by John Drury | Nov 27, 2025 | Finishing Well, Mindset, Personal Growth, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, wellbeing
The oldest stone arch bridge on the Australian mainland – Lennox Bridge in Emu Plains (completed 1833) An arch bridge is a powerful metaphor for life. As I understand it (as a non-engineer), the strength of the bridge depends on the integrity of the segments that make...
by John Drury | Oct 21, 2025 | Finishing Well, Personal Growth, Self Leadership, wellbeing
Recently, I was reminded of how easily business owners can lose their sense of personal agency. A client I’ve connected with recently had reached a point where he was simply going through the motions, working, sleeping, and feeling deeply unfulfilled. Despite running...
by John Drury | Sep 25, 2025 | Finishing Well, Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Rhythm of Life, values, wellbeing
They say practice makes perfect. But that’s not quite true. Practice makes permanent. If you repeatedly practice a poor golf swing, it won’t improve, it will simply become ingrained. The same principle applies in business and life. Consistency alone doesn’t create...
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 | Jun 25, 2025 | Finishing Well, Personal Growth, Rhythm of Life, values, wellbeing
They say, “Your attitude determines your altitude.” Dale Carnegie estimated that SUCCESS was 85% attitude and 15% who you know. Well, I am coming to see that finishing well in business and life depends on attitude (in our control) more than circumstances (not always...
