by John Drury | Sep 1, 2025 | Finishing Well, Mindset, Small Business
In business, we often focus on strategy, systems, and sales. But there’s a deeper, quieter battle that determines whether we succeed or stall: the battle of the mind. Before we step into the marketplace to lead, influence, or sell, we must first win the internal war...
by John Drury | Jul 29, 2025 | Finishing Well, Mindset, Planning, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, values, wellbeing
Our new long lives When the aged pension was introduced in New South Wales in June 1900 the age at which men could access it was 65, and for women it was 60. The average life expectancy for males in 1900 was 51.8 years, and females 54.8 years. This meant there was a...
by John Drury | Apr 25, 2025 | Finishing Well, Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, wellbeing
I was meeting with a client yesterday who is having challenges dealing with a new person in her business. He is quite task driven and not very intuitive about reading people. It doesn’t help that he has been working mostly on his own in the past 5 years, with few...
by John Drury | Feb 25, 2025 | difficult conversations, Finishing Well, Mindset, Personal Growth, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, Small Business, wellbeing
Uncomfortable is very different to Unsafe Uncomfortable does not mean unsafe. The opposite of uncomfortable is comfortable. Unsafe means dangerous. An uncomfortable conversation is not automatically dangerous. In fact, it is not usually dangerous. When a manager or...
by John Drury | Nov 26, 2024 | Contentment, Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, Small Business, values, wellbeing
I believe there are 3 main currencies that we all use every day: money, time, and energy. Back in the 20th Century the main currency people used was money. The first half of the 20th Century was a write-off. We had two devastating world wars (1914- 1918 and...
by John Drury | Sep 26, 2024 | Finishing Well, Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Self Leadership
The 4th quarter of the calendar year has two main goals: To finish the current year strongly To set up the new year opportunities – so you hit the ground running in mid-January To achieve both goals it is vital that you have a structure to your planning process....
