It’s easy to give up when confronted
with disappointment or failure. Having
a mindset that recognises these as
temporary setbacks is what provides
us with the ability to learn from what
hasn’t worked and to be open to trying
something d ifferent. Flexibility of
thinking in our challenging and rapidly
changing world is essential to avoid
getting stuck in the status quo.
FAMILY FIRST.
For Desi, family is everything. She and
her husband Barry have three grown
up children - and they still all go on
regular family holidays together. As
the family holiday organiser Desi fills
her calendar with regular sojourns for
herself and Barry as well as frequent
trips around the world with her family.
WHAT’S NEXT?
Desi has always had a natural affinity
and curiosity about the world around
us. It is that curiosity that drives her to
always question: Who? Why? What?
How?
Curiosity is another key to having a
high performance brain. It’s about
asking, “How can this be done
differently, or better?”
Desi shared that her greatest wish is for
us all to have a greater understanding
about what matters to achieve a healthy
life: to ensure that our kids are born
into a world that will provide them the
ability to grow and live to their full
potential.
She envisages that the research she
is now involved with will provide the
blueprint to that understanding. That
one day this will be taught as a module
in school so that our children gain the
knowledge and understanding prior to
them themselves becoming parents.
In business it can be easy to get sucked
into thinking that work is the most
important thing in our life. While it
may matter a lot, it is those around us,
our support group, back up band and
most loyal of groupies; our family - that
That is the way we can all learn and
will be there for us through thick and
shape our culture and society. What
thin, that are vital.
one generation learns is passed down to
the next.
We are social beings and our social
connections are as important to us as
the air we breathe, the food we eat and Whether you are a Paediatrician, an
Engineer, an Artist or CEO, using
the shelter we seek.
our brain to develop high performance
thinking is what allows us to always
For Desi, it’s not a matter of seeking
perform at our personal best.
work-life balance; it’s about living life
to the fullest in every aspect.
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