~/now

This is a now page, inspired by Derek Sivers. It’s a snapshot of what I’m focused on at this point in my life.

Time with my family

This is an enduring entry on my ~/now page. I always prioritise time spent with my family and especially with my children as they enter their teens. I practice answering with a resounding, “yes” when they want to do something together, when they want to talk, whatever. Yes. These are precious moments together.

Where am I?

Sydney, Australia. Spending an amazing week with my family and friends. Some quality time just chillin with my parents, and some looong walks to catch up with a couple of dear friends and my brother. So good.

Volunteering

• Clothed in Love: I’m the Board Chair of a little and mighty charitable organisation which collects high quality donations of children’s clothing and distributes these items to children in need, for free as a gift. This is an amazing opportunity to give back, and I am deeply respectful of the two co founders and all the volunteeers / donors who make this organisation so effective…
• School Foundation Board: I serve as a Trustee. I was asked to join so as to bring a new perspective with a view to instigate new approaches that ultimately lead to better educational and experiential outcomes. Learning a lot and giving my time / effort / experience. Early days. Great mix of people.
• ATP Coaching Practice: I’m coaching my coach. Ahem. We have a great reciprocal initiative going, where I coach / mentor my friend Lee to help define and develop his ongoing business strategy. In return, he coaches / mentors me on my return to rock climbing. We also hang as friends.

Technology Focus

• Deep dive into AI: I’m still at a shallow level, and learning about AI so that I can:
  • Advise and guide my kids (and others) as they grow and learn in an age where people are handing over opportunities of cognitive challenge and development
  • Improve my ability as a technologist, applying evolving skills to product development and in my consulting work.
  • As a part of my effort, I built this site using Astro with the help of Claude Code especially with CSS. I barely know how to spell CEssEss.
  • Next up, I’m going to complete a previous hobby project called 3pillars. This is an app I created to support a reductive / less is more mindset.
• Waitaha Canterbury Museum: This is a fractional advisory role, with numerous focus areas: resilient and performant systems, system integration, data architecture, cybersecurity, growing a high performing technology team, automation | workflow | efficiency & efficacy, product mindset & development, new/emerging technologies … all in service of the long term evolution of the Museum and the New Visitor Experience programme of work.

Adventures

• Rock Climbing: Beginning again. Really hard, and very very much fun. I’m really enjoying the journey to return to something that I loved with a deep passion. I’m finding my broader life experience to be invaluable as I climb now with a different mindset and needs. I’m getting stronger, and have some fun goals ahead.

Reading & Learning

• Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
• The Rock Warrior’s Way by Arno Ilgner
• World Without End by Christophe Blain and Jean-Marc Jancovici
• Belonging by Owen Eastwood
• Many things on the Waking Up app.

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Last updated: 20250623