a good pass and his constant refrain was - don't shovel on shit! I can see a parallel in the working world. The chain of anger. The CEO shouts at the … Continue reading Responsible adults →