Throughout my working life, I have always used task lists to help keep track of what projects need completing and the level of priority. My task lists can be short and others can reach the bottom of the page. Most people will cross off the tasks as they complete them and follow up the remainder of […]
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Recently I was providing some talks for “Mens Health Week” in the Pilbara Western Australia and the Pilbara certainly put on all its glory. It was 26 degrees with a bright blue sky, stunning backdrops of the ranges and a beautiful moonlit sky at night. Just stunning! I lived and worked in Pilbara region for
For many, public speaking can be quite daunting but for me personally. I absolutely love it! Having the opportunity to share ones lived experiences and learnings to others and positively impacting an audience is worth its weight in gold. There is no better feeling of taking an audience on a journey in their minds, weaving
Is there a connection between your mental health presence and your safety at work? When we turn up at our workplaces each day, there is an expectation from our employers and our colleagues that we present each day fit-for-work. We would usually relate being fit-for-work as solely being physically fit as a pose to being
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Many people have asked me in my travels of whether anxiety can lead into depression. It’s a great question and whilst I’m not qualified to provide a medical opinion, I can always provide a personal opinion from a lived experience perspective. For me personally, yes anxiety can lead into depression. To explain how depression creeps
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Ever heard of a 3-stage transition of an audience? Sharing my lived experience story with people in business and the wider community to make a difference within the Mental Health & Wellbeing space is very rewarding. People ask me quite regularly what my “job” is like and I usually reply to them that I don’t
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How are you coping in your life with everything that comes with COVID-19 isolation? I thought I would share with everyone how COVID-19 has affected me personally and how I am getting through this period. My key message to anyone is to stay positive and utilise this time to re-charge and re-set. In the early
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“The Path of Least Resistance” As humans, we are wired to take the path of least resistance. A question that I get asked frequently by leaders is, “Can we prevent our team members being burnt-out and if so what can we do to prevent this”? It’s a great question! Whilst it is a very broad
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In my recent post “Just Keeps Giving”, I spoke about how I broke both of my feet and shared my recovery journey following surgery. Part of this recovery journey was being “assigned” to living in moonboots for 22 weeks and getting around in a wheelchair for 5 weeks. I had said that the wheelchair presented
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It’s been 5 years now since I sustained an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and I still experience what I call “Brain Injured Moments”. These Brain Injured Moments are a part of who I am these days and I can usually laugh them off. Why not, this is my life now so I may as well make
