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Where are you in the pecking order?

Observing chicken politics is hilarious, the jockeying for position, competing for advantage, secret liaisons, negotiated alliances, clandestine trysts, reminds me of Canberra, but I digress.... It is human nature to behave a bit like my chooks. We assess our relative…
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November 2, 2015
Advice

But its not my fault!

I ran out of gas! I got a flat Tyre! I didn’t have change for a cab fare! I lost my tux at the cleaners! I locked my keys in the car! An old friend came in from out of…
Paul Wright
February 4, 2015
Advice

Erase The Negative

Have you ever thought about the impact your mood has on those around you?Some people are happy being miserable, but what about how this affects co-workers, colleagues, staff, friends? I have a golfing buddy who regularly spends 4 hours complaining…
Paul Wright
December 4, 2014
AdviceBusiness

The Customer is NOT always right

It may have been Harry Gordon Selfridge, the prominent British retailer who popularised the slogan, “the customer is always right”. In my view though, Mr Selfridge was not entirely right himself. Whilst everyone in business needs to treat the opinions…
Paul Wright
November 24, 2014
AdviceBusiness

The 3 “F”s of Change

“If you are miserable NOW, but not willing to change, you’ve got a problem” One of the reasons why many people seem to be stuck in their present situation is that they are unable to face change. There is no…
Paul Wright
November 6, 2014
AdviceBusiness

Lucky or Fortunate?

I sit on my back deck, look out at my little piece of paradise, and think how fortunate I am. Very often visitors to our place will tell us how lucky we are to have it, but I can tell…
Paul Wright
October 28, 2014
AdviceBusiness

Are you prepared for the expected?

The worst storm for some time hit our place on the evening of 14th October 2014, with heavy rain, strong winds and just generally miserable conditions. It was cold also, the Blue Mountains experienced snow storms which cut the rail…
Paul Wright
October 15, 2014