Many women's leagues and teams are so young that the stories and narratives are still developing.

Audiences don't want perfection, they want connection.

But just as the old adage teaches that, physically, you are what you eat; I reckon intellectually, you are what you read.

Negative externalities show up everywhere, and unfortunately they often show up dumped by the side of the road in the otherwise pristine environment around my home in the foothills of Australia's Great Dividing Range.

The simple fact is that real world is much less stressful and scary than the realms we inhabit in our minds.

Don't abandon the project of self-improvement. Instead, create experiments designed to work out what makes your inner puppy happy and achieves what you want to achieve.

Humans are naturally evolved to form judgements incredibly rapidly. That’s useful where quick decision-making contributes to avoiding death on the savannah; less so in the modern world.

Low scores indicate a deficiency, something you struggle to do or understand.

If you’re interested in being a better leader, a better speaker, a better parent, or a better friend, you might find it useful to ask yourself the question: “Is this above the line?”

I’d like to conclude this little missive by offering you, dear reader, a bit of tiny courage. I encourage you to find someone in your life; friend, family, colleague, whoever; and offer them a bit of tiny courage.

I want to be proud of the indigenous heritage of the place I live (on Wurundjeri land). Rueben taught me that indigenous culture is a place-based culture. I want to be able to say key phrases in the local language. I want to learn the stories of this area so that they may live on as I teach them to my kids and other visitors to this place.

I'm slowly going to start dipping my toes into work again, and I'm excited about a few pieces of work I've got scheduled for release soon, including Real Speaking Returns - a resource for executives, directors, partners and professionals seeking to leverage the commercial impact 
of public speaking opportunities

As we head towards Christmas, I'm enormously grateful.

I hate to sound like a hipster, but I was using Zoom long before it was cool.

99% commitment is really hard.

The experiencing self is the one that has to actually show up and do the work.

Building an identity is like bricklaying a house… except that you start laying the bricks when you’re two.