John Killick

Financial Education in the Workplace

A financial education in the workplace survey completed in Canada in December 2011 showed that 87% of employees want financial education.  This does not surprise me.  I’ve been consistently proclaiming the ills of our society, many and most of which come from money worries.  What does surprise...

What’s an ideal Career and How do I…?

For some of us our future is forecast almost through our DNA.  A business or profession following in the footsteps of a family member.  Farming and the ‘professions’ are strong examples of this in New Zealand.  In the majority of instances most of us stumble along through...

How do you explain Human Behaviour

Why is it with some people when on the cusp of achievement they sabotage the ultimate goal by some act of completely unexplainable behaviour.  It happens in sport, business, entertainment and especially when it comes to financial security.

The mental toughness of an elite athlete is what differentiates...

What’ll We Do with Grandma

My paternal Grandad had not long departed having suffered a stroke.  I remember visiting him as a child, bed ridden in the front room of the home he had built.  The bricklayer from UK whose houses still stand on the Kapiti Coast and other parts of Horowhenua. ...

Financial Organics

When people started growing their own ‘organic’ vegetables and talking about natural foods, society was mostly ignorant and often condescending.  The ‘nature’ people all seemed a bit weird.  As primary producers (farmers, forestry, fisherman) our natural resources of a plentiful sea, clean air, lots of water and...