This last weekend I have been in sunny Orlando. This trip was not for leisure unfortunately and was quite full on. On Saturday a friend offered the chance to go and watch a scheduled rocket launch by SpaceX. The lift off was timed for 1am! I have never seen a launch and although tired and …
Over the weekend it was great catching up with some friends I had known since my university days. Many topics of conversation came up including what films have you watched recently and who was in them. You get the picture. Some of the facts about the film or past events were hard for me to …
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The temptation when you return to work after a break is to let inertia hold you back. I wonder how you are thinking about 2023 right now? It is important as you get back to work to make sure you take action. Taking action means you commit to moving forward and at the very least …
Let me encourage you as we approach Christmas to choose joy. It is the time of year when Christmas Carols are sung around the world. Quite a few of them talk about joy. “Joy to the world,” is one that comes to mind. The interesting thing about joy is that it is a choice; it …
Have you ever suffered from a sense of being overwhelmed? This has been my recent experience and in doing something about it I am laying out for you a route out of your own overwhelm. What threatens to overwhelm is different for all of you. It could be the size of the task before you …
Have you ever had the thought how far can I go when thinking about your life? When our children were a lot younger, one of the questions they would ask, almost as soon as we pulled off our driveway, was ‘are we nearly there yet?’ The question implies that there is a destination, a finish …
Personal growth is a decision. You cannot be coerced to grow; it is an intentional process that only you can sign up to. It’s what will separate you from the pack. Today I want to share with you 5 rules for personal growth I have picked up, mixed in with contributions from the guys at …
At this time of the year many set New Year Resolutions – things we have every intention of carrying out (often around diet and exercise)! The reality is if they last longer than the end of January you are doing well. In life, if you want to achieve something, you need to be clear about …
Comparison is a mug’s game and yet most of us at some point will look around and wish we were someone else. The question then arises: if you are being someone else who is being you? The message of this blog is be yourself. When you compare yourself with others you are endowing that other …
An odd title for my blog this week and yet a key one. Joy or enjoying what we do is often self-sabotaged. This past weekend I was tuned in to the online conference by the Professional Speakers Association. As ever with these type of events real nuggets occasionally turn up which stay with you. One …
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