Lumberjack hacks

I left school at seventeen and spent the first twenty years of my working life as a Lumberjack. Below are the twenty Lumberjack hacks I learnt on that journey that I use everyday as a Trainer. They represent the Ivari life path of energy, drive and ambition

• prepare for tomorrow today

• be on time

• say good morning, please and thank you

• be organised

• be coachable

• have industrial strength discipline

• set goals

• have a plan and a plan B

• execute your training

• think clearly and calmly under pressure

• trust your gut

• ask questions and study your craft

• seek out and work with experienced practitioners

• communicate directly (combined with hack 3)

• be authentic and consistent

• over promise, then deliver

• know no

• walk the talk

• rules are rules

• have industrial strength integrity