The Success Zone

Recently I wrote of the 5 hallmarks of a great listener. In summary, these were: Quiet mind listening Full observational attention on the speaker Listening for the speaker, not for you Absence of agenda, assumption, advice and judgment High self awareness Perhaps not surprisingly, great listeners are quite rare in our current world. Try counting [...]

Yesterday, we were a very small part of a huge volunteer force that hit Brisbane and surrounds over the weekend. Shifting the mud from Goodna Aquatic Centre gave me time to reflect on the impact of such an event on the brain. Given that our Red Zones are flight/fight based, and Blue Zones are very [...]

This video introduces the concept of Blue and Red Zones, and how these states arise out of activity in different parts of the brain.