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I’m sat in Dubai airport ready to head back home to Nottingham, and what a good 5 days it has been. The last time I was here was in March and I had 11 meetings in 3 days. It was

It’s 8am on Sunday 29th May and I am sat in Manchester airport in the Escape lounge writing this blog. I was up at 3am to get to here and I’m checked in. I am off to Dubai again, and

Have you ever been driving somewhere and arrived at your destination, only to realise you remember nothing about your journey? Or started eating a chocolate bar, taken a couple of bites, then noticed all you had left was an empty

I read another gem in ‘The Word for Today’ which is the daily devotional I read, and today is about leaving your comfort zone. It’s never easy to leave your comfort zone, but just because you don’t feel like doing

I came across some information when I was reading a book on successful people which made me stop and think. The author suggested that the majority of decisions you make in your head are wrong and the majority of decisions

I read the following in a daily devotional called ‘Word for Today’ which I read every day for inspiration and it made me think. “Encouragement can work miracles. In the movie Stand and Deliver, high school teacher Jaime Escalante has

On Monday 16th May I have been booked to give my signature keynote talk on Mental Resilience at a breakfast networking event. The event which is a 3rd year anniversary is on 16th May from 9.30am-11.30am at The Priest House

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Is time an illusion or is it real? I ask myself this as another month comes to a close and it has simply flown by. I guess you could call it real time vs perceived time. When you are in

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,

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

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

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

At this time of the year we all look forward to some time off to catch up with friends and family. We spend more time with family and friends at this time of year and with this come joy and