by Dennis | Feb 7, 2019 | Blog
How big is your world? If it isn’t at all, may I suggest for 2019 that you live your life as large as possible! Just prior to Christmas on the other side of the world, I was having a discussion with a young couple who were like any young couple – full of...
by Dennis | Jan 7, 2019 | Blog
“Lose weight, join a gym, get a new job, spend more time with the children…” How many of these sounds familiar? It’s that great time of year where we all look forward to the coming year and set resolutions for ourselves. Yet, like gym memberships, I wonder how many...
by Dennis | Dec 7, 2018 | Blog
December is a hectic time for us all – at a professional and personal level. It is a time where things need to get done “before Christmas”. So, it is worth taking some time out to reflect on some hints for getting yourself through the Christmas period. Be safe: There...
by Dennis | Nov 7, 2018 | Blog
Where has this year gone? Are you feeling like you’re on a treadmill that seems to be speeding up? Do the time gaps between annual events such as birthdays, holidays, Christmas, Easter and the Melbourne Cup get smaller and smaller? Wasn’t it only yesterday that we...
by Dennis | Oct 31, 2018 | Blog
“So, what is your special gift?” I asked my client, trying to get herself out of her negative “funk”. Her reply was typical of the many people going through a tough time – “I haven’t got any. There is nothing special about me – I am just a normal person!” Stop right...
by Dennis | Aug 27, 2018 | Blog
One of the very good things about working in the agribusiness sector is that I get to work with many people who care – about their crops, theirs and other businesses, their reputations. This care leads to better people, better businesses, better results and a better...
by Dennis | Aug 6, 2018 | Blog
Ever looked around the room and thought “How did I get here?” or “I’m not good enough to be here…” Ever been asked your opinion on something and thought, “Why would they ask me? What would my opinion matter? What would I know?” Ever been asked the secret to your...
by Dennis | Jul 4, 2018 | Blog
Stop and listen to what’s going on inside your head right now. “Where will I get that info for my assignment from?”, “Why did that person do that?”, “Were they trying to deliberately upset me?” What will they think of me?” “Surely they realised that …” Sound familiar?...
by Dennis | Jun 4, 2018 | Blog
“I will be happy when…” now finish off that sentence for yourself. What about – “When I win the lotto…” or “When the children are grown up and leave home…” or “When my partner…” You know, the most damaging word is in that first sentence – “when”. So...
by Dennis | Apr 4, 2018 | Blog, Uncategorized
Where do you get your inspiration from? I don’t know about you but I am suffering from a lack of inspiration from our so called “leaders”. Recent behaviour from Canberra and other places have only added to this lack of inspiration. I am the last person to judge...
by Dennis | Feb 14, 2018 | Blog
I didn’t know my name was Dennis until about age 6. I thought it was boofhead. Dad always referred to me (and my brothers for that matter) by this nickname. Granted, it was more of a term of endearment, but it stuck with me. Because words can do that. There has never...
by Dennis | Jan 16, 2018 | Blog
My wish is that someday soon my job will be redundant. There is a job on a boat operating out of Port Douglas that involves making people cups of tea and making them laugh that has my name on it! If my job is redundant, then this would mean that everyone I work with...
