Posts about school

Is our school system in Australia killing off resilience?

There has been a lot of talks and evidence presented lately concerning our young people’s ability to[…]

Transition and Meaning

I am at a point of transition. It is me who has lost my taste for what[…]

Winning by Volume

Have you heard of the phrase ‘winning by volume’ in your worldly travels? It works like this.[…]

Sparking Words of Joy

For many years, I have feared saying what I really wanted to say. I had always softened[…]

Wrong Conclusions

Is it possible that we sometimes add 2 + 2 and get a not-quite-right 5? How many[…]

Variables v Fundamentals

There is a saying that ‘laws are guidelines for wise people and statutes for fools’. In other[…]

Small Acts of Generosity

Speaking in my presentation about the power of small deeds daily in our lives, I heard this[…]

Collaborating for Success

Often people who are in service industries or speaking positions are advised to keep their best materials[…]

Labelling our Youth

The youth of this generation often get some really bad raps from the baby boomer generation. They[…]

The Importance of Everyday Contributions

I recently heard a story of an elderly African American woman, Oseola McCarty, who washed and ironed[…]

Small Steps

Many years ago in a business studies class, the teacher told all of the students to begin everything[…]

Equality of Opportunity

The Brebner’s were never known for our desire to just sit and talk about the weather and[…]

Reading the Waves

I was talking to a minister friend of mine a while ago. He shared with me that[…]

Security v Risk

One of the big needs of humanity is security. We see and hear people selling us security[…]

Persistence for the Win

So many of the ‘greats’ who we honour in life made many big mistakes and had significant[…]

My Story

A person with Tourette’s Syndrome and its related behaviours was not going to fit the mould of[…]

Your Ideal Employee

People with Tourette’s syndrome often have a challenge in finding work, particularly in the public eye. While[…]

Your Biggest Asset

I recently read a letter Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Empire, wrote to his 16-year-old self.[…]

Supportive Culture

“The future is coming!” I heard someone claim in a talk to an amused audience several years[…]

Building Community Attitudes

Have you seen the preview of the upcoming Australian television show ‘Employable Me’? Our very own ABC,[…]

Schools & TS Students

Are your staff up to date and knowledgeable on how to support TS students with vocal tics,[…]