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1. The Last Word: No Mate, She Won’t Be Right

   mivision | 28 April 2012

   “She’ll be right, mate.” Across the world, this is a phrase that immediately identifies the speaker as being from Down Under. It is an expression that defines us as laid back and good-humoured, displaying a casual optimism in the face of... Read More

   

2. The Last Word: What Doesn’t Kill You!

   Mark Cushway | 26 March 2012

   If there’s one thing that is certain about the future, it is that it will surprise us. We can’t be sure how, or where, or when… but sooner or later we’ll all be blindsided by someone or something. None of us are immune. Sometimes the... Read More

   

3. The Last Word: Sorry to Interrupt You

   Mark Cushway | 28 February 2012

   The patient in front of you has a pretty complex set of problems, and you’re engrossed in a difficult eye examination. Then there’s a knock at the consult room door. “Excuse me; do you remember where that order form is? The rep is here and I ... Read More

   

4. The Last Word: Half Full. Half Empty

   Mark Cushway | 01 February 2012

   “A pessimist,” Sir Winston Churchill once said, “sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. "If we’re to take advice from anyone in our day-to-day lives, we could do worse than to... Read More

   

5. The Last Word: An Afternoon with Socrates

   Mark Cushway | 01 December 2011

   The new iPhone 4S made its global debut in Australia a week after the passing of its creator Steve Jobs with queues snaking past tributes outside Apple stores. Sales records for the new iPhone were broken within 24 hours with the company benefiting more from... Read More

   

6. The Last Word: Riders of the Storm

   Mark Cushway | 27 October 2011

   Life has its natural cycles; we experience its ups and downs, its routine ebbs and flows. Then there are the 'king tides'; the personal and professional tsunamis that hit, sometimes without warning. Personally, I've launched into one of the busiest, most... Read More

   

7. The Last Word: Definition of Success

   Mark Cushway | 01 October 2011

   What is success? Is it achieving your masters? A record profit for your business? Building a loyal client base? Opening a second practice? Success, we all know, isn't just about status or material wealth. Raising happy, well-adjusted kids, for example, is... Read More

   

8. The Last Word: Calm Amid the Chaos

   Mark Cushway | 27 August 2011

   In the 1950s, French author Jean Giono penned an allegorical tale, The Man Who Planted Trees. It is a story of Elzéard Bouffier, a solitary shepherd who selflessly devotes his life to planting trees, one acorn at a time. Over a period of 40 years, a... Read More

   

9. The Last Word: Time is Money

   Mark Cushway | 25 July 2011

   Most of us have heard it said that if Bill Gates dropped a $50 note on the ground, it wouldn't be worth his time to stop and pick it up... he would make more money by just heading off to work. While the size of the discarded note has altered over time (it has ... Read More

   

10. The Last Word: Live for Today

    Mark Cushway | 29 June 2011

    In our personal and professional lives, we come across three types of people. There are those who have no impact on us. The encounter - it could be a routine appointment or polite conversation at a cocktail function - is completely unmemorable and we move on... Read More