Wayne Pearce

Wayne Pearce,  footy legend, motivational speaker and coach was speaking at an event Lyndon and I attended last night – and it was a delight to hear him speak.  I’m  always so happy to hear from professional sports people as they exemplify focus, commitment and countless other  inspiring and admirable qualities. 

He discussed the brains incredible plasticity and how we can rewire our brains – just one of my absolute favourite topics!  He also inspired and challenged leaders and business owners to give people a sense of belonging and bring a sense of meaning to what they do, which is so important for everyone, regardless of their role.

Brings to mind what David Rock was teaching us at Results Coaching Systems Leadership Day a few months ago.  The brain needs certainty, a sense of status, autonomy, relatedness and fairness in order to be in an optimal thinking space…  just one of the fascintating things about the brain that we can take into account when coaching!

Wayne also kindly autographed a note to our son Ethan which totally made his day.

Thanks for coming to Dubbo Wayne!

 

my new mac

Wow, my first document on my apple mac.  Just doing a typing test, getting a feel for it.  Lyndon says this has a good interface, which I believe means that we will have a good working relationship – i.e. If my Mac were a person we might refer to Mac as one who is amiable, easy to connect with.  I’m looking forward to getting Skype on this – hopefully by tomorrow so I can have a face-to-face conversation with Yvette at 11am.

It’s time for me to be writing another blog – perhaps an announcement that I’m a mac user now?  Or that I am speaking two languages in the computing world – I am getting tech savvy aren’t I?  The salesman in the apple shop says my challenge in getting questions answered by local people is due to the fact that I’m using cutting edge technology that people aren’t familiar with.  Fancy that! Me?! 

Oh, and it would have been useful to time that little bit of typing.  It probably took no longer than it would have on the office PC. I am looking forward to building my relationship with my new friend Mac.  Oh, and I must add – I’m really looking forward to the day he’s paid for himself, and enabled us to purchase his friend Mac Pro for Lyndon – and together they are supporting us to create a strong financial future.  These guys are money making machines (with all the learning we’re doing about the internet) and we’re so proud of them and value them greatly.  Now technology doesn’t get in the way of my connecting with people and making a difference - it serves the bigger vision powerfully!