Why Stay Weird Exists
The Story Behind Stay Weird
This isn't the story of a business.
It's the story of a question that wouldn't leave me alone.
Why did so many capable people believe they were the problem?
The Journey Begins
It started long before Stay Weird existed
For more than twenty years, I've had the privilege ofsitting across the table from people from all walks of life.
Business owners.
Leaders.
Tradies.
Leaders.
Tradies.
Salespeople.
Teachers.
Parents.
Teachers.
Parents.
People who seemed to have nothing in common.
But after thousands of conversations, I began noticing something unexpected.
It didn't matter how successful someone was.
Or how confident they appeared.
Or how impressive their CV looked.
Or how impressive their CV looked.
Behind closed doors, many of them were quietly asking themselves the same question.
"Why does life seem easier for everyone else than it does for me?
Not because they lacked ability.
Not because they weren't trying.
Because somewhere along the way,
they'd started believing they were
the problem.
The more people I met...
the less I believed that was true.
The Pattern
The more people I met, the more I realised something.
The people who struggled the most weren't lazy.
They weren't weak.
And they certainly weren't broken.
They were exhausted.
Not because life was harder than everyone else's.
Because they were trying to succeed by being someone they weren't.
They weren't weak.
And they certainly weren't broken.
They were exhausted.
Not because life was harder than everyone else's.
Because they were trying to succeed by being someone they weren't.
Some had spent years copying leaders they admired.
Some had built businesses that slowly moved further away from the work they loved.
Some had careers that rewarded the very things that drained them.
Some had become experts at looking like they were coping.
Very few realised how much energy that performance was costing them.
Some had built businesses that slowly moved further away from the work they loved.
Some had careers that rewarded the very things that drained them.
Some had become experts at looking like they were coping.
Very few realised how much energy that performance was costing them.
That's when I started seeing something else.
When people understood how they naturally thought...
how they naturally communicated...
how they naturally made decisions...
the pressure started disappearing.
Not overnight.
But almost immediately.
When people understood how they naturally thought...
how they naturally communicated...
how they naturally made decisions...
the pressure started disappearing.
Not overnight.
But almost immediately.
Now What?
So what happens when someone books a conversation?
We start with a conversation.
Not an assessment.
Not a diagnosis.
A conversation.
Because before anyone can understand how they're wired...
they need to feel understood.
Not an assessment.
Not a diagnosis.
A conversation.
Because before anyone can understand how they're wired...
they need to feel understood.
Now What?
If any of these resonate, you are not alone...
You've spent years trying to be someone who inspired you.
You started a business because you loved the work...
You've lost your mojo...
You're asked for your opinion... then criticised for giving it.
You're the reliable one...
You were promoted because you were good at your job, then left to flounder without training or support.
You wonder why everything seems easier for everyone else...
A new leader arrives, and suddenly you no longer seem to fit.
You spend so much time helping everyone else that you're criticised for not finishing your own work.
You were promoted because you were good at your job, then left to flounder without training or support.
You don't want special treatment. You just want to be understood.
Your values no longer align with those of your colleagues.
Just thinking about work makes your stress start building.
You go out of your way to help everyone else, but nobody notices when you're the one running on empty.
You started a business because you loved the work...
You've lost your mojo...
You're asked for your opinion... then criticised for giving it.
You're the reliable one...
You were promoted because you were good at your job, then left to flounder without training or support.
You wonder why everything seems easier for everyone else...
A new leader arrives, and suddenly you no longer seem to fit.
You spend so much time helping everyone else that you're criticised for not finishing your own work.
You were promoted because you were good at your job, then left to flounder without training or support.
You don't want special treatment. You just want to be understood.
Your values no longer align with those of your colleagues.
Just thinking about work makes your stress start building.
You go out of your way to help everyone else, but nobody notices when you're the one running on empty.
An Invitation.
If you've recognised yourself in even one of these...
You don't need to have all the answers.
You don't even need to know the right questions.
Sometimes it simply helps to have a conversation with someone who's spent twenty years listening.
You don't even need to know the right questions.
Sometimes it simply helps to have a conversation with someone who's spent twenty years listening.
Book a Conversation
No pressure. No judgement. Just a real conversation.