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No Holding Me Back
After taking early retirement at the age of 55, I took time out to reflect on some of my personal achievements, and successes of my career. I had been Project Director for the $250M British Airways global IP program, served as Head of Global Service Operations...
read moreWhy I wish is no substitute for a plan
I was having a conversation with a friend who said “I wish I could pay off my mortgage like you”. I paused for a moment then said, okay great, if that’s what you really want to do then what is stopping you? They then went on to explain about their job, lack of time,...
read moreTop 10 Tips For Achieving Your Goals.
1. Be Passionate – People rarely commit to things that they don’t enjoy doing or are not passionate about. So, make sure that whatever goals you set for yourself, they are ones that will motivate you to get up in the morning to want to see through. 2. Believe in...
read moreI’m a Business Coach…. So how does that help your business?
We’ve now become accustomed to hearing that different sports men and women, have coaches to help improve their game. Indeed, we think nothing of seeing the likes of Roger Federer or Serena Williams with their practice coaches before a game. Even without thinking we...
read moreChange and the fear of failure
We all know that both in our work or personal lives, we will all have to deal with the impacts that change brings. Change can be something positive like getting that new job you’ve always wanted, or having to deal with the news of being made redundant, and the sense...
read moreYou have a great idea. Now What?
Okay, so you’ve had that eureka moment and come up with next big idea, you think it’s great, now what? … I suspect we’ve all been there, thought of an idea that can rival Facebook, or even be the next Amazon, or maybe your idea hasn’t been for world domination as a...
read moreThe Essentials to Successful Project Planning
It was Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of America who said “if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail”, which many years later was developed into the 5Ps Rule, Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance. Yet how many times have you heard that saying?...
read moreThe 7 Secrets to Entrepreneur Success
We all know the names of successful entrepreneurs, people like Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg to name but a few. But the question is what are some of the skills and attributes needed to become a successful entrepreneur? Below I...
read moreWhy do we procrastinate?
Don’t you find it funny that there are some things we have no problem in doing, like setting a date for going out for a meal, going to the cinema, or may be a date to meet up with friends, but then there are other things in which we know we should do, but guess what...
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