Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week This week I celebrated my 38th birthday. My family surprised me with one of the most thoughtful gifts I've ever received. A "5 senses" gift. Five small gifts. One for each sense. Simple. Meaningful. Perfect. Being sidelined with an injury also gave me something I don't often create enough space for: Reflection. And as I reflected on the year that was, I found myself writing this... 5...
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Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week Last night I found myself lying in the emergency ward after injuring myself playing soccer... Waiting for X-rays. Waiting for answers. Waiting. And funny enough... The thing I found myself thinking about wasn't work. It wasn't money. It wasn't my goals. It wasn't the million things I still need to do. It was a moment with my boys earlier this week. arm farts Cassius had just learnt...
11 days ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week The Push Up Challenge kicked off this week and I've already banked 442 Push Ups. Day 2's push-up target was 72. Not 70. Not 75. Seventy-two. And the reason behind it hit me harder than the push-ups themselves... 72% of men don't seek help when facing mental health challenges. Seventy-two percent. Nearly three out of every four men. If I'm being honest... I've been one of them. The guy...
18 days ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week I had one of those weeks. The kind where life just consumes you. Work demands. Family commitments. Deadlines. The kind of week where every hour gets allocated before you've even had a chance to think... And if I'm honest... One of those weeks where I briefly thought: "Maybe I should just fuckin quit." Not my family. Not my health. But the bigger vision I'm building. The mission. The...
25 days ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week This Wednesday started with a pretty magical moment for me as an Arsenal fan. After more than 20 years, Arsenal are finally champions again. Twenty-two years to be exact. Back then I was still a school boy. Now? I’m a husband. A father. Building a life halfway across the world. Funny how life changes. note from Carter That morning, after watching the game while getting the boys ready...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week Wednesday this week was hard AF. Not “busy” hard. Heavy fuckn hard! But the day started well like most of my mornings… Morning prayer.Meditation.A productive coaching call. Then real life kicked in. School drop-offs.Straight into a stressful task at work that demanded 3 straight hours of focus and precision. One mistake could’ve caused major issues. As soon as that finished… Another...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week Happy Mother’s Day to one of the most powerful gifts God created in this world… Mothers. Every single one of us reading this today is here because of a mum. A woman who carried us, raised us, sacrificed for us, worried about us, and loved us through every season of life. So today… Take a moment to honour her. mum and me As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realised something: Some of the most...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week This week, I had the privilege of coaching my youngest son’s soccer team. His first season. Under 5’s. And honestly… These things mean everything. I got to be there.Present. Involved. Leading from the front. It made me think… How many opportunities do we get as parents to be part of our kids’ lives… …and pass them on? Not always because we don’t care. But because we’re tired.Busy.Low...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week One week ago, my dad celebrated another year of life with us. And this week, I came across an old memory… The time we had the privilege of celebrating his 60th birthday here in Australia. The memory itself? Priceless. Magical.One of those moments you never forget. But the photo? Different story... dad bday There I was… holding his birthday cake. Big belly.Overweight.Unfit. And it...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week Last week I kicked off a new soccer season with my new team. At 37 years old, with average technical ability… My biggest assets aren’t skill. They’re: Fitness, Energy, Leadership …and most importantly, a winning mentality. Some of the younger kids have unreal talent. I genuinely admire their skill. But when it comes to being the hardest worker in the room? They don’t come close. And...
2 months ago • 2 min read