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PRESSURE MAKES CHAMPIONS
The old saying pressure makes champions, does not apply in tonights Super Rugby match when no pressure finally created a champion Crusaders Super Rugby performance. In the build up to tonights match I heard a sports commentator say the dynasty was over with...
INSPIRATION OF TRACKING TIME USING IPAD TIME APP
Time is our most valuable asset. Especially as a business owner getting the focus and allocation of time in the right areas is so critical for success. Working on the business, as opposed to working in the business is the constant challenge of many business...
USING YOUR CHILDHOOD TO CLARIFY YOUR LEADERSHIP PURPOSE
I found this short video inspirational from Nick Craig of the Authentic Leadership Institute, he explains how to mine your child hood to better define our Leadership Purpose. For me freedom is a major theme which is part of my purpose to help others find their own...
HIDDEN CULTURE IN RUGBY SPORTS TEAMS FROM HURRICANE PLAYING CRUSADERS THIS WEEK
In today's video blog I talk about my observations from Super Rugby. Reflecting on the sports psychology and leadership insights from the Hurricanes and their very close match with the Crusaders this week, played on March 29th. Why did the The Hurricanes perform so...
WHY DO WE ACCEPT THAT OLDER IS REALITY? – READ THIS INSPIRATIONAL ARTICLE ABOUT PHYSICAL IMMORTALITY BY DR. JANNI LLOYD
After reading a number of her fascinating blog posts I was inspired by the commitment of Dr Janni Lloyd. She is a medical doctor who has now devoted herself to the study of physical immortality. She writes about physical immortality as potentially possible...
GREAT INSIGHTS ABOUT LEADERSHIP FROM SIMON SINEK
This 4min video from Simon Sinek has some nice insights and an inspirational story about Leadership. Simon Sinek is well known for his TED talk, which is in the top 5 most viewed all time TED talks, and his book 'Start with Why:...
OUR UNCONSCIOUS PROGRAMMING CREATES OUR PERSONAL AND BUSINESS SUCCESS
I always state that clarity equals success. We don't get what we want in life, we get what our unconscious stuff (programing) creates. Therefore by definition, naturally most people are not aware of this stuff, as it is unconscious! The blind leading the blind because...
NEW NAME AND NEW WEBSITE FOR ROBERT C ROBERTSON
My parents almost named me Robert Robertson but they were unsure about the sound of it, so they called me Craig Robertson instead. Fast forward to November 2013, having never felt Craig was me and having never liked this first name, I added Robert to the...
EMIRATES TEAM NZ HOLD YOUR HEAD HIGH SUCH INSPIRING SPORTSMANSHIP AND DIGNITY IN DEFEAT
I am so proud of what Emirates Team NZ have achieved in the Americas Cup. Even if I have been critical of Dean Barkers leadership style in the past, I believe he has shown such dignity in defeat to make me very proud to be a Kiwi. Grant Dalton is a great leader. The...
GET PASSIONATE! GET EVEN TEAM NZ – SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY PRESSURE BY ROBERT ROBERTSON ON TEAM NZ IN THE AMERICAS CUP 2013
After the frustration of listening to the passionless Dean Barker, I got fired up in my video blog post today. I explain that the key to peak 'in the zone' sports performance is emotion. Emotion means 'from which motion comes' and can be defined as energy in motion....