Hey everyone 👋 I've been off the grid for a little while, and not by choice. Work has been loud. The kind of loud where you look up and realise it's been a fortnight since you did anything that wasn't urgent. I don't dig that at all. But it happens to all of us, doesn't it? The community, the posts and the Wednesday calls have taken a back seat. And if you noticed the silence, I appreciate your patience. Even when I wasn't showing up here, I was collecting things I wanted to bring back. A few moments that made me stop and think. So I'm here now, but before I dive into any of that, I'd love to hear from you first. What's been happening? Fill in the blank: In the last two weeks, I've been busy doing__________.

When it comes to safety, we generally know what needs to be done so that we don’t get hurt or break something. Unfortunately, accidents generally surprise us. We are not aware that we have created the conditions for something serious to happen. So what happened in your world today? That’s a pretty general question so let me make it more specific. Did you have any 4Ds happen? Dumb, Different. Dangerous, Difficult When I ask these questions in the workplace, the answer I get is normally blank stares. So I expand on them. Was there something that didn’t make sense? – dumb? Was there something that was different to the way you normally do it? Was there something that presented a new hazard that you weren’t tracking - dangerous? Was there something that was more difficult than it should’ve been? These questions always generate much better conversation. So what’s your 4D for today?

I've had some success tonight and added a few more modules to the High-Performance Teams package within the classroom. You'll find active listening, emotional intelligence and well-being packages that are an awesome baseline for building high-performance teams within your workplace. The added bonus of these skills is that they're really relatable within the family environment as well. I mean, who doesn't like an emotionally intelligent partner that actually listens to you? It's a win-win for everybody. Once again, if you're interested in looking into these modules, I'd be more than happy to offer free access to the first few people who put their hand up.

How are you feeling today? Was it a normal boring day, or did you get after something awesome? For me it started out as a normal boring day. I got to work, I made the mistake of checking emails, and I went down a rabbit hole. I didn’t want to go down. It wasn’t until 10 am that I decided. I’ve gotta get out of here and do something better So I went for a 6k hike. - You believe in your own potential: You are powerful when you understand that you are capable of achieving anything you set your mind to. - Continuous Learning: You are powerful because you never stop learning and are constantly seeking to improve yourself and your skills. - Abundant Gratitude: You practice abundant gratitude, recognising and appreciating the abundance in your life.. - Relentless Drive: You have a relentless drive, never giving up until you achieve your desired outcome. - Bold Vision: You have a bold vision, setting your sights on big goals and pursuing them with passion and purpose. - Radical Self-Care: You practice radical self-care, prioritising your physical, emotional, and mental health to fuel limitless potential. - Extreme Ownership: You take extreme ownership of your life, taking responsibility for your actions and outcomes. What resonates with you? Is there something you’re doing to make yourself feel like you’ve accomplished something special?

I love this. NASA Artemis Astronaut, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, talking about what makes a crew. When she was originally asked the question several years ago, she mentioned it's about being on a mission, eating and working together. Now that she's back from 10 days in space with 3 other crew members, she has revised what a crew means to her. - The crew is in it, all the time, no matter what - They are stroking together, all the time, with the same purpose - They are willing to sacrifice silently for each other - That gives grace - That holds accountable - A crew has the same cares and the same needs - A crew is inescapably, beautifully, dutifully linked She then goes on to highlight looking at Earth 🌏 from a great distance, and while it looked beautiful, the most amazing part was the amount of empty blackness that surrounded it. We're just a lifeboat hanging un-disturbingly in the universe. Planet Earth. You are a crew. Considering the name of this community, it's clear that being part of a crew is important to me. Doesn't have to be in a plane, or a boat, or a spaceship. It's a group of people with a mission to accomplish, and that mission can be anything. It can be flying a plane, conducting major surgery, running a busy ER, teaching a class, building a house or even building a Skool community. In our Skool communities, we live it. Working together, all in, sacrificing silently, bound by the same cares, the same needs, the same mission. Let’s hold each other accountable, give each other grace, and fly - beautifully, dutifully, inescapably linked.