In this episode, Rex chats to long-time friend and fellow Kiwi, David Metcalf, about the courage it takes to change your life – to move from the familiar into the unknown and into your dream life. David is a corporate manager-turned photographer and activist, who moved to bali in 2012 after falling in love with[…] …
I’m blessed to be able to spend time soaking up the traditional Balinese culture, as I have done for many years now. From my journey that I’ve travelled so far, I’ve also come to know the native Dayak people of Kalimantan, Borneo, and the people devoting their lives to supporting others and things they believe[…] …
In this episode, Catherine chats to Juliette Wright, a long-term Mind Matters client and the founder and director of GIVIT, a not-for-profit with the aim of helping alleviate the effects of poverty across Australia. She shares her secrets to success and the challenges she’s had to overcome in order to get there. An experienced director and CEO,[…] …
This is the third instalment of a three-part series based on the stories we tell ourselves and how they affect the results we achieve in life. In the first of the series, we looked at recognising your own story, and in the second part we explored the process of dismantling it. Now, we’re looking at how[…] …
In this episode, Rex chats to friend and client Neil Macdonald owner of Fairway Financial, who has been running his own financial planning business for the past 23 years, specialising in people insurance. He entered the industry somewhat by default, following in his father’s footsteps. His first role was with National Mutual (AXA) on a graduate[…] …
This is the second installment of a three-part series based on the stories we tell ourselves and how they affect the results we achieve in life from business success. As we explored in the first of the series, the human brain becomes habituated. It learns by engaging the nervous system, the memory system and the[…] …
In this episode, Catherine chats with Steve Mendl, a Mind Matters client for several years now.Steve has participated in a number of our NeuroCoding programs over the years. Apart from achieving great success in business and life, Steve has also reached a long-term goal to publish a book, which has since received Amazon Best Seller[…] …
This is the first in a series of three about the stories that frame our sense of self and how we live our life. In this installment, we’re asking, is everything we say in the moment original? Or do we have a set of patterns that are established over time that form our way of operating,[…] …
A hot topic with our clients right now is the concept of sabotaging your own goal. While ‘sabotage’ means to deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct something, it’s not something we business owners do on purpose. But many of us do have self-sabotaging behaviours that, if not controlled, can prevent us from achieving our goals. As[…] …
Being a successful business owner and leader doesn’t come easily – it takes hard work, dedication and the right mindset. Let’s take a look at how you can create a mindset that will not only enable you to develop more skills but also to improve as a leader, enjoy business success, and create a balanced[…] …