Justin Robinson

There is a quiet habit that many of us carry. We compare. Not always consciously, not always fairly, but frequently. We compare how we look, how we lead, how we perform. We notice others who seem further ahead, more capable, more accomplished – and we measure ourselves against them. At other times, we look the… Read More

I recently celebrated my 57th birthday. Among the messages and well-wishes, I received a gift that I know I will carry with me for a long time. It came from my brother, Tony – though to me, he is ‘Nails’ (long story). And to him, I am ‘Pedro’ (not quite as long a story). As… Read More

There are some books that don’t just inform us – they quietly equip us. Shift by Ethan Kross is one of those books. Kross is not only a bestselling author, but a world-leading psychologist and neuroscientist, Director of the Emotion & Self-Control Laboratory at the University of Michigan. His work sits at the intersection of… Read More

There are many ways kindness finds its way into our lives. Sometimes it is a gesture. Sometimes it is time. And sometimes… it is words. Recently, Sue and I have been the recipients of a particular kind of kindness – one that continues to move us each time we encounter it. It comes in the… Read More

It’s a provocative question, isn’t it? Can sitting quietly – eyes closed, breath steady, mind wandering and returning – actually influence the age of our brain? Surprisingly, the science suggests it might. In a 2016 peer-reviewed study published in Frontiers in Psychology, neuroscientist Eileen Luders and colleagues compared long-term meditators with non-meditators across adulthood. They… Read More

There is something quietly powerful that happens when a group of School Principals – so often in motion, so often in service of others – choose to pause. Recently, we have had the genuine privilege of walking alongside 30 dedicated and deeply caring leaders as they moved through the seven steps of crafting their personal… Read More

Some writers have a rare ability to meet us exactly where we are. To name what we are feeling, before we have quite found the words ourselves. For us, Matt Haig is one of those writers. In Blog 96, we shared our reflections on his deeply moving book Reasons to Stay Alive . It was… Read More

We’d like to invite you to try this simple exercise. Sometime tonight (or this afternoon) write down one thing you’re planning to do tomorrow. Just one. Not a list of twenty-seven tasks. Not a colour-coded productivity overhaul. Just one intentional act. In My Manifesto, we encourage you to live intentionally – to know what matters,… Read More

Having now lived five years beyond my career arc, I take a moment to reflect on some of the things I have learned. Of course, my observations are inherently subjective, but as a keen observer of human nature myself, with an ‘almost’ obsessive curiosity to know what other humans are making of their lives’ journeys,… Read More