As a long-time reader of Seth’s blog the fire to write — and publish — daily was kindled many years ago. It is a theme that reoccurs in both his blog posts and in each of the Akimbo programs I have taken part in over the last few years.

My…

My 13 year old son has just returned from a 5 day school camp.

He’s been out bush, as we say, here in Australia.

Their camp site an outback station converted into a tourist centre and facility for school groups, like my son’s. …

Procrastination is like a sporting match.

It doesn’t matter which sport you are playing, there are often times when it takes you longer to get into the game. If it’s a game played in halves, you might find yourself at the break lamenting your performance. Maybe you made a good…

Have you ever suffered l’esprit de l’escalier in the workplace?

What’s that? I hear you ask. It describes that situation when your witty, or intelligent, response comes to you too late. The “oh, I should have / could have said that” feeling. …

Help! I’m stuck in the messy middle.

It’s a cry I’ve heard many times, usually in the shape of words such as “this is never going to work” or “everyone has given up” or “I’ve hit the wall” and so on.

So much of the conversation on change is about…

Changing habits can be a bit like stretching an elastic band.

When the elastic band of change is stretched taut — like a sling shot — what will happen?

Stretch it too far, of course, and it might break. If your front hand lets go, the band too easily retracts…