- Know what you’re trying to do. Clear aims matter.
- Being is more important than tools. Embody what you’re teaching.
- Any training is a cycle. The beginning is not the middle, and the middle is not the end. This flow matters (eg building trust and authority early, and helping people get clear take-aways at the end).
- Give clear instructions, involving a ‘how’ that a ten-year-old could grasp.
- Speak the truth. I don’t just mean, ‘don’t lie’.
- Have a plan.
- Listen and adapt what you’re doing in the present moment. Don’t just follow a plan or do yesterday’s training.
- Take what you do seriously, but don’t take yourself seriously. Humour is a powerful tool
- Culture matters. We’re not all the same and that Tony Robbins American shit won’t work here.
- Try not to fuck anyone.
- A little love goes a long way.