by Byron Mccaughey | Oct 7, 2024 | Article, Performance
Nathan Florence is a hellman. That’s surf slang for someone who rides waves of serious consequence, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible on a surfboard. He’s been recognised as such, this year winning the prestigious Waterman of the Year award. Nathan recently...
by Byron Mccaughey | Sep 2, 2024 | Article, Doubt
Misty Copeland became the first African American female principal dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre—but that wasn’t supposed to happen. Told she didn’t have the ‘right’ ballerina body—too muscular and curvy. Her background didn’t fit the mould of...
by Byron Mccaughey | Aug 15, 2024 | Article, Wellbeing
Craig Foster, from the documentary My Octopus Teacher, was on his morning ocean swim in the Great African Seaforest when suddenly he spotted a giant 17 x 14-foot stingray, the largest species in the world. Keeping his movements steady and vibrations low—essential...
by Byron Mccaughey | Jul 18, 2024 | Article, Creativity
Winnie and Nelson Mandela shared a vision of dismantling apartheid in South Africa but had rather contrasting approaches to achieving that vision. Winnie adopted a strategy focused on grassroots activism and direct action. She was heavily involved in organising...
by Byron Mccaughey | Jun 19, 2024 | Article, Creativity, Resilience
Stephen King was so appalled by his draft outline of Carrie that he scrunched up the pages and threw them in the trash, resolving to give up on the story of a tormented high school girl with telekinesis powers. When he returned from his day job as a schoolteacher the...
by Byron Mccaughey | May 15, 2024 | Article, Anxiety
Believe it or not, performance anxiety is your friend. And it’s really common, even among world-class performers like Adele, Nadal, Emma Stone, Andrea Bocelli, Lorde, Meryl Streep, and Jay Z, who have openly discussed their pre-performance nerves. Our anxiety gets...
