by Dennis | Oct 29, 2024 | Blog
Do you ever sit back and wonder, “How the heck did that just happen?” It could be an against-the-odds successful business outcome, a change of fortune, meeting someone who may have a powerful impact on your life, maybe something that you hoped for – for...
by Dennis | Apr 10, 2024 | Blog
The nature of my conversations seems to be changing. I don’t know if it’s a hangover from the Covid days (and we have to stop using that as an excuse!), a lack of personal confidence, a degree of social anxiety or, on a more positive note – a desire to build...
by Dennis | Jan 16, 2024 | Blog
“There are strange daysFull of change on the wayBut we’ll be fine, unlike someI’ll be leaning forward, to see what’s coming Looking forward, looking backI’ve come a long way down the trackGot a long way left to goMaking songs, from what I know”...
by Dennis | Aug 15, 2023 | Blog
How curious are you? How inquisitive are you? How vocal are you with your questions? In your view – what is normal? Is normal something that we have always done around here? Regardless of how ludicrous it may seem now? Less than 30 months ago in Australia, there were...
by Dennis | Jun 29, 2023 | Blog
Whiskey is not my preferred drink – until recently, when I found it perfectly paired with reflection. As part of coaching a young couple, we had reached a massive decision point– it was one of those sliding door moments. They could take the hard route with greater...
by Dennis | Nov 10, 2022 | Blog
We wait for many things in life. Our first attraction, our first date (or as is the modern term, our first hook up), our first kiss and then who knows where that waiting may end up? Often, it’s the anticipation of waiting is either more fearful or enjoyable than the...
by Dennis | Sep 20, 2022 | Blog
Sometimes I wish my dad was more like King Charles III. If I ever suggested to my father that he needed a bit of self-love, I suspect I would’ve been flogged. That expression in those days raised very different images, and the notion behind it wasn’t even thought...
by Dennis | May 23, 2022 | Blog
I want to take you on an out of body experience. Pour yourself a wine, grab a beer, or make yourself a cuppa, and take a seat. Melt into your chair and imagine there’s a drone lifting off beside you. As it starts gliding higher into the sky, your point of view...
by Dennis | Mar 22, 2022 | Blog
Recently, I attended a weekend retreat as a way of recharging my batteries, reconfirming my purpose and finetuning my direction. It was well worth the experience – shaking off a few lockdown induced cobwebs. At these things, facilitators push you outside your...
by Dennis | Feb 28, 2022 | Blog
For me, (and am sure for many others), 2021 was tough. It started with the hope that we can get over the effects of 2020 but those seemed to extend through 2021 too. It also seems so many people were just angry – at all types of things. There are many small voices...
by Dennis | Nov 28, 2021 | Blog
SO, there I was with a mate watching the antics of his 13-month-old daughter. She sat in a little chair watching the Wiggles, wrapped in her blanket to keep her warm, while her devoted mother lovingly fed her slices of banana. I thought to myself – well, there’s an...
by Dennis | Aug 13, 2021 | Blog
What makes a person stand out from other people? What makes a person emotionally “stronger” than others? I’ve recently been involved in several projects around leadership development, executive coaching, relationship building and succession planning and while they are...
