How to stay grounded when success comes a-knockin’ — Some books you instantly fall in love with. You wonder what you ever did without them. You want to highlight every line of every page because it’s pure life gold. You’ll feel as if you’ll sleep with this book every night like your bible. …

Why we can’t ever take our foot off the gas — I’ve naively thought more than once, that on completion of whatever self-learning expedition I’d just embarked upon – whether it was dentistry, an MOOC in analytics, or postgraduate education – I could have a breather. I could put my feet up. …

Reconsider how you spend your weekends — Imagine this: it’s 7 am on Monday Morning. …

How to not get lost in hesitation — Decisions make our life. A Chinese proverb states: He who waits for a roast duck to fly into his mouth must wait a very, very long time. In other words, we must take action. And decisions inform actions. Whether you’re interested in investing or not, you can learn a lot…

Principles from a book that has drawn accolades from Warren Buffett — It’s November 13th – 12 days after the 7th consecutive interest rate rise from the Australian Federal Reserve bank this year. Like millions of other homeowners, we’re now paying an extra grand on our mortgage since refinancing at the end of last year. Here’s why it wasn’t the wrong decision. You shouldn’t judge a decision based on its outcome

In the early twentieth century, Hanoi was flourishing as part of the French colonies and had modern European-style sanitation for some of the more affluent neighbourhoods. Unfortunately, there’s no such thing as a free lunch, and before long residents were terrorised by plagues of disease-infested vermin who decided to make…

Add the right level of sass to your writing with literary hacks — Even before the introduction I was wowed by Bruce Cannon Gibney’s literary prowess as he unapologetically dismantles Boomers: ‘These facts are what permit optimism and also a little gallows humour; the noose may be on, but it’s not inescapably tight. It helps that the Boomers are often ridiculous, and this…

What everyone is getting wrong about spending money — It started in the midst of the pandemic here in Australia, when businesses were forced to close or significantly change their service model in ‘the most locked-down city in the world’ (aka, Melbourne). Kitchens stood idle and griddles and exhaust hoods gathered dust in Melbourne’s commercial kitchens. Communities desperate to…

It’s not all unrealistic body images and FOMO — Social media has a bad rap. I agree for the most part the Kardashians’ feeds don’t foster a culture of positive body image, and there are way too many apps that you can give yourself a virtual nip & tuck nowadays. It’s also easy to feel your life is boring…