“My Life is my message” (Mahatma Gandhi, in response to journalists questioning about his message to the world) As I sat down to start writing this weeks message 2 Tabby cats arrived to tell me that it had been thundering and I should be admiring them. Now, these are 2 cats who do share (or … Read more
“You don’t have to be a “person of influence” to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they’ve taught me.” (Scott Adams) I have just got back from assisting on a training in London. One of the compliments I received while I … Read more
“Our language is funny – a fat chance and slim chance are the same thing”. ~J. Gustav White I have to give the IT support team, where I used to work, credit. They would be quite use to me calling to say something highly technical like “the thingy-ma-jig isn’t working” (which of course is different … Read more
So you’ve fully recovered from any New Year celebrations, gone back to work and started to get used to writing a different year. How are the New Years resolutions going? Is what seemed much easier at the turn of the New Year beginning to seem not as easy? New beginnings; be it the start of … Read more
One of the gifts I was given this Christmas was a DVD of a band and part of the special features was a film about them returning to where they first started out to do some secret gigs. As they were travelling to these locations they were being asked how they felt about going back … Read more
“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” (Mark Twain) Fans of the TV series The West Wing may recall the phrase “What would Leo do?”. Leo was a well respected and experienced character and … Read more
So decorations are up and Miracle on 34th Street has just aired on the television – it is that time of year. The festive season often brings situations and scenarios that you don’t find yourself in during the rest of the year. For some they totally enjoy and look forward to this, for others confidence … Read more
“To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” (Anatole France) I was asked recently for general ways to increase your will power. Here are some of the things I shared for those looking to increase their will power. As always you are the expert on … Read more