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
I read an article a couple of days ago, which discussed happiness and ways to achieve this in our lives. There were many areas discussed but they concluded that two things were absolutely key; having a Purpose in life and
What a fabulous week this week has been. It has continued to be busy but the level of clients I am working with is rising. On Monday, I met with a solicitor firm to discuss possible work together, on Wednesday
Following very busy two weeks in Dubai which resulted in some great international connections I’m following up, I had an amazingly busy week this week. I returned form Dubai late Friday night, then Sunday I was off down the motorway
We arrived back from Dubai last night and what a great trip it has been. I had a mixture of 13 meetings, presentations and talks and met some wonderful people along the way. I really like Dubai and so does
We are having a great time here in Dubai, where I have been working more than I originally expected but that is great news. We have met some amazing people and the staff at our hotel the Hilton Doubletree have
I speak a great deal about maintaining a positive mindset and below is an article in a publication I read today called Word for Today. It describes to good effect the impact a positive mindset, or in their words, a
What a wonderful week it has been! On Monday I ran my full day Mental Resilience Masterclass to teaching assistants of a Primary School and what a great day it was. It’s days like this that make the work involved
It was around three years ago when I watched a video and heard those words which reached deep into my spirit – ‘You can create your own future’. “Is this possible?” I asked myself. “Is it possible that I can
I have just received an email from a cruise line speaker agency I am registered with requesting me to choose some cruises which I would like to add to my wish list. This is the method they use to select
This has been a busy week with a trip to Wales and Bristol to deliver training then a Mental Resilience talk to a year 12 sixth form at a top Nottingham Academy. This was very well received by the students
