My Favourite Tip: Hugh van Cuylenburg - It all comes back to ‘why’

<p>Hugh van Cuylenburg hangs up the phone - he’s been speaking to his (very) pregnant wife, who’s struggling at home without him. He’s exhausted too, after days and days of back-to-back presentations. Oh, and the AC’s not working. </p> <p>Needless to say, Hugh’s not feeling his best going into this presentation. But a couple of minutes into his speech, he spots a boy in the middle of the audience, and something clicks. </p> <p>Hugh doesn’t know why this particular kid stood out, or if he even really stood out, but something shifted nonetheless. Hugh remembered that even if this one kid - out of hundreds - was the only one to gain something important from that presentation, that’s a win.</p> <p>A growing audience is great, but it can sometimes make you forget the individuals who need what you’re doing… </p> <p>Connect with Hugh on the <a href="https://theresilienceproject.com.au/">Resilience Project’s website</a> or listen to <a href="https://theresilienceproject.com.au/at-home/podcasts/">The Imperfects podcast</a></p> <p>You can find the full interview here: <a href="https://www.amantha.com/podcasts/hugh-van-cuylenburg-demonstrates-how-a-strong-purpose-fuels-strong-actions/">Hugh van Cuylenburg demonstrates how a string purpose fuels strong actions</a></p> <p>***</p> <p>My new book Time Wise is out now. You can <a href="https://www.amantha.com/time-wise-book/">grab a copy here</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p>Connect with me on the socials:</p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber/?originalSubdomain=au">Linkedin</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/amantha?lang=en">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/amanthai/?hl=en">Instagram</a> </p> <p> </p> <p>If you’re looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a fortnightly newsletter that contains three cool things I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at <a href="http://howiwork.co">http://howiwork.co</a></p>