by John Drury | May 5, 2022 | Group Mentoring, Planning, Small Business, Team Building
A fresh challenge During the Covid lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 I have been busy. Firstly, beating off a nasty little cancerous growth in and around the muscle tissue of my bladder. I’m very grateful that surgery in February 2020 was very successful. Three check-ups...
by John Drury | Apr 18, 2022 | Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, values, wellbeing
In October 2007 I was a mess. I had recently resigned my very public position in a large community organisation. I had made some poor choices and was in a world of pain emotionally. My marriage was hanging by a thread and would soon fail. Most of the people in my...
by John Drury | Feb 8, 2022 | Leadership Articles, Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, wellbeing
More information than we need is literally at our fingertips. Information is multiplying exponentially every day across every field you can imagine (and some you can’t). We Google for information and we search on YouTube for demonstrations of how to apply information....
by John Drury | Nov 30, 2021 | Finishing Well, Group Mentoring, Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Small Business, values, wellbeing
You know you are too busy when you do not feel like you have time to think. It is vital to be regularly reflecting on your business. Ideally, you need to carve out some thinking time every week. I strongly urge you to take at least half a day once a quarter (4 times a...
by John Drury | Oct 8, 2021 | Personal Growth, Planning
NSW has achieved the 70% vaccination rate that triggers the lifting of some of the restrictions we have all endured to stay safe from the delta variant of the Covid-19 virus. In 2 weeks we will be 80% double vacc’d, and on Dec 1 most restrictions will be lifted for...
by John Drury | Sep 6, 2021 | Personal Growth, Planning, Self Leadership
Self-care starts with healthy self-respect One of the key discoveries I made as I recovered from a shattering burnout experience in 2007 was how little I was used to prioritising my own self-care. Others can help with this, but we each must take responsibility for our...