The milestone of turning 70 has nearly arrived, and I have always wondered what it would feel like. I am delighted to say that it feels good. I feel healthier than I have for a long time. I have the
International speaker Roger Harrop first met with me around 8 years ago, giving up his precious time to help me improve my speaking skills. He took time to meet me at a halfway point in a hotel where we had
I ran two Mental Resilience Masterclasses for Nottingham Trent University Business School Postgraduate students this week. The two groups were brilliant, and they loved the content. We covered many areas, but the one area that generated the most interest was the
I came across this article about Thomas Edison, which made me think about how he processed apparent failure. He didn’t see every failed attempt as a failure, but he saw it as a learning experience and one step closer to
Like millions across the country, I was mesmerised by the fantastic talent of sixteen-year-old darts teenage sensation Luke Littler, who has just reached the finals of the World Darts Championship but has just failed to become the youngest-ever winner. He is
So here it is, the end of 2023. How has your year been? Difficult, challenging, heart-breaking, good, outstanding or a mixture of the above. One sure thing is that we will all experience difficult times every year. It is impossible
This week, I had the great pleasure of meeting with John Wilgar, the Chief Procurement Officer, and Marie Gresko, the Procurement Process Improvements Manager at NSG Pilkington Glass, to discuss 2024 and enjoy lunch together. I have loved working with NSG
This blog is longer than usual, as I want you to really appreciate the value of gratitude and why you should develop and cultivate the habit of being grateful every day. You will see at the end of this blog
I came across this article about a woman who had a life-changing accident which left her without the use of her arms or legs. This was a devastating accident which completely altered her future and gave her a choice to
This was a landmark week for me as I delivered my Mental Resilience masterclass to a Vistage group in London. This was the first time I really felt that the material I presented was just right, and the group’s response
I came across this article in Word for Today, and it really made me think about the human body and mind and our purpose in life. I speak a great deal about the power of the subconscious mind, and some
Burnout is characterised by disengagement and stress by over-engagement. In burnout, your emotions become blunted; stress makes them over-reactive. Burnout causes emotional damage; stress primarily causes physical damage. Burnout affects motivation and drive; stress affects your physical energy. Depression from burnout
What a fantastic week this has been! I took a beautiful trip to the Lake District to deliver two sessions to the Lake District Estates team. They put me in some luxury accommodation overlooking Lake Ullswater, and the group was
I am delighted that I stuck to my word and didn’t think about work or write any blogs for the entire 4-week holiday in Australia. I wasn’t sure if I could do this as I have never missed a single
The day has finally arrived, and tonight, we fly off to Australia for four weeks. This trip was scheduled for early 2020, and then Covid hit. The flight was cancelled, and we received our money back. Then we waited and
Born in 1958 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Mark Cuban is an American entrepreneur and pop culture icon, owner of the Dallas Mavericks and star of the hit television show Shark Tank. However, things weren’t always so rosy for Cuban. He learned failure the
Sometimes things go well, and sometimes they don’t; we often don’t know how things will work out until we experience the reality. This week could have gone well, or it could have gone badly, and in all honesty, I didn’t know
Yesterday, I arranged for our settee to be picked up by the furniture company from which we originally purchased our suite. While the suite itself is beautiful, we noticed a slight sagging in the seat padding, prompting us to bring
Believing in yourself is incredibly important in life. If you think you can achieve something, you have a chance of succeeding. But if you don’t believe in yourself, success becomes very unlikely. Sylvester Stallone is a great example of someone who
Since January I have suffered with pain due to a torn tendon in my right shoulder. I tore it while helping to empty my mum’s house to put it up for sale following her sad death late last year. I
Keanu Reeves is one of the finest actors in Hollywood, but it is very inspiring to read that his childhood was marred with incredible difficulties, yet he succeeded to an amazing level. Against all the odds In 1964, the world welcomed Keanu
I came across this article about Helen Keller who was stricken with an illness at a very young age which robbed her of her sight and hearing. On the face of it, this was the end of the world but in
Born in 1809, Abraham Lincoln is famously known for being the 16th President of the United States. He was a champion of equal rights, and he blazed a trail towards the freedom of slaves in America. But Lincoln didn’t start out
I came across this inspirational account of an American writer who had a tough upbringing, but he decided to focus on something every day until he had mastered it and it changed his life. Jack London chose to focus on
