John's Blog

Stop Putting it Off!

It has been a fun and enjoyable week running two Mental Resilience Masterclasses on behalf of Live and Learn in Bridlington and Oxford. The staff who attended these sessions were brilliant and the interaction and energy levels were really excellent.

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You Are Being Observed

First of all, I want to give a very warm welcome to my sister in law Jen and her husband Tony who have flown all the way over from Australia to spend 3 weeks with us. We are having a

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Don’t Personalise Rejection

I have spent most of this week following up leads for potential talks and Masterclasses which is very important in building any business. I have had some positive responses and some negative, but I know that not every contact I

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It’s All About Perspective

It’s been a good productive week this week with an international call to confirm a keynote talk in Germany, a great meeting with Rolls Royce to discuss further work and a fabulous full day Masterclass for a large organisation in

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Unleash the Power of Your Mind

A week and a half ago I sent out an extra blog on a Wednesday asking if what I do has had a positive impact in any way and the response was amazing. Thank you every single one of you

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The Four Greatest Powers of the Mind

The highlight from this week has been running my Masterclass for senior leaders at Rolls Royce in Derby. It was great to share my story with them of how in just 5 years I have turned my life around from

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Leave a Legacy

It’s been a busy week of admin this week catching up on all the leads I am working on and phoning a few potential clients. Picking up the phone is something which is much more challenging than writing an email,

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Hard Work and Integrity

This has been an interesting week coping with the hot weather and following up potential clients where I have shared my latest feedback from recent Masterclasses and talks. The amazingly positive feedback I am receiving is quite remarkable and gives

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How ‘Hungry’ are You??

Another fulfilling week with several excellent meetings for potential new work and a great day delivering my Mental Resilience Masterclass on behalf of Live and Learn to the staff of Arrow Valves. This was a fabulous day with excellent interaction

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Persistence is the Key to Success

What an amazing week this has been with a Masterclass for an excellent Vistage group in Manchester, a Masterclass for the national sales force of Xtratherm in Chesterfield and two Masterclasses for the staff at Derby College. All four Masterclasses

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Stay in the Game till it’s Over

This week has been really good fun where I met an international connection for Malta, had a great conversation with an international speaking agency and then spoke and judged at the Professional Speaking Association (PSA) East Midlands meeting. It was

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The Power of Forgiveness

Spending 3 days in Dresden Germany this week was a great experience and speaking at the European Procurement Excellence Summit was the highlight of the trip. The response to my talk was extremely positive and I am now in discussions

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Thinking Outside the Box

Thinking Outside the Box This has been a great week delivering Mental Resilience presentations to Hallam Internet staff and Rolls Royce staff. Both sessions were great fun to deliver and the feedback has been really positive. This was my first

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A Dream Come True

It’s Monday afternoon and we are still in New York enjoying the wonderful holiday with Julie. The cruise on the Queen Mary 2 from Southampton was amazing and the food was extraordinary. The three talks I delivered were great fun

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Sorry for this early blog!!

I am sorry for this early blog, but I have just realised that I will be out of contact for 7 days as I have been booked to speak on the Cunard Queen Mary 2 Cruise ship from Southampton to

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The Amazing Story of Franklin D Roosevelt

This week I delivered 6 coaching sessions where I was able to help in many different ways and I also enjoyed a meeting with Rolls Royce where we discussed running a Mental Resilience Masterclass for the leadership team of a

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You Only Grow When You Are Under Pressure

This has been a busy and exciting week with Masterclasses in Tamworth and Derby and three coaching sessions. I have also been busy creating some leaflets for some talks I am delivering in two weeks’ time which is very exciting.

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Top Causes of Stress and How to Beat Them

It has been a busy and fun week with some great coaching in beautiful settings, meetings with potential clients and a Masterclass in Cheshire. The highlight was the Mental Resilience Masterclass I ran for Auto Legal Protection Ltd (ALPS) in

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A Tribute in Honour of my sister Christina

Today is a year to the day when my sister Christina passed away peacefully in hospital following a long battle with cancer. She was an incredibly strong woman who took things in her stride and stayed positive throughout the fight.

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Living the Dream

This week has been fun, challenging, exciting and fulfilling. The highlight was the talk I delivered at the Property Investors Network event in Nottingham. Spike Reddington asked me to speak at the event and it was my pleasure to do

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The Importance of Maturity

What an exciting week this has been delivering my Mental Resilience Masterclass to the staff of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe on behalf of Live and Learn and another Masterclass to the staff at Derby College. Both sessions were wonderful

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Do You Have Any Goals?

This week has been a lovely week with some excellent meetings, coaching sessions and a presentation to the staff of Derby College. This 2-hour Mental Resilience Masterclass was very well received, and the attendees were really engaged. I have two

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