“Before he became the legend that he is today, Walt Disney was struggling to make ends meet. In 1919, while working for a newspaper, he was fired by the newspaper editor because he “lacked imagination and had no good ideas.”
Brian Acton was the software engineer that no one wanted to hire. Despite a dozen years of experience at Yahoo and Apple Computer, he got turned down by two of the internet’s most upcoming companies at the time. First Twitter,
I’ve had a few comments from people who really enjoy my blogs but feel they are a little too long, so in response to this I am reducing my blogs by about half in length. We are all very busy
“As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the
You’ve probably never heard of him. However, in Hungary, he’s a national hero – everybody there knows his name and his incredible story. After reading his story, you’ll never forget him… “In 1938, Karoly Takacs of the Hungarian Army, was
I read the following article in Word for Today on the 6th December and it really touched me so I want to share this with you. ‘We decided to reprint this story because its message is timeless. ‘They huddled inside
I watched the movie The Pursuit of Happyness when it came out 10 years ago and I remember being profoundly touched by the message of never giving up and almost anything is possible if you believe it is. I even
It has been a great few weeks – I’ve been busy in Dubai, travelling all over England and last Friday I enjoyed speaking to 300 Year 12 and 13 students at a Grammar School in Grantham. This was a great
I read an article a couple of days ago, which discussed happiness and ways to achieve this in our lives. There were many areas discussed but they concluded that two things were absolutely key; having a Purpose in life and
What a fabulous week this week has been. It has continued to be busy but the level of clients I am working with is rising. On Monday, I met with a solicitor firm to discuss possible work together, on Wednesday
Following very busy two weeks in Dubai which resulted in some great international connections I’m following up, I had an amazingly busy week this week. I returned form Dubai late Friday night, then Sunday I was off down the motorway
We arrived back from Dubai last night and what a great trip it has been. I had a mixture of 13 meetings, presentations and talks and met some wonderful people along the way. I really like Dubai and so does
We are having a great time here in Dubai, where I have been working more than I originally expected but that is great news. We have met some amazing people and the staff at our hotel the Hilton Doubletree have
I speak a great deal about maintaining a positive mindset and below is an article in a publication I read today called Word for Today. It describes to good effect the impact a positive mindset, or in their words, a
What a wonderful week it has been! On Monday I ran my full day Mental Resilience Masterclass to teaching assistants of a Primary School and what a great day it was. It’s days like this that make the work involved
It was around three years ago when I watched a video and heard those words which reached deep into my spirit – ‘You can create your own future’. “Is this possible?” I asked myself. “Is it possible that I can
I have just received an email from a cruise line speaker agency I am registered with requesting me to choose some cruises which I would like to add to my wish list. This is the method they use to select
This has been a busy week with a trip to Wales and Bristol to deliver training then a Mental Resilience talk to a year 12 sixth form at a top Nottingham Academy. This was very well received by the students
Our personal beliefs play a huge role in how we view our own life. Your estimation of your successes and failures will depend entirely on the framework of your personal beliefs. Our beliefs provide a structured process through which we
This week I have had the privilege to speak in Switzerland at the ‘Brits in Business’ event organised by the Department of International Trade. The three-day trip was very interesting and worthwhile. The feedback from the talk was really positive
It seems quite surreal to me that this coming Monday I am flying to Switzerland with my wife Julie to speak at an event organised by the Department of International Trade. The event is on Tuesday in Geneva and I
This week was fun travelling to Poland the homeland of my parents. Julie and I spent a lovely three days in Warsaw and this was the first time either of us had seen the city. While we were there we
How do you react when something you have been working on for a long time goes wrong? I used to be very bad at this and I would react with anger and a very bad attitude. This would last for
I recently came across a book called You Can, You Will by Joel Osteen who is the senior pastor of America’s largest church – Lakewood Church in Houston. He is a 6 times New York best-selling author and has an
