Christine and I have just returned from East Timor. We spent seven days there and had a great time. Our good friends Ralph and Margaret Plarre also came along. Having great friends with us made the trip really special. It’s always better to share the experience. It was really something. (more…)
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You Gotta Pay the Price…
Our son Matthew has just graduated from Deakin University in Geelong. It was a great day. We were a very proud pair of parents to see him graduate with distinction. He studied media and journalism over the last three years. (more…)
The Cost Of Putting Things Off
I’ve just had two good friends visit us from the USA. Also, their daughter and son-in-law. We spent a terrific day in the bush around home looking for koalas and kangaroos. But the day had not started well for our friends. (more…)
Mini MBA
I’ve just done a talk for the Global Business Boot Camp up at the Sheridan Mirage Resort on the Gold Coast. While I was there, one morning I held the pool gate open for a couple of people behind me… Turns out it was John Travolta and his young son! They were there on holidays. […]
Customer ‘Service’ Beyond Belief
A little while ago we were flying to the US with my daughter, her husband and their three small children. By the time we got to Los Angeles, the kids had had enough. So had the parents, to the point that when they were grabbing everything off the carousel to go through customs, they forgot the […]