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The Futility of Fame and Fortune

I regularly read a daily devotional called ‘The Word for Today’ and I was struck by the following description of the futility of fame and fortune: Society’s fascination with Hollywood and celebrities has gone a little crazy. Millions idolise those

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Things Do Go Wrong

I have been waiting for my second cataract operation for a few months and the day finally arrived for my operation last Thursday. The first one on my left eye was last year and it went very well with great

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The Real Benefits of a Positive Mindset

Last week I wrote about the way to handle a quiet week where I suggested some techniques to help you deal with things when they are a little challenging. During this quieter time I had a chance to go through

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How to Handle a Quiet Negative Week

26.3.16 How to handle a quiet negative week I’m sure I am not the only one in business who has experienced a quiet week of activity. After the hectic weeks leading up to the trip to Dubai it was a

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The Five Key Pillars of Mental Resilience

Last week was a very busy exciting week in Dubai, yet by comparison this week has been a quiet week of planning and business development. It’s certainly not as exciting as last week but just as important. There has to

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Taking the Plunge in Dubai

It feels a little surreal that only 3 days ago I was in Dubai and I’m now back in sunny England – it is actually sunny as I write this! Ironically it was quite cool and cloudy in Dubai and

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Thank You for Your Help!

Well here we are in Dubai and I have a good signal to send this blog which is great news. The Hilton Doubletree is a fabulous hotel and we went to see the Burj Khalifa yesterday up to the 124th

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From Decorating to Dubai

I find it hard to believe but this coming Thursday Julie and I are flying to Dubai to see if I can establish contacts out there for potential work. I already have 5 business meetings set up with a further

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Gratitude – the Amazing Emotion Changer!

As I have delivered my coaching, training and speaking sessions I have been continually surprised by the response I get to my take on Gratitude, and how important it is to get you from a negative state into a positive

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The Wheel of Life

Success isn’t just getting rich and having nice things around you – lots of stuff! It’s a lot more than that – a whole lot more! I spent most of my life working hard to be successful at work and

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Important NOT Urgent

This week has been a really nice week with several coaching sessions, a couple of good client meetings with time to market my company. The forward planning of any company is critical and we can be so busy working on

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When the Going Gets Tough!

Another week flies by and it’s often how much we can achieve in a given time which counts. The more I coach executives the more I realise that it not the time we have which is the most important thing,

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The Art of Planning Ahead

It seems to be a common theme that I hear over and over again and this is Wanting Instant Results. Many people want instant business, instant success, instant new clients, and instant response to contacts they have made. But in

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The Vital Importance of Sleep!

There were some great meetings last week with new and existing clients and I signed up a couple of new coaching clients. I met with a large company in Sheffield to discuss some keynote speaking in February which is very

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Happy New Year!

What a year 2015 has been! I remember three years ago I spent a weekend away by myself and I let my thoughts drift away and imagined all the things that I would like to do before I die. This

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Visualise the Outcome You Desire

This week has been a challenging and interesting one as I had a meeting in London for potential international work with a training company, a keynote talk at a Sports Awards, three coaching sessions and lots of work filling the

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I Can See Again!!

This week has been an interesting one as I had my long awaited Cataract operation, then an important keynote talk to a business group in Mansfield, followed by a new Mental Resilience and Advanced Communications workshop to a large client

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The Law of Attraction in Action!

The Law of Attraction in Action! Hi John This week has been unbelievably busy where I have had to rise at 4.30am 4 out of 5 mornings and been to bed late because of the workload. I have learned a

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What All High Achievers Have In Common

This week has been busy as usual with several meetings with new clients and people who inspire me and I can learn from. These mentors are very kind people who give their time to meet with me and every time

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Your Mind Can Fool Your Body

I’ve had another busy week this week with 5 new potential client meetings, a new coaching client sign up and ongoing book sales. I’ve also ordered more books for delivery and contacted a number of private schools to motivate their

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