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Finding one’s pack

February 19, 2020 Kerry Swan

Have you ever felt like the outsider?  The one that is different?  Who doesn’t fit? For me, there is a stack of irony in the telling the classic Ugly Duckling story by Hans Christian Anderson. A beautiful swan born to … Continue reading Finding one’s pack

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Keen to get clear on where you are going?

February 13, 2020 Kerry Swan

One of the most frustrating side-affects of having choice; is having choice. Meaning, in 2020, we are all generally blessed with opportunity.  The internet fixed that. If we want to study.  We can do it on-line. If we want to … Continue reading Keen to get clear on where you are going?

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The 366 day streak

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 Kerry Swan

Like you, and many others, I am basking in the glow a new year, a new decade and new possibilities. Right now it is easy.  Really easy.  To set my intentions for the year.  To carve up time, allocate priorities … Continue reading The 366 day streak

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How to survive as a leader in 2020

November 18, 2019 Kerry Swan

What worked before, won’t now Moving from the management consulting space into real estate over the last five years has been a real eye opener into the way we do business in Australia. In my life before real estate, as … Continue reading How to survive as a leader in 2020

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Self Discipline equals Self Love

October 30, 2019October 3, 2019 Kerry Swan

Here’s an interesting thought. What if the practice of getting yourself out of bed to go to gym was actually an act of self love rather than punishment. As parents, mothers, partners and husbands we are often caught in the … Continue reading Self Discipline equals Self Love

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Move. Breath. Exercise.

October 23, 2019October 3, 2019 Kerry Swan

In any leadership role. Family leadership. Community leadership. Business Leadership. Stress can take it’s toll. And, there is plenty of evidence around to remind us that stress makes us dumb. It has everything to do with our caveman origins and … Continue reading Move. Breath. Exercise.

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No F@#%! given

October 16, 2019October 3, 2019 Kerry Swan

Mark Manson was onto something when he wrote his book ‘The subtle art of not giving a fuck‘ in terms of conserving our life energy. And, while you could accuse him of being somewhat crude, the basic philosophy gets our … Continue reading No F@#%! given

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Leadership in the trenches

October 9, 2019October 2, 2019 Kerry Swan

Give me a gritty, wounded, leader any day.   I am not interested in the polished, perfect, take no risks model of leadership.   Give me the messed up, made mistakes, didn’t quite get it right leader any day.   … Continue reading Leadership in the trenches

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10 things that I wish I had known before starting a business

October 2, 2019October 3, 2019 Kerry Swan

Are you caught in start up hell?  Or some sort of small business purgatory? Do you even remember why you thought that going into business for yourself was a good idea? Perhaps you thought that business was going to give … Continue reading 10 things that I wish I had known before starting a business

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The real truth about leading people

September 19, 2019 Kerry Swan

Are you leading or managing people and feel like a juggler in the circus? Or perhaps you feel like, when it comes to your team, that you are the proverbial duck gliding on the water but madly paddling underneath? Want … Continue reading The real truth about leading people

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