Yesterday I met a colleague for coffee at local cafe to discuss my speaking & training business. I hadn’t seen this gentleman for nearly three years but we quickly skipped the small talk and jumped deep into discussion about what it takes to be truly successful. The
Read more →You know the ones, the people who have nothing better to do with their time than suck the life out of you and pull apart your dreams. We’ve all got them, we’ve all experienced them and we’ve all suffered their negative wrath at some point. There is
Read more →Some first-time entrepreneurs mistakenly believe that they are not entrepreneurs because they have never invented anything nor have they come up with a novel idea upon which a company could be built. I am firmly in this camp as well. None of the ventures that I have
Read more →Below is an email I received the other day from Jordan, a regular at The Hive Brisbane events that I run each month. It’s a small gesture, often something we all think to do but not something many of us ever actually action. But I can tell
Read more →Below is a collection of the notes I took on my iPad at a recent Entrepreneurs UnConvention in Sydney. I noted a couple of gems that are great inspiration for Cupstart. They’re raw and unedited notes for me personally, take from them what you will… People often
Read more →This is a fantastic TED.com video. Take a few minutes out of your day to appreciate it.
Read more →An excerpt from the book ‘The Pin Striped Prison‘ by Lisa Pryor (Courtesy of David Ball). It speaks for itself: That’s 5 star, I can’t wait to read the book! ——— If we haven’t met before, I’d love to meet you! You can find out a little
Read more →A mate of mine David Ball (@MrDavidBall) recently linked me to a great cartoon drawing by Stuart McMillen (@Stuart_McMillen) which depicts his frustrations towards moving through the traditional schooling and tertiary education systems in Australia (and the Western World). I personally believe the traditional education system is
Read more →Below follows some of Will Smith’s wisdom, some of his thoughts on life… Take the time to watch it and soak it in. For those of you who’ve never seen this side of Will Smith, prepare to be amazed (I was). One of my favourites: “The separation
Read more →Are Entrepreneurs Selfish by Nature? Typically driven by a commitment to a common vision and bold goals, entrepreneurs reward results and have little tolerance for those who worship process and effort. An entrepreneur, confronted with the task of facing any business in good times and bad, needs
Read more →Transparency is the best form of humility. We should be humble and confident in who we are and in what we stand for in our business practices. This confidence gives strength to our character and it’s our character that shapes our reputation. Study very carefully every detail
Read more →Youth Arts Queensland (YAQ), as part of the Q150 celebrations are celebrating young people, their creativity and the contribution they make to the community. I was very honoured to be chosen as one of “150 Young People Creating Queensland”. Every day, 365 days a year, young people
Read more →“He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away.” – Raymond Hull “Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.” – Voltaire “If you can dream it you can do it.” – Walt Disney “Whether you think you can
Read more →Our thoughts and actions are like those stones dropped into still waters. Every action we make has effects that are beyond our action itself. Other people can see what we are doing and can follow our example. This is called The Ripple Effect. Everything that we do
Read more →We are pleased to announce that TEDxBrisbane will be held at the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) on Saturday 6th of March 2010. Registrations for this exciting event will be open later this year. TEDxBrisbane is an independently organised TED branded event. The program theme will be
Read more →A short video reflection diary of the Edgeware Young Entrepreneur’s Camp in January 2009. There’s more camps coming up later this year, so if you’ve never been be sure to check it out! ——— If we haven’t met before, I’d love to meet you! You can find
Read more →Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast – you also miss the sense of where you are going and why. – Eddie Cantor If we haven’t met before, I’d love to meet you! You can find out a
Read more →Hectic days are bound to happen, and when they do it’s important to remember what really matters, what will actually make a difference and what tasks are of high-value. You MUST be organised. If you know you’ve got a hectic day approaching, you can count on at
Read more →Here are my top 50 goals for 2009 in no particular order of importance whatsoever. This year is going to be big! Really BIG! I can feel it! Join me on my journey as I try to achieve, and hopefully over-achieve, on the goals I have set
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