Welcome to HowCanI — the Ability Makers — Personal Development
Posted in Blog on Apr 3rd, 2008
I recently did a workshop in Brisbane on being super productive. It’s a funny thing, but when you teach you often learn more than the attendees. It sounds a little unfair, but it goes with the territory. Back to the story. One of the people said he sometimes got to the office after a weekend [...]
Posted in Blog on Mar 5th, 2008
I have mentioned a couple of times that I try to have at least one meaningful conversation with someone every day. The other day I was priviledged to have just such a conversation. His name is Aleks and he is a Sales Manager. I have trained and mentored him for a while now and we [...]
Posted in Blog on Dec 31st, 2007
It’s New years Eve again; that wonderful time when we celebrate the year that was and look forward to the year to come. Each year make our wishes and see them fade with time. That new life we promised ourselves, the weight loss, the new job, more money, a great relationship. Start out full of [...]
Posted in Blog on Nov 20th, 2007
Last week we filmed the Philosophy of Learning. I expect we will be able to put it on the site next week. It’s funny, you know, when I stare at a blank sheet of paper before writing the notes for one of the talks, I sometimes just sit there, blank. No, not blank; I just [...]
Posted in Blog on Oct 3rd, 2007
Let me tell you a story. I live on a busy road and, as I leave each morning I am faced with a problem. It’s an interesting problem that used to frustrate me as I railed against the ignorance of the drivers who would not permit me to enter the traffic, which is sometimes extremely [...]
Posted in Blog on Sep 2nd, 2007
It’s Sunday morning here in Sydney, Australia. The date is September 2. That means it’s spring. As I drove out from the car park of my gym I turned right. Right into very heavy traffic, not usual for a Sunday. Unless the local football team had a home game. Yep, the final round before the [...]
Isn’t it funny how life presents you with lessons in the most unlikely ways? I recently received an e-mail from a sales consultant I was working with. His question seemed quite reasonable, but for some reason it jarred. So I thought about it before I replied. His question went as follows. “I have put in a [...]
