Mindset – it’s the difference between a good and bad day

This morning I caught the train into the city. It was just before 8:00am and there were quite a few people jostling to get to the platform before the train arrived. All of a sudden, a woman’s voice drowned out all other general noise. She was having a conversation with someone on the other end […]

I recently attended the World Business Forum in Sydney as I love to do every year to hear from global speakers about trends around the world. And one of the statistics discussed concerned mental health. Latest studies show that out of all people working today, at least 50% will suffer a mental strain issue. And […]

No matter how many times I find myself ‘stuck’ or ‘looking for direction’, setting a context never fails to get me back on track. It is understandable then, as coaches know, that this is the most common issue I see with clients. So what is context? I like to describe context as a light in […]

We hear it all the time – “How are you?” Someone asks. Common response – ”I’m busy”. At Next Evolution Performance we always encourage people to be very careful when they answer in that way – when someone says “I’m busy” we hear “I’m unproductive”. Here’s why…….. A quick neuroscience 101…… Our pre-frontal cortex is […]

Chances are you have a mix of people in your life. Generally I find that people around you fall into one of two categories – energy givers or energy zappers. The energy givers are the ones who when you spend even a short amount of time with them, they help to increase your positivity and […]

Chances are if you are like most people you wake up in the morning and at some stage before you actually set off for work you are already thinking about your to-do list of the day. Next time you do – take a note of the language you are using in your head. Are you […]

We all hate saying “No”. Many of us are born people-pleasers and especially at work we take on so much for fear of negative repercussions. But are these repercussions really there or are they more in our own minds? And what if we could say no with really feeling like we are saying no? Would […]

In the sports world people are always encouraged to train gradually. If you’re used to running 10km and you decide to train for a half marathon there is no point trying to run 18kms straight off the bat. Even if you feel ok at the time, the next day your joints, muscles and ligaments will […]