The stories we tell ourselves...

 If I were to ask you to close your eyes and imagine a smuggler and describe this person to me, what would the description say? Most of the people that I have asked this question to would describe the smuggler as male and can create a stereotypical picture of them. Thanks to the Oceans 8 series some people think otherwise! 

Why does this happen?

It is probably because of the story that we have been telling ourselves and the influences that we have had in life who/which have shaped our belief systems.

Most of my colleagues while having their first conversation with me via zoom, automatically assume I am from the North of India, mostly because of my lighter skin colour and the way I speak without a South Indian accent, (South India also has multiple languages and hence different influences from the native/mother tongue) or...

Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia — Feb 2002

I was on my first mission as a Green Beret, teaching medical skills to Cambodian de-miners. Impressive people who’ve been tirelessly removing Khmer Rouge landmines from the countryside, including the temples surrounding Angkor Wat.

We had 75 students, many of whom couldn’t even read. We had three weeks to bring them from “can’t spell CPR” to performing advanced prehospital trauma life-saving skills. And we had two medics running the show: my mentor, Thomas, and me.

Then Thomas got sick. Like, “go home” sick. Which — with this being a medicine-focused mission — put me in charge the night before classes were scheduled to begin.

Less than three months out of training and barely three weeks on a team, and here I am the new guy in charge of a team of seasoned Green Berets. Everyone gets sized up by the team on arrival, and that assessment never truly ends. But it reached a new...

I love to profile FutureYou members and their businesses, particularly when they are some great messages for all.

I am a great believer in creating communities and see FutureYou as a great example of that. We can all learn from each other and we can also help one another succeed in life and business.

As such, please check out this recent article in BeanScene, all about Craig and Brewtech!

 https://www.beanscenemag.com.au/brewtech-on-its-path-of-expansion/

If you would like to share your story, passion and business, please do let us know.

#winner2winner 

2020 was a rollercoaster year. Life as we know it fundamentally changed as our freedom was stripped away to protect the health of humankind. Still, stars cannot shine without darkness and challenging times certainly provide opportunities for life-defining learnings.

1. “Man belongs to the earth. Earth does not belong to man.”

From the global outbreak of a novel coronavirus through to raging bushfires, floods, earthquakes and cyclones, last year’s slew of natural disasters had a catastrophic impact on the world.

After decades of abuse and neglect, Mother Nature clearly had enough. The earth needed time to heal, so she forced humanity to do the same by taking the choice away from us. As borders shut and lockdowns were imposed, nature flourished. Contaminated waters turned crystalline blue. Polluted cities saw clear skies. Wildlife returned to the green corners of suburbs and city birds sang louder than ever before.

For all the advancements we’ve made...

“There is no growth in comfort.” Marillyn Hewson.

Marillyn Hewson is the former CEO of Lockheed Martin. She was an awesome CEO, cultivating leadership and ethics. And the stock price did very well with her hand on the tiller. Marillyn wrote a LinkedIn bit on how to choose your next assignment, and this quote paraphrases what she wrote.

I had some pretty cool jobs at Lockheed Martin, so folks tended to seek my career advice and mentoring. Some of these sessions centered on the next job, a career choice. Over time, I learned to ask several questions when coaching a person about the choice between career options, or offers. Marillyn’s quote is in the third question.

1. What do you dream about? Where do you see yourself in 10 years? It can take some coaxing to get some people to open up about this, or even to allow themselves to dream. It is important to keep this question completely open ended, and not “lead the witness.” Answers to this question...

I’ve wanted to write a guest blog for quite some time, however I’ve always found the prospect quite daunting. I feel more than able to work with people to make sure they get the most from the FutureYou platform, but what do I have to offer in terms of content? I’m only twenty, with very limited experience in the world… what do I have to pass on?

Slowly but surely, a few ideas have started to trickle down to me. I began to realise that the “naivety of youth” could be an advantage, not a disadvantage. Also, it dawned on me that there are still things in life that I have learned from, and that have changed the course of my life – and maybe they could help others too.

Although I may have no idea how the world works, maybe that’s a good thing. In a bit over a year, I will leave the protective walls of university and go out, starry-eyed, into the real world. And although I won’t know how the world works, especially the world of...

At the conclusion of our 2 day video shoot, Matt Kelly the MD and Founder of Just Media Design shot this short video to share how he runs and develops a marketing campaign. It reminds me of Jim Collins expresssion 'first bullets, then cannonballs' from his research book 'Great by Choice.' 

A great marketing methodology for businesses of any size and scale in any geography or sector.

Check out FutureYou's first vlog and learn about the iterative learning/testing cycle.

Learn more about JMD here:  justmediadesign.com.au

You Are Your Choices

Yesterday, I lost my passport. In normal circumstances, this is just something that happens to people from time to time. An unwelcome inconvenience but not an earth shattering event. For me, nearing the end of an almost year long residency application process in the United Arab Emirates, this had the potential for some serious and impactful consequences.

I had just been for a medical screening and, afterwards, left my keys and passport on the roof of my car as I sanitised my hands (cheers COVID). I then promptly grabbed my keys, hopped into my car and drove off. Only after getting back home did I realize what had happened, when my passport was nowhere to be found and a passport-sized imprint was left streaked across the roof of my car. My mind quickly spiraled as I raced back to the car park that I had left 20 minutes before. While I was driving, I tried to talk myself through it and visualize my passport sitting there on the tarmac, untouched and...

The Nutmeg that Gave Me Tunnel Vision for Motivation & Success.

To some it’s a tasty spice you add to porridge or béchamel sauce; to a footballer (soccer) player, a ‘nutmeg’ is the embarrassing situation midgame where your opponent flicks the ball straight through your legs and then collects the ball on the other side. Rhyming slang for legs, it’s usually accompanied by loud cries of ‘nutmeg’ or ‘megs’ from opposition players so it’s celebrated publically in ways you don’t want! Per the cover photo to this article, it’s the ultimate on-field humiliation.

I’ve been on the receiving end of megs (former teammates may say a lot!) but I recall the rare time I called it out on someone else. I had been travelling all over the United Kingdom and this was my 8th trial in professional football, attempting to secure a full-time contract at an English Premier League club.

A lone Australian, trying to make the...