I spoke to a group of builders about The Breakthrough’s 7 foundation habits for success recently. One guy kept arguing the point, saying it was all easy to say but the reality was different. He …
The Breakthrough team has been exploring each of our working styles which have led to some very constructive, valuable and hilarious conversations. The four styles defined in the research* are: Pionee…
I think we should waste more time. We are bombarded with productivity hacks, articles on getting more done, podcasts about fitting more in, optimal work times, reducing distractions, flow etc. People …
Over the summer Franceska and I honoured a long-held dream of travelling around the South Island, visiting the different places where we each grew up as well as some places we hadn’t seen. That was …
On the Friday evening a week after the terror attack in Christchurch, I visited my local mosque which they had opened up to allow people to express support. It was not a huge event, but there was a lo…
Comfort zones are okay if you need a rest. Actually, that’s a bit snide. You should harvest what you’ve sown, get the benefits of the expertise and momentum you’ve created, leverage your experti…
In my blog Doubling Down, I talked about how we can’t cross a chasm in two steps, that letting go of the old is the only way to go all in on the Big Idea. The subtle variation on that is the story o…
I’m tired. It’s been a big week. Not busy, I don’t do busy. If you measure busy-ness by the number of phone calls and emails, I’d be declared clinically dead. I’ve had a…
It’s a funny thing, a New Year. Time is a continuum and each second simply follows the other, indistinguishable from the previous one. Days of the week, months and years are human definitions, used…
