by John Drury | Mar 27, 2026 | Finishing Well, Leadership Articles, Personal Growth, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, values
The world looks and feels more uncertain now with US/Israel at war with Iran and the resultant oil shortages and price increases. The knock-on effect on oil related products and supply chains is going to affect everyone while the war lasts and then for several months...
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 | 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...
by John Drury | Jan 27, 2025 | Finishing Well, Personal Growth, Rhythm of Life, values, wellbeing
Stamina – the oft-missing ingredient when we talk about resilience Australian Open tennis matches often go for 4 gruelling hours. It makes me exhausted watching. And then if a player wins, they get to go again two days later against a slightly higher ranked player for...
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...
