by John Drury | May 15, 2023 | Finishing Well, Leadership Articles, Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Rhythm of Life, Small Business, wellbeing
I used to speak at least twice every week when I was pastor of a large church. Sometimes up to 5 times in a week. In those days I was busy all the time. Speaking and preparing to speak was part of my weekly activities. I remember being on a high at the end of a Sunday...
by John Drury | Mar 6, 2023 | Finishing Well, Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, wellbeing
The details of everyday can cause vision to become stale. Becoming stale in a career or a particular job happens all too often. That’s often why people seek to change their job or sell their business. When a business owner loses passion everything becomes more...
by John Drury | May 27, 2019 | Self Leadership, Personal Growth, Small Business
Business Planning Is Vital To Business Success Lack of business planning is high up on the list of reasons small businesses fail. In Australia the failure rate for small businesses in their first 5 years is about 75%. This means 3 out of 4 businesses start with all...
by John Drury | Sep 11, 2018 | Self Leadership
In 2007 the cumulative effects of burnout caught up on me. I made some dumb personal decisions that led me to resign my senior leadership role, leave my marriage, and, after a period of grieving, start to rebuild my shattered life. How do I know it was burnout?...
by John Drury | Aug 20, 2018 | Self Leadership
People pleaser v people helper Before I started working with one of my clients he changed our meeting time several times before we actually met face to face. There were two main reasons he felt the need to keep postponing our appointments. 1. He could not say...