As requested - Here are the slides I presented for a masterclass at this week’s Southstart conference in Adelaide.
Thank you to everyone who came out for the event, the incredibly supportive staff at Stone & Chalk and especially to my brother-from-another-mother Craig and the brilliant Danielle from Southstart - I love you guys.
Apparently, this is a writing experience I will "love". Ok yes. It's very nice. Thank you for this lovely tour, Ghost. Let's do this.
I must admit, I’ve never liked the phrase ‘pulled up by the bootstraps’. Partly because it’s a weird thing to say, but mainly because I have no idea what the hell a bootstrap is. You know, those mythical straps we're all supposed to pull ourselves up
I spent last weekend helping a friend update his resume. Twenty years of experience in operations management, a master's degree, and enough industry certifications to wallpaper a small office. His company had just announced another round of "AI-enabled efficiency improvements." Translation: Your job is being automated,
We can’t change our brains. But maybe we can change some minds. Let’s face it, talking about ADHD sucks. It’s hard enough living with a brain that doesn’t always do exactly what you want it to. Add to this a complex mix of anger, relief, disappointment,