I had lunch with a stranger today – and it was the most fascinating 90 minutes I’ve experienced all year. Lara Wentworth is an expert in NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) and has a deep knowledge of human behaviour. I’m having lunches with 500 strangers in five years. Lara was my fourth lunch. And I learned so much [...]
One of the reasons I’m having lunch with 500 strangers is because I want to improve my interpersonal skills. So my third lunch companion, Gordana Bailey, turned out to be a perfect choice. Gordana is a BDM for Allianz Australia, and manages 3,000 mortgage brokers, which means a large part of her role involves networking and [...]
Martin Stark has a dream – he’s going to organise the first World Gay Boxing Championships. Boxers from all over the world will travel to Sydney for the event, which will be held in either 2021 or 2022. Think for a moment about the sheer scale of Martin’s goal. He has no funding, no boxing connections [...]
One down, 499 to go. August 27 was the start of my #500lunches adventure, and I’ve got a feeling my life will never be the same. I woke up at 5am, got the train to the airport, flew to Melbourne, took the bus to the city, met a stranger for lunch, returned to the airport, flew to [...]
I’ve set myself an audacious goal: I’m going to have lunch with 500 strangers during the next five years. Yes, that’s a lot of chewing and swallowing, but it’s less intimidating when you realise it’s an average of two lunches per week. Why am I doing this? Well, I was inspired by the amazing Kaley Chu, [...]
