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      <image:title>Blog - When Being the Best Isn’t the Goal - At last week’s She Leads – Bold by Design event, one comment stayed with me. In the Q&amp;A, Jen Kerr, Pro Vice-Chancellor of Waikato Management School, said: “I only employ people who are better than me at something.”</image:title>
      <image:caption>I’ve heard versions of that before, that great leaders hire people who outshine them, but this time, it made me think less about leadership and more about productivity. If you don’t employ people who are better than you at something, you become the bottleneck. Your limits then define your business. Every decision, every approval, every problem filters through you, and progress slows to the speed of your own availability.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - When Being the Best Isn’t the Goal - Here’s where I like to take that idea and turn it into a practical challenge:</image:title>
      <image:caption>Could you step away from your business completely for two weeks, no checking in, no sneaky emails? If that feels impossible, it’s a signal worth listening to. Because if your business can’t survive without you for two weeks, you don’t really have a business; you have a dependency.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - When Being the Best Isn’t the Goal - Breaking the Dependency</image:title>
      <image:caption>Building a business that doesn’t depend on you starts with clarity, clarity about the systems, the strengths in your team, and the gaps that need structure. If reading this makes you think, “I could never step away for two weeks,” that’s exactly the kind of challenge we can solve together. Book a Clarity Call - a focused 30‑minute conversation where we uncover what’s keeping you stuck in the day-to-day and map a clear path toward a business that runs smoothly without constant input from you. Because your time shouldn’t be spent holding things together. It should be spent designing something that holds itself.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - I Should Be Able To Do This Myself - So, first thing Monday morning, I took it to the Murray at Ansin &amp; Montieth and asked him to take a look. No one was surprised by this decision. No one said, “Shouldn’t you at least try to fix it yourself first?” It was simply the sensible thing to do. Which got me thinking.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Because in business, we often operate under a very different set of expectations.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - I Should Be Able To Do This Myself - Running a business means making decisions in conditions that are often messy and uncertain.</image:title>
      <image:caption>You’re balancing: Revenue and sustainability Team dynamics Client expectations Long-term direction Your own energy and capacity</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - I Should Be Able To Do This Myself - Instead of asking: “Should I be able to do this myself?”</image:title>
      <image:caption>A better question might be: “What support would help me make better decisions here?” Business owners don’t have to solve everything alone. And just like with a car that won’t go faster than 20km/h, sometimes the most sensible thing to do is ask someone who understands the system to take a look.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Productivity Should Feel Good - I’ve long believed productivity should feel energising and flexible enough to fit your life. Not a joyless tick-box exercise. Not a rigid routine that collapses the minute life gets messy. Not a system you resent.</image:title>
      <image:caption>One of the strongest messages in the book comes right at the end: don’t rote-learn productivity. Approach it like an experiment. Try things. Keep what works. Discard what doesn’t. Adapt. That appeals deeply to the scientist in me.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Productivity Should Feel Good - The idea behind “Commander’s Intent” is simple.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Instead of obsessing over the detailed how, get crystal clear on: The purpose behind the operation The end state you’re aiming for The key tasks required to achieve the objective When the why is clear, the path can flex. It reminded me of OKRs. Clear objective. Measurable outcomes. Direction without micromanagement. Structure with adaptability.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Don’t Expect to Do the Same Things - It didn’t work. Three times they offered treats. Three times they tried to grab the collar. Each time, the dog ducked away at the last second. By now, the treats had lost all appeal. The dog’s attention was fully on us.</image:title>
      <image:caption>So I did something different. I walked away. Quickly, calmly, with Tupac close beside me. The dog followed us down the street. At one point, one of the owners asked me to slow down so she could “get her dog.” I replied, “We tried that. It didn’t work. So now I’m trying something else.”</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Don’t Expect to Do the Same Things - Each of these changes felt uncomfortable at first.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Too big. Too unfamiliar. Too disruptive. They were also exactly what was needed. If you want a different outcome, you can’t rely on the same structures that created the current one. At some point, standing still and waiting for things to change becomes the riskiest option of all.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.stonesthrow.co.nz/blog/lakewaikaremoana</loc>
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      <image:title>Blog - Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk: - Make it stand out</image:title>
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      <image:title>Blog - Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk: - From Whanganui Landing, I walked past Waiharuru Hut and on to Marauiti Hut for the night. A light morning drizzle gave way to a beautiful day, and thankfully, it was the only rain I saw. My trusty raincoat had finally given up on its waterproof claims, but the afternoon sunshine meant everything dried out nicely.</image:title>
      <image:caption>As the afternoon wore on, the hut slowly filled. Couples, families, small groups. No other solo trampers, though. Earlier in the day, I’d passed another solo woman on the track. Seeing her gave me a quiet sense of reassurance. This wasn’t just something I was doing. Other women were also doing this on their own. I slept well that night, which was fortunate, as I knew Day Two would be my biggest challenge.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk: - The walk from Marauiti Hut to Waiopaoa Hut included a side quest to Korokoro Falls and was every bit as big as expected.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Waiopaoa Hut is one of those huts. You can see it long before you reach it, sitting there as if to say, “You’re almost here,” while still being a solid 40 minutes away. Equal parts encouragement and torment. When I finally arrived, a handful of people were sunbathing out front. Once I’d caught my breath and claimed a bunk, I jumped into the lake. The water was refreshing, revitalising, renewing. Exactly what I needed. The hut was full that night, with accents bouncing around the room. It would have been easy to assume the trail was mostly tourists, but as conversations unfolded, it turned out many were residents or citizens who had chosen Aotearoa as home. It felt like a beautiful, shared way to spend Christmas Day. Another great night’s sleep.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk: - Day Three was the climb up to Panekire Hut. Shorter on paper, harder in reality. It wasn’t quite as brutal as I’d anticipated, but by the end, I was thoroughly over stairs. This hut crept up on me. No long-distance taunting this time. One minute I was walking, the next I was there, just before lunchtime. Lunch that day was my favourite of the whole trip: Back-Country apple and berry crumble. Absolute perfection. The afternoon stretched out slowly. Resting, chatting, connecting. Then the temperature dropped. For the first time on the trip, the long johns and thermal top came out. The hut was busy, and by early evening, I felt overstimulated. I retreated to my sleeping bag before the sun had even set.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Above: Panekire Hut; Below: View from Panekire Hut 1180m</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk: - I was on the track before 7am, quietly ambling through a gnarled forest coated in moss that felt straight out of an enchanted fairytale.</image:title>
      <image:caption>I turned a corner and there, standing on the track ahead of me, was a deer. A hind. We both froze. Then she bolted. It felt like a gift. The rest of the walk down to Onepoto went smoothly. Mostly downhill, mostly reflective. I was stoked when the car park came into view. I made it out by 11:30 and messaged my emergency contacts to let them know I was safe. And because I clearly hadn’t had enough adventure yet, I added one final side quest. From Wairoa, I headed east to Mōrere and soaked in the thermal springs before making my way home.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk: - My learnings mirrored those from my first solo tramp.</image:title>
      <image:caption>I can trust myself. I was well prepared. I took the necessary safety precautions, left clear intentions, carried a PLB, and didn’t take unnecessary risks. I enjoy my own company. Solo tramping offers a particular kind of freedom. Leaving the hut when you want to. Stopping when you want to. Keeping going when you want to. It’s the freedom of following your own timetable and honouring your own needs. Nature fills my cup. I’ve spent time reflecting on the difference between rest and recovery. This trip was recovery. Unplugging from technology. Returning to basics. Sleeping, eating, walking from hut to hut. Long stretches of space to reflect on the year that’s been and begin dreaming about the one ahead. I can do hard things. And I can trust myself to see them through.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Your One-Person Advisory Board: - That’s where a one-person advisory board comes in. Not a committee. Not a panel. Not a room of competing opinions.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Just one trusted expert who brings clarity, structure, strategy, and accountability into your world so you can lead with more confidence and less chaos. Let’s explore what this looks like in practice.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Your One-Person Advisory Board: - Most business owners don’t realise how much mental load they’re carrying until someone helps them lift it.</image:title>
      <image:caption>A one-person advisory board helps you: untangle complex decisions sort the noise from the priorities zoom out to see the big picture zoom in to make focused, workable plans check your blind spots (the ones you do not know you have) stay grounded in your values, not in other people’s expectations It is the kind of support that moves you from “I’m reacting to everything” to “I’m working with intention.”</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Your One-Person Advisory Board: - Family and friends care. Employees want direction. Business groups offer ideas. But none of them are neutral. None of them are trained to coach, challenge, or hold you accountable with kindness and precision.</image:title>
      <image:caption>A one-person advisory board: asks the questions you have not thought to ask spot patterns in your behaviour and your data gives you language for what you are feeling helps you decide what to stop doing calls you forward, not out keeps you tethered to what you said matters most It is support that is both strategic and deeply human.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-11-26</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>We’ve been trained since childhood to be agreeable, to be “helpful,” “team players,” and “easy to work with.” But as Patrick explains, saying yes too often is rarely about generosity; it’s about social conditioning. We fear being seen as unkind, ungrateful, or uncooperative. So we say yes to protect harmony and reputation, even when it costs us time, focus, and emotional energy. The result? Overcommitment, resentment, and the quiet erosion of our own priorities.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - NOvember: Your permission to Say No - Boundaries Are Bridges, Not Walls</image:title>
      <image:caption>“No” is a complete sentence, and yet it’s one of the hardest sentences to say. For many of us, it catches in the throat. “No, I don’t want to” feels too blunt. “No, not right now” feels like we’re letting someone down. I often wish I could say “No, that doesn’t work for me” as easily as I say “Sure, I can fit that in.” That’s where Kami Orange’s work on boundaries offers such a compassionate middle ground. She reminds us that boundaries aren’t barriers; they’re bridges. They’re the way we teach people how to connect with us without exceeding our capacity.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - What Are Personal Values? - You know that feeling when something looks good on paper… but feels off in your gut?</image:title>
      <image:caption>That tension is often a sign you’ve made a decision out of alignment with your values. The truth is, most of us are living by a set of internal values, whether we’ve named them or not. And when we don’t take the time to get clear on what they are, we end up saying yes when we mean no, chasing someone else’s version of success, or burning out doing work that doesn’t actually light us up.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We often talk about emotions in terms of good and bad, with the positive emotions like joy, excitement, and gratitude being “good” and the negative emotions like anger, frustration, and sadness being “bad.” But that framing can be misleading. Emotions aren’t moral categories. They’re information. And just like a battery, we need both the positive and the negative ends to make things work.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - The Power of Feeling: - The goal isn’t to avoid or suppress what we feel. It’s to recognise our emotions, acknowledge them, and respond with awareness rather than reaction. A simple but powerful way to start doing this is by shifting our language. Instead of saying “I am angry,” try “I feel angry.” This subtle shift reminds us that while the emotion is present, it is not all of us. We are not our feelings. We have feelings. And that puts us back in the driver’s seat.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Blog - The Power of Feeling: - Emotions are data, not directives.</image:title>
      <image:caption>They give us insight, but they don’t have to dictate our behaviour. The more fluent we become in the language of our own emotional landscape, the more effective, compassionate, and grounded we become in business, in leadership, and in life.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Balancing Discipline and Stress - My perspective - Discipline as a kindness Discipline often gets a bad rap, it sounds like white-knuckling, like forcing yourself through something joyless. But I see it differently. For me, discipline is a form of self-respect. It's what gets me out the door for a walk when I know I’ll feel better for it. It's what helps me honour my bigger goals, even when I don’t feel like it in the moment. But discipline isn’t rigid. The key is discernment. It’s not about pushing through at all costs, it’s about knowing when you need to honour your plan and when you need to adjust it. I think of discipline like a lighthouse: steady, reliable, always pointing you toward what matters. When you're clear on your values and your vision, discipline becomes less of a grind and more of a guide. It helps reduce stress, not add to it, if it’s done in alignment with your priorities and with compassion.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Blog - Balancing Discipline and Stress - Stress happens when there’s a gap between the demands on us and the resources we feel we have to meet them. Discipline can be a powerful tool, but only if it’s balanced and in service of what truly matters. One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned is that discipline isn’t just for ticking tasks off a list. It’s also about showing up for your own well-being. That means being disciplined with self-care, honoring rest, joy, and connection just as much as productivity. Discipline feels different when it’s anchored in your “why.” If you’re driven by guilt or “shoulds,” it can be exhausting. But when discipline is anchored in your values and what truly matters to you, it becomes energising, a source of fuel, not a burden. Burnout doesn’t happen overnight, it builds up when we ignore the signs or poorly manage stress.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Blog - Taming your inner critic - Don’t say something to yourself that you wouldn’t say to someone else The simplest rule: if you wouldn’t say it to your best friend, don’t say it to yourself. That doesn’t mean you never challenge yourself or reflect honestly — it just means you do it with kindness and respect. You are not the exception to the rule of basic decency. Aim for a 4:1 positivity ratio This one’s research-backed: healthy relationships thrive on a 4:1 ratio of positive to negative interactions. And your relationship with yourself is no different. If your inner dialogue is mostly criticism, it’s no wonder you’re feeling drained. Balance it out. Notice what you did well. Celebrate your effort. Speak encouragement, even if it feels a bit cheesy at first.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Blog - Taming your inner critic - Try a pride journal Gratitude journals are lovely, but I’ve found something even more powerful for quieting the critic: every evening, write down three things you’re proud of from your day. They don’t have to be big. Maybe you spoke up in a meeting, took a walk instead of scrolling, or responded with patience when you didn’t feel like it. Pride builds confidence. And confidence muffles the critic. Make a list of what you like about yourself This one can feel awkward. Do it anyway. Sit down and write out the things you genuinely like about yourself — traits, quirks, strengths, even physical features. Keep adding to it over time. On hard days, this list is your evidence: proof that you are more than your mistakes, more than the voice that says you’re not enough.</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Understanding: Understanding and managing your emotions. Know that emotions are data, input not facts. Like the valence on a battery, you need to be able to experience both positive and negative emotions to achieve the full human experience. Choice: You are able to choose the life you want. You are in the driver’s seat, you can set the direction and trajectory of your life.</image:caption>
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