What Rambo Taught Me About Experience
We often think experience accumulates into value automatically. But Rambo shows it doesn’t work that way. I recently rewatched Rambo: First Blood. Like many action films from the 1980s, it’s filled with explosions, car chases and classic one-liners. I’ve probably seen Rambo four or five times. This time I started watching for some easy entertainment, […]
What the Socceroos Penalty Shootout taught me about Experience
Sometimes we see problems through the lens of age or skill, when the real issue is experience. Previously, I wrote about Tony Popovic’s dilemma: Do you back the experienced veteran, or the rookie who is in outstanding form? Just before the penalty shootout against Egypt, Popovic substituted Patrick Beach for veteran goalkeeper Mat Ryan. It […]
On Experience – Why This Conversation Exists
For most of my career, I’ve been wrestling with the same question: How do you turn what you know into something of value? And inside that, what allows one person to cut through and have a flourishing career while others with similar experience and expertise don’t? That’s been a personal challenge and a common conversation […]
Experience and the Space Before Reaction with Mark Molony
In this On Experience conversation, I speak with mindfulness teacher Mark Molony about experience, judgement, awareness, and the subtle ways expertise can both help us and mislead us. What began as a discussion about mindfulness gradually unfolded into something broader: How do we use experience without becoming trapped by it? Together, we explore: Practice Wisdom […]
The Invisible Transition: From Insight to Masterplan
Most experienced professionals eventually move from producing insight to designing the structure behind their work. Early in your career, progress comes from finished pieces. A strong presentation, a solved problem, a thoughtful article or a sharp workshop. Each one stands on its own. Each one proves you can think. And for a long time, that’s enough. But […]