A few days ago I was in New Zealand, presenting a series of Goal Setting Seminars and Workshops. First was Wellington, then Christchurch and onto Auckland. It was a real privilege and I had some great feedback from the audience!

Also while there, my wife and I went to an indoor ski centre called ‘Snowplanet’ with our beautiful Kiwi friends, Simon and Yvonne Godfrey. Built on the side of a hill in a sort of farm area (20 minutes from the Auckland CBD), the slop is 202 meters long and has an indoor temperature of minus five degrees Celsius, 365-days a year.

Talking of setting goals, as Katherine and I have never been to a ski field ever, we have decided that this is going to be our year to learn to ski - actually snowboard in fact. As we were short of time and couldn’t have a lesson, we hit the slop anyway for what they call ‘air boarding’. It is basically when you lay or kneel on a small inflatable mattress and you travel down the slop, accelerating as you go over some hills and bumps. Anyway, it was a lot of fun and we have vowed to return in April for some serious lessons, followed by a week at the snow fields later in the year.

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