by Ollie Phillips | 6 Mar, 2025 | News & Blog
The Power of Delegation, Mindset and Positive Change In today’s fast-paced business environment, effective leadership is not about doing everything yourself. Leaders who try to take on every task risk burnout and miss opportunities to inspire positive change. Instead,...
by Ollie Phillips | 16 Dec, 2024 | News & Blog
Why Does Learning Something New Feel So Hard, Frustrating, and Even Painful? At Optimist Performance, we believe that growth comes from pushing past discomfort and embracing challenges. However, learning something new—whether it’s a skill, concept, or mindset—often...
by Ollie Phillips | 6 Feb, 2023 | News & Blog
What would happen if I got hit by a bus tomorrow? I ask my team this question often (or rather, frame the scenario that I’m suddenly out of the picture and the business needs to keep moving forwards) with the aim of creating an antifragile team. If the last few years...
by Ollie Phillips | 9 Jan, 2023 | News & Blog
The holiday season is over, the new year has begun, and now is the time to take your New Year’s resolutions seriously. Whether you want to get healthier, start exercising, quit smoking, or start your own business, you will need to change some behaviours to make...
by Ollie Phillips | 8 Nov, 2021 | News & Blog
How much of your inner child’s curiosity have you lost? Have you ever been shot with one of those question machine guns that only kids can operate? Or have you ever been the shooter? In a world where the only constant we can count on is Change, adaptability is...
