After the world cup, I thought, “Wow, if we can do this, we can do anything!” And, whilst I firmly believe that, I think that Big Brother FIFA was actually the reason.

Bottom line was that if we did not deliver, there were going to be serious consequences, like, Australia hosting it!

So, we delivered it and the rest is history. War largely stopped on the planet as a result. If one life was spared then it was worth it.

So, what was it? Attention and accountability - what you put your attention on grows and what we are held accountable for happens. Get these two right, as FIFA did and you have success. If these two words are not in place, we become lazy, distracted, make excuses and generally live an ordinary life.

Human beings produce extraordinary results when there is real pain to move away from and great pleasure to move towards. Organising the world cup provided both.

What have you got your attention on and who is holding you to account? In the next blog I am going to talk about the different types of accountability.

Until then, here’s wishing you an extraordinary life.

Si.