#Theweekthatwas @ 02/11/2026
Championship teams are not always the most talented, but they're almost certainly the best led
#Theweekthatwas @ 25/10/2026
The moment we start blaming others for where we find ourselves in our lives is the moment to invest in a mirror
#Theweekthatwas @ 18/10/2026
Understanding that honour is not bestowed by any human frees us from the need to seek acceptance or security from others
#Theweekthatwas @ 11/10/2026
Difference can be used as an opportunity to learn or as a means to divide
#Theweekthatwas @ 27/09/2026
When we don't know who we are, we seek recognition of our worth from others
#Theweekthatwas @ 20/09/2026
When you've put in the work and achieved your goal, it's important to acknowledge your own effort
#Theweekthatwas @ 06/09/2026
Fatherhood is not for the fainthearted nor is it for those who wish to avoid life's greatest joys
#Theweekthatwas @ 31/08/2026
Without optimism, one tends to feel as though we're being sucked into a deep dark bottomless pit - pretty pointless really
"Leave it with me"
Someone left a note on our car this week. And it disturbed me more than it should have.
Not because of the parking feedback. Because of the tool they chose to deliver it.
And then the same pattern kept showing up in very different forms.
#Theweekthatwas @ 23/08/2026
Despite knowing our time on earth is limited, too many of us still act as though we're going to live forever
#Theweekthatwas @ 16/08/2026
Being grateful for what you have and striving for more are not mutually exclusive concepts
#Theweekthatwas @ 9/08/2026
Equality and equity may have some letters in common, but they're not the same thing
#Theweekthatwas @ 2/08/2026
Service should never be for the recognition but it's appreciated when it is recognised
#Theweekthatwas @ 19/07/2026
It's better to start with what you have instead of waiting for what you wish you had
Grief doesn't check your calendar
This week I attended a Matariki session where one line stopped me:
"One constellation, one sky. Many stories."
I didn't expect those words to land the way they did. But then again, I didn't expect what happened two weeks ago either - when I stood in front of 60 people, mid-introduction and my father's name came out of my mouth differently than it ever had before.
#Theweekthatwas @ 05/07/2026
Many of us have become accepting of certain untruths and falsities to the extent we openly quip: "Well, everyone does it"
#Theweekthatwas @ 28/06/2026
On a journey of change, conversations may be more valuable than outcomes
#Theweekthatwas @ 21/06/2026
When you tread the path of truth, defence is not only unnecessary, it's counter-productive
#Theweekthatwas @ 07/06/2026
Failure to see or acknowledge our character flaws doesn't mean we don’t have them