‘A man punished his four-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of golden wrapping paper. Money was tight, and he became infuriated when the child used it to try to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the
It is Friday and I am writing this blog a day early as I am in South Wales to attend the funeral of the husband of one of my cousins tomorrow. I have driven over today with my mother Janina
What a great week it has been and the highlight must be spending the day in Wales with the Scottish Power Energy Network team at their Dragons Den day. I was booked to speak in the morning and also as
This woman needs no introduction. Her books have sold more than 400 million copies worldwide. But there was a time in her life when she was diagnosed with clinical depression and contemplated suicide. Her marriage had failed, and she was
Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure of taking a call from a large international firm of Solicitors asking if I was available to speak at one of their conferences in England in June. They told me I was top of
I returned from Dubai two weeks ago and it has just sunk in how good the trip was. It was only 3 years ago when I was still decorating and I put two pictures of Dubai on my Dream Board
Dubai was a great trip and running my Mental Resilience Masterclass for the British University in Dubai, and the Hard Rock Café staff were the highlights of my time there. What two great groups they were. As you can see
We had a great time out in Dubai where I ran my Mental Resilience Masterclass for the staff of the British University in Dubai, as well as the staff of Hard Rock Café. Both sessions were very well received and
A young girl named Liz was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery was a blood transfusion from her five-year-old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and developed the antibodies needed to combat
Tomorrow morning Julie and I are flying to Dubai for 12 days where I will be delivering my Mental Resilience Masterclass to the staff of the British University in Dubai. When we were last in Dubai in November I met
Adversity is the grindstone of life. Intended to polish you up, adversity also has the ability to grind you down. The impact and ultimate result depend on what you do with the difficulties that come your way. Consider the phenomenal
The name Art Fry may be unknown to you, but his invention has impacted the entire world with a product that is so well known, you will recognise it instantly. His company gave him space to think and be creative
The late Peter Marshall was an eloquent speaker and for several years served as the chaplain of the US Senate. He used to love to tell the story of the “Keeper of the Spring,” a quiet forest dweller who lived
What a great time I had on Monday with the staff from three Academies on their joint Inset Day. I have already delivered my talk to the sixth form of each Academy and on the back of this was asked
Today after 8 months of waiting, I am finally picking up my replacement car. Since my car smash on the 24th June (Brexit Day). I have been patiently waiting for my insurance pay-out for the injuries I sustained. I was
This week has been a great week where I delivered two Mental Resilience Masterclasses – one to a firm of solicitors and one to the staff of a school for Inset Day training. The reason it has been a great
“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
