My mum is 99 on Monday and she is an inspiration to me and to many who know her or know of her. She has featured in my posts and blogs over the years, and she always generates great interest. I
Sometimes there are moments in life which really stand out and have a huge impact on you. This happened to me last Thursday in the Renaissance Hotel at Heathrow Airport where I delivered my Mental Resilience Masterclass to the Europe, Middle
What a wonderful week this has been with two Masterclasses delivered to two outstanding organisations – Vistage and Rolls Royce. The first was booked by Claire Farley and I have to thank her for this as Vistage are an outstanding organisation
I came across this article from Shawn Lim who is a blogger and it really resonated with me. The Bamboo Tree Story There are many things we can learn from nature. And one of the most remarkable stories one can learn about
What a fantastic week I have just experienced where I have been under some serious pressure to perform at two different events. Both of these events were booked by speaking agency Champions and I loved them both! The first was on
I had a great week this week working with two organisations on behalf of Live and Learn, one was Humberside Airport, and the other was Net EDI in Preston. Both Masterclasses were very enjoyable and both groups were excellent. Next week
This week we have our cousin from Australia staying with us for a few days and we have enjoyed many places of interest. On Saturday we went out for the day to visit the Galleries of Justice, then a tour
This has been a wonderful week where I delivered my Mental Resilience Masterclass to key staff at Radius Payments in Crewe on behalf of Live and Learn and what a great group they were. The interaction and energy were excellent
Yesterday I had coffee with Nottingham Forest fan James Mather and we discussed their amazing victory at Wembley which took Forest back to the top table of Premier League football after 23 years in the wilderness. Diehard Forest fan James, someone
I wasn’t sure whether to post the picture of Julie in our favourite restaurant for Sunday dinner on Linkedin. Linkedin is for businesspeople and personal posts are not seen very often. But because I was so happy with Julie ready
I hope you don’t mind but I am going to share something which is very important in my life and something I never thought I would ever experience. This week I paid off my final debt and I am completely debt
I have had time to think recently about the progress I have made over the past 8 years and how throughout my life I have had doubts about my ability to succeed in various careers. On 3 occasions I have been
What a great week it has been, and the highlight was the Mental Resilience Masterclass I delivered to staff from Net EDI in Preston on behalf of Live and Learn. They were an excellent group who interacted brilliantly and having
I read the following in Word for Today and it really made me think about life’s purpose and the achievement of a content and fulfilled life. Unselfishness does three things for you: It improves the quality of your life. It gives
I came across this account of Charles Schulz who you may or may not have heard of, but you may have heard of the cartoon he created called Peanuts. He started life with many challenges, but he never gave up
I came across this article by Omar Itani who has an interesting view about happiness, and this really resonated with me as this is something I have wanted to share for quite a while. Everything we think we know about happiness
Love him or hate him there is one thing about Tiger Woods which we can agree on and that he has shown incredible mental resilience to come back from so many injuries in his career. Most sports professionals have 2
Chris Pratt is a talented American actor and comedian known for starring in various films and television series. His success story is a perfect example of rags from riches. As a child, Pratt lived in a van and worked at a
Mark Wahlberg is currently my favourite actor who always seems to play the tough guy role in his movies and now I know why the characters he portrays are so authentic. I haven’t seen one of his films and been
I would like to thank Peter Densham from Rolls Royce who sent me an article about the duck and the eagle and suggested it would be a good story to share in my blog. This story is featured in an article
I read this recently in Word for Today and I never knew that the Nobel Peace Prize was established in this way. Alfred Noble “Helping people brings great fulfilment. When you spend your day serving others, you can lay your head
You have probably heard the following story about two men in a competition to see who can chop down the most trees but it’s always good to be reminded of the important things in life. I read this recently in Word
Visualisation is a very powerful technique which improves performance and helps you to achieve things you can only dream of. There is an area in your brain called the Reticular Activating System (RAS) which cuts out 99% of everything around you
You probably haven’t heard of Kobe Bryant, but he was one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He broke many basketball records during his career and here are some of them: A record breaker “Bryant hit an incredible 81 points
