Christmas isn’t fun for everybody

K Rd is the future. Cool, quirky and inviting

there is a lot to be frightened about in business right now but also things that can be done to help

nothing calms the mind and brings clarity like taking the dog to the dog park

being a better human being makes everything better. Promise

at any time, you can look at what you’re doing and ask “is this for me?”

Success has many forms and looks. It might be recommitting to what you already do, or it could look like a complete change. These are difficult conversations because they cause us to have to dig deeper into our pysche than we normally would.

Hanging on to petty and even serious hurts and injuries inflicted by “other people” has the effect of draining your energy, killing your creativity, muting your ability to interact fully and freely with others and messes with your mood, sleep and quality of life. That costs money. Strange to say it but not letting go of shit shows on the bottom line.

Which brings us to the thing that underpins everything I believe about business in all its forms and stages - it is all about the people all the time. the rest is just stuff to do. Important stuff, but stuff none the less.

I guess my point here is that you shouldn’t be afraid of the word transformation. Whether the issue is huge or tiny, transformation is just the process of making the differences that matter.

Do you ever get the impression that things aren’t quite right but you can’t put your finger on what it is? All you know is that you aren’t making the headway you feel you should.

But what we’re talking about here is when your business is not in a position to maintain the existing head count. I know that there is a lot of this happening throughout the country right now and good, noble employers are doing it tough.

If you are finding your current drug testing regime is having a negative effect on your workforce, have a think about trying something that is fairer on all and meets all the government standards. After all, drug and alcohol testing is meant to be about workplace safety, not controlling the lifestyle decisions of private citizens.

Here are my suggestions for how we get to this state of Nirvana (not the band with the screeching singer)…

Rascism, sexism, discrimination against old people and people who haven't had the right start in life. These are the things that gnaw away at a society and make it weak and bitter, disengaged and hostile. They pit people against each other and why?

It is a winding road with many corners we can’t see around, but with courage and a willingness to step out and be different, we can make a better future than our frightening present.

Whatever you do, keep going.

Things are tough. We need to find these examples of good things happening out there and celebrate them. To these guys, I say this. You have been very lucky and I’d add that it seems true that the harder you work, the luckier you get.

All I can say is that we are in for a hell of a rollercoaster ride and we’d better start practicing being flexible now before our options start getting cut off.

Right then. Let’s reassess things here. I’m a regular on social media, I attend events designed to make people talk to other people and none of it has killed or maimed me.

Call it what you like. I call it transformation and it is what Regeneration HQ stands for. Boldness, honesty, confronting barriers and issues with integrity and humour.

I made a promise and one of life’s great satisfactions is honouring your promises even when you don’t need to.