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
Yesterday I had a wonderful time in Birmingham speaking at the Squire Patton Boggs Real Estate European Offsite Event. Squire Patton Boggs are a highly respected firm of solicitors with 46 Offices in 21 countries. It was an honour to
This special blog is a day early because I am in Wales in readiness for a full day workshop tomorrow (Saturday). I am near Cardiff and the Champions League final is on tomorrow between Juventus and Real Madrid, so with
‘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,
