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“An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer/contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the pay check, but

A young man was getting ready to graduate college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom. Knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Graduation

This week I ran my Mental Resilience Masterclass to the partners of a large firm of solicitors called Taylor and Emmet in the heart of Sheffield. This was the culmination of two years of relationship building from an initial meeting

It has been a great week topped by a wonderful trip to London to speak to the London Commerce and Industry group on my favourite topic Mental Resilience – Success Strategies for Tough Times. This is something I have been

Rejection is something I experienced on a regular basis as a young boy when I struggled to read and write, as I was born to Polish parents. I was also last pick in Games lessons as I was very uncoordinated,

I talk a lot about visualisation and how powerful it can be. This morning I got up earlier than normal because I have a coaching session later this afternoon and am going for a walk in a beautiful park with

As I write this blog I am sitting in the lobby of our hotel in Washington DC on a beautiful sunny morning and I can’t quite believe this is happening. The journey to this trip started 16 months ago when

It’s been a busy week spending much of it near Luton running some Mental Resilience Masterclasses which went well. However, it could have been a disaster if I hadn’t gone with a gut feeling I had about a VGA lead

I’ve had some fun this week going to the Ilse of Wight to deliver two Mental Resilience talks for a large international company and then at the end of the week I ran my full day Masterclass to an organisation

It has been another busy but fantastic week with several meetings and presentations. I had a meeting with an international client to agree two days’ work in October, a great keynote talk to a radio group, a Masterclass to an

This past week has been very interesting and very busy. I have worked on a presentation for a big pitch this coming week, and also prepared for a Mental Resilience Masterclass for a key client which I ran on Thursday.

Last week was a good busy week. I had a great meeting with a partner training company I am working with on a pitch we are putting together for a contract with an international organisation for Mental Resistance training. We

It’s been a busy week and I’ve contacted many companies for future business. Without the sowing of seeds for new business, companies cannot succeed. The time when we generally stop marketing is when we are very busy delivering our service

What a fun week it has been this week with a trip to Oban in Scotland to run my Mental Resilience Masterclass to a fantastic company called Aggregate Industries. This was a long two-day trip with a drive to East

It has been a fascinating week where I attended a fantastic day with David Hyner and Lee Jackson to discuss the changing face of schools and their budgets. It was a great day spent to understand where the budgets are

I came across this article when I was researching mindset and the power of maintaining self-belief in the face of adversity. It is a great example of how getting up after each knockdown is so important to experience eventual success

I have just spent the last 30 minutes visualizing all the things I want to achieve over the next 17 years up to the age of 80. I have a Dream Board (or Vision Board) with 37 things on it

A couple of weeks ago I received this email from a school head of year and the contents of this brought a tear to my eye. When I write my blogs, or deliver my talks and Masterclasses, I often wonder

When I speak from the stage or run my Mental Resilience Masterclasses, a theme running throughout is how we respond to negative events in our lives. We all face negative situations on a daily basis. Some are small but some

Even though I caught a heavy cold a few days ago I’ve still had a good week. I had a really good coaching session on Monday and an excellent Mental Resilience Masterclass for a regular client on Tuesday. I managed

After leaving school, he briefly considered joining the Indian Army and hiked in the Himalayan mountains of Sikkim and West Bengal. Eventually, he joined the Territorial Army and, after passing selection, served as a reservist with the SAS in 21

I’ve had some great workshops recently across the country and two which come to mind are Solar Plants and Aggregate Industries. I have delivered workshops to both of these in the past and I love working with both companies. I