Stories we are told

Tony’s message had me critically re-evaluate my life, choices and perspective. Some of these messages reinforced prior values and beliefs, and some were completely new.

Taking off rose coloured lenses ask, “What is perfect?“. Do we have an unrealistic view and expectation of ourselves?

“Business or science?” Was the question my 17 year old self was asked when I needed to make the big decision of what I was going to do with my life.

The productivity paradox occurs when investment in information technology results in decreased employee productivity.

A personal brand is the associations people have with you. It is your trademark. Marketers utilise branding to create a reputation and identity for a company. Brands convert into sales because of emotional, functional or social connections made with a product or service.

“There are no wrong turnings. Only paths we had not known we were meant to walk.”― Guy Gavriel Kay

Superheroes are glorified. What makes them invincibly attractive? Their extraordinary ability to overcome odds and create salvation to those in need.

We all want to win. In reinvention, life, love. Despite this we still fail.

Wherever you are in life, we all go through ebbs and flows. Reinvention exacerbates these peaks and troughs adding further complexity.

Reinvention is a journey that requires nurturing, much like how our bodies develop strength and muscle memory though repetitive physical activity.

Communication is confronting.

“We don’t rise to the level of our expectations, we default to the level of our training.” — Archilochus

“…People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel” — Maya Angelou

“The best way to predict the future is to invent it” — Alan Kay

“You are who you are and where you’re at because of what has gone into your mind.” — Zig Ziglar

Self-awareness is the key to igniting the how in reinvention.