Here at Amplify, we are all about the power of conversations – the impact that they could have on your personal or business growth, or how they could affect your life in both a negative and a positive way. Increasingly, I have realised how the media we consume prompts and fuels conversations about topics usually discussed behind closed doors. Warning: …
You Can’t Spell Suffering Without ‘U’
One of life’s awful truths is that suffering is inevitable for everyone. Each person you come across is experiencing some form of suffering in some way. Even Buddha, one of the universe’s most equanimous figures, espoused that ‘everything is suffering’. In fact, it’s one of the key teachings of Buddhism. But Buddha also believed that we can lessen our suffering, …
Three Steps to Beat Your Identity Crisis
Richard Fertig is a guru when it comes to running businesses. As the CEO of multiple companies, including Brilliant Transportation and LifeZaver, he has developed his ideas and projects by focusing on what he is good at. And that’s being a creative problem solver and empowering his employees to deliver on his visions. But that doesn’t mean that Richard is …
The Importance of Building a Positive Legacy
Legacy might sound like one of those words that get bandied about at retirement parties, funerals or when lifetime achievement awards are presented. But a positive legacy is far more than a footnote at the end of someone’s career, life, or otherwise. Legacies are not just quotes set in a bronze plaque, they are living breathing entities, they are how …
How to Let Go of Perfectionism with Tony Nash
This article was inspired by a conversation between Ronsley Vaz and Tony Nash on the Bond Appetit Podcast. Everyone feels the pressure to be perfect. Perfectionism is a common theme in many of our lives and is exceptionally hard to break. Confession time: how many of us have listed ‘perfectionism’ as a weakness on our resumes? Because why would we want to …
2017 Game Time: My Top 3 Learnings for 2016
2017 game time. Rochelle showed me a post a couple of days ago about how everything that we’ve been through to this point was just practice. We have had an amazing journey of learnings and celebration. For me 2016 was brilliant and I learned a lot. My top 3 learnings from the year are: #1. There is no wrong decision …
A Reflection on Opportunism
Opportunity is an unpredictable thing, that much we know. However, it is something that we need to incorporate more into our business endeavors? When opportunity calls… I remember one of my New Year’s resolutions (yes, I reluctantly admit) was to become more of an opportunist, to take on more opportunities that crossed my path because you never know where it …
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