When you've put in the work and achieved your goal, it's important to acknowledge your own effort

Fatherhood is not for the fainthearted nor is it for those who wish to avoid life's greatest joys

Without optimism, one tends to feel as though we're being sucked into a deep dark bottomless pit - pretty pointless really

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.

Despite knowing our time on earth is limited, too many of us still act as though we're going to live forever

Being grateful for what you have and striving for more are not mutually exclusive concepts

Equality and equity may have some letters in common, but they're not the same thing

Service should never be for the recognition but it's appreciated when it is recognised

It's better to start with what you have instead of waiting for what you wish you had

Sometimes we need to enter seemingly unsafe spaces to create comfort for someone else to follow

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.

Many of us have become accepting of certain untruths and falsities to the extent we openly quip: "Well, everyone does it"

On a journey of change, conversations may be more valuable than outcomes

When you tread the path of truth, defence is not only unnecessary, it's counter-productive

Failure to see or acknowledge our character flaws doesn't mean we don’t have them

All doors in life operate on proximity sensors: we have to move towards them before they'll open

"If come from inside you, it's always the right one" - Mr Miyagi

Preparation for a loved one's death can never prepare you for their death

People hardly take a long hard honest look at themselves unless and until they feel stuck, hit a wall or face a crisis

Confidence doesn't come from knowledge or degrees, it comes from action