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...
by Byron Mccaughey | Apr 29, 2024 | Article, Values
In the early ‘90s, Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, had a problem. Well, two problems. The first was growing pains. Patagonia entered the new decade riding a wave of 30-50% annual growth, but with it came a fragmented company structure that was inefficient...
by Byron Mccaughey | Apr 11, 2024 | Article, Performance
On the day of a Grand Slam night match, most tennis pros try to control every aspect of their preparation—from sleep in their hotel room to hooking themselves up to performance-enhancing machines, analysing the match ahead, and eating the perfect amount of calories....
