by John Drury | Feb 4, 2020 | Finishing Well, Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Self Leadership, wellbeing
On Nov 4, 2019 I was diagnosed with a muscle invasive bladder tumour. After a small growth was recently removed from my bladder the biopsy results were about as bad as they could be. My Urologist was sympathetic but direct in telling me that in order to beat this...
by John Drury | Jan 22, 2020 | Mindset, Personal Growth, Rhythm of Life, wellbeing
You have greatness inside of you I believe everyone does. We have a yearning for it associated with a deep desire for our life to have meaning, or to make a difference. Deep down we know we are born for more than simply existing or doing the bidding of others....
by John Drury | Dec 2, 2019 | Contentment, Leadership Articles, Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Small Business, Videos
I was just thinking at the end of this year 2019, been reflecting on a few things as the year comes to an end. That’s how the busyness of every day can erode what’s really important in our lives, and then cause us to totally neglect the things that are really...
by John Drury | Oct 23, 2019 | Finishing Well, Mindset, Personal Growth, Self Leadership, wellbeing
Learning skills to increase self-awareness is always the starting point for developing your emotional intelligence (EQ). Last week, I had some minor surgery. I had a general anaesthetic for the procedure and then had to do the whole recovery thing under medical...
by John Drury | Sep 23, 2019 | Contentment, Finishing Well, Mindset, Personal Growth, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, values, wellbeing
My wife and I have returned 2 weeks ago from a 4-week holiday in Europe. We attended the Lords Ashes Test Match (a bucket list item for me, and my wife enjoys cricket), a week in Paris doing off the tourist track things, 10 days in Croatia (including a 7 night cruise...
by John Drury | Jul 4, 2019 | Mindset, Published Articles, Published Articles, Self Leadership
Self-awareness – the key to growing your emotional intelligence Emotional intelligence is not mystical or weird, but practical. It starts with learning self-awareness. First published on CEOWorld Magazine on 4 July 2019. Emotional intelligence is not mystical or...