Brendan Henry

Spatial information professional and lifelong-learning contributor

Brendan Henry is a spatial information professional whose biography in Ready, Aim, Succeed! places him on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. His interests include orienteering, martial arts, strategy games, politics, economics and Christian faith.

His chapter reflects on growing up shy and feeling more capable in some situations than others. Brendan describes an analytical mind and the frustration of being misunderstood when his pace or manner did not match what others expected.

Take Action, Think Smarter & Learn New Skills follows his discovery that unfamiliar physical activities could also become part of life. Beginning surfing, orienteering and martial arts in adulthood gave him experiences through which to reconsider assumptions about ability.

Brendan connects confidence with competence, practice and the willingness to remain a learner. His contribution also discusses treating people respectfully when views differ. It presents an individual story of continuing development, informed by the mix of professional, physical and spiritual interests described in his biography.