Today is the last day of your working life. You are about to retire. Your work mates and the companies hierarchy have decided to throw you a party to celebrate. As the party starts to taper off, you spot a person you don’t recognise and walk over and introduce yourself. The man appears to be around 70 years […]
In my final weeks before discharging from the Army, I was scalded and threatened by a Major walking nearby because I didn’t solute him. It wasn’t through disrespect, but more so a matter of being in my own little world, concentrating on what I was doing and oblivious to seeing him walk past. The way […]
Just one letter (and an apostrophe) marks the difference between these words; however, their meanings and how you use them can be the difference between a successful life and an unfulfilled one. How you see yourself and the understanding of what you are truly capable of as a human being are two of the most important things in […]
One, one thousand. Two, one thousand. Three, one thousand. Canopy OK. That was the drill that we were required to complete when we jumped out of a perfectly good aeroplane and left the aircraft when parachuting in the Army. I completed 15 jumps in total during my service, and fortunately, I never had to […]
When you consciously set standards for your life, whether it be how you expect to be treated, how you expect to treat others, where you live, the quality of the food you eat, or the quality of relationship you are willing to settle for, you are deciding on what meets and exceeds your highest standards […]
During my time in the Army, I witnessed first hand young soldiers constantly on edge with a fight or flight attitude. This happens in military operations from Vietnam to modern-day war zones such as Afghanistan and Iraq, where it is difficult to make a distinction between those who are fighting against you and those who […]
Have you got your priorities in the right order? One of the most important things in life is balance. Yet if we look at the life we are living, work and business, a great deal of the time take priority over leading our best and most enjoyable life. I can hear the argument now, ‘Yes, […]
Without sounding too morbid or pessimistic, death comes to all of us at some point. It took me getting a tumor diagnosis at the age of 40 for me to wake up to the fact that I was going to be here forever. The sudden recognition of my own mortality made me realise that the […]
The Be You. Be Great. newsletter reaches people from more than 10 countries around the globe. Today, however, is a significant day in Australia & New Zealand’s history. Two very proud countries today commemorate 101 years of the ANZAC spirit. ANZAC Day, originally a commemoration of the landing of Australian and New Zealand forces at Gallipoli […]
I am a firm believer in having a clear mental picture of your goals, and designing and implementing a vision board and an action plan that prioritise how you are going to get to your destination. Although I do have a bucket list, one of my goals in 2016 was to develop a F#*k It list […]