I found this short article in Word for Today recently and it resonated with me because I love to laugh, and now I know why. “Scientific studies reveal that people who laugh, live longer. Humour is a stress dissolver. It’s an
I had the pleasure this week to meet up with Dave Clarke, the man who 15 years ago completely changed my life. A dramatic statement but as I look at my life now and where it was then I can see
I came across this story of adversity and one person’s desire to overcome the challenges she faced to fulfil her dreams and it warmed my heart. Maya Long ago in a small village nestled in the heart of a lush green valley
I came across this article in Word for Today and it made me think about the way I handle fear. “Advice columnist Ann Landers received about ten thousand letters every month. When asked to name the most common problem in her
I have really enjoyed this week, which has been busy delivering Masterclasses and coaching new clients. It is very fulfilling to be able to help people and make a real difference. I don’t take for granted the position I find
Julie and I had a wonderful holiday where I rested fully for the first time in 8 years. I thought that all the trips I had abroad were holidays, but they were in fact working trips. What amazed me on
I am writing this blog from the Algarve having enjoyed a fantastic holiday with my wife Julie. We fly back tomorrow refreshed and happy. If I can be honest with you this has been the first holiday I have had
I came across these wise words in Word for Today and it made me think back to the time I had a near-fatal car accident. A wise man once said ‘I saw that there is nothing better for people than to
It is great to be back working with Rolls Royce again. This week I delivered two 1-hour Masterclasses to two different teams, and they loved them. They engaged fully and the feedback at the end was marvellous. Rolls Royce really likes
I came across this information about Katy Perry which I found very interesting as it details her extremely difficult journey which eventually led to her worldwide success. Born in 1984 in Santa Barbara, California, Katy Perry is an American singer and
Born in 1962 in Ontario, Canada, Jim Carrey is a renowned comedian, actor and entrepreneur, and quite possibly one of the most famous comic minds of our time. However, his early years were distraught with a string of failures, with a
Born in 1953, Howard Schultz is the famous American entrepreneur behind the wildly successful coffee company, Starbucks. However, his early life, like many other famous people who failed at first, started off in extreme poverty, growing up in Canarsie Bay, part
This has been one amazing week which included delivering Masterclass 1 to Siemens Gamesa in the UK and then flying out to Gibraltar to deliver 2 Masterclasses to amazing organisations in Gibraltar. This took a huge amount of planning to ensure
Born in 1944, in Fort Worth, Texas, Jack Canfield is the celebrated author and motivational speaker behind the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. As a Harvard-educated person, Canfield clearly possessed the intelligence for crafting such a book, however, it was his
Commitment is one of the 5 key pillars I speak about in my Masterclasses. All who are successful in sport, music and business have this in abundance. When they say they are going to do something they do it. Their
There are times in your life when you meet someone and there is an immediate connection. I can’t explain it, I’m not sure why it happens but it does. In my life I have met hundreds of people but there are
I came across this simple story posted by Carl Richards, a friend of mine and it made me really think about our value and how it changes depending on where we are. A daughter’s graduation ‘A father told his daughter, “Congratulations on
I came across this wise information in Word for Today and with the loss of my mother last October this really resonated with me. Loss is inevitable Inevitably, we and our loved ones will experience life’s losses: illness, ageing, death, divorce, disability, loss
This is one of those weeks which will live long in my memory and something I never saw coming. I am in Gibraltar for 4 days where I have delivered Masterclass 2 from my Mind Resilience Programme to the amazing
A couple of weeks ago I was working on my business in an M&S Café which I do on a regular basis as I find it really enjoyable to work in such a lovely atmosphere. The Café was busy, but
Last week I met up with Stuart Ross, the founder of High Growth, a company based in Nottingham, and we had a lovely lunch in Wagamama. He has had an amazing career and is now running a hugely successful company
Sometimes in life things happen which stop you in your tracks and make you feel like pinching yourself. Today’s blog is about one of those times where I am still in a little bit of shock and excitement about a
This week I had a wonderful time in Milan delivering a full day Mind Resilience Masterclass for the European Management Development Team for Radius Payment Solutions on behalf of Live and Learn. Radius is a fast-growing international company and it was
I love to study people who have succeeded in life to see what they went through to get there. In every case so far, they have all faced incredible adversity where most people would have given up, but they didn’t. Today
