by John Drury | Jun 26, 2023 | Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Self Leadership, Small Business, values
Everyone likes to win. If you know me, you will know I am a bit of a cricket tragic. The first test of the current Ashes series at Edgbaston in U.K., was a huge win for the Australian team. A tight finish with 5 overs to go before end of play on the final day, and the...
by John Drury | May 31, 2023 | Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, Small Business, values, wellbeing
I was speaking with a business owner last week at a business networking event. I had not seen him for a long time. He is a very likable man with a good business, and I was curious as to what he has been doing. He told me that he has been just doing his best to service...
by John Drury | Apr 20, 2023 | Finishing Well, Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Self Leadership, values, wellbeing
Opportunities rarely come gift-wrapped. Gavin was running a small engineering business in country NSW. He had talents to solve problems which meant he had plenty of work. He travelled all over western NSW to fix problems on the rail network as well as repairing...
by John Drury | Mar 28, 2023 | Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, wellbeing
Our main currency used to be money, then it was time, and now it is energy – let me explain. Since the dawn of the industrial age, we have measured the value of something by the currency of money. The answer to whether I could afford something was always related to...
by John Drury | Feb 1, 2023 | Finishing Well, Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, Small Business, values, wellbeing
A ‘Habit’ is defined by The Oxford Dictionary as ‘a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up.’ E.g., “he has an annoying habit of interrupting me”. Habits can be good or bad. They can work for us or against us. Habits, like...