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TAKE personal responsibility for everything you say and do. Be clear on the exact outcomes, the results, you want. Then make a true decision. Decide to go for what you want and settle for nothing less. If that action takes you closer to where you want to go, do more of the same. If not,…… Continue Reading
MAKE up your mind that you will remember. Recall positive memories, store memories, think positively, rest your mind and remember a keen memory is a skill you can nurture and not something you were born with. So work on it.… Continue Reading
BEING a good leader is not the sole preserve of the entrepreneur. Using recently-retired Sir Alex Ferguson as an example, it is clear from his absence in football that leadership can make a difference in sport, too. Leadership skills possess a universal template. Leading by example, creating a vision, focusing on the positives and copying…… Continue Reading
WORK on ownership, accountability and strengths. Hold a meeting and, as a team, agree that no one will ever say anything behind each others’ backs which they would not say to their faces. This is a given, and must be accepted on an emotional level. If everyone simply nods, they will not do it. If…… Continue Reading
Dear Father Christmas I hope this finds you, and finds you well. It is difficult to believe it is that time of year again. That wonderful season of goodwill, when we decorate our desks, go wild at our office parties and vow to never drink again the following morning. I have been asked to write…… Continue Reading
MAKE sure you have a clear, concise, compelling strategy for your company. Ensure everyone in your organisation knows it. Also, how what they personally do relates to the strategy. Anything that you do that does not help you get closer to your vision, stop doing it. You will stop over a third of your work…… Continue Reading
ASK yourself these questions. * What’s your biggest dream? * What do you want to achieve long term? * What does success look like to you? * What’s important to you? Then, consider where you are now, before appreciating what you have to do to get to where you want to be. Then do it!…… Continue Reading
EVER wondered how to? How to what I hear you say? Well, how do do, almost anything? I was perusing the Naked Coach other day when I came across David Taylor’s top 100 How Tos in business and coaching. The chapter actually starts with the heading: ‘The Answer’s Yes…What’s The Question? How’s that for positivity?…… Continue Reading
STRIKING while the iron’s hot can be the difference between success – and missing that once in a lifetime opportunity. Seizing an opportunity when it arrives is important and can have a dramatic impact on your personal success. Determination to grab that chance to get on is the key, regardless of ability or training –…… Continue Reading
Please scroll down to comment Time to Read: 1 min 22 secs (If you read as fast as Rosalind, our CEO) Time to Watch: 31 min 9 secs – Contains some swearing, and some comedy On Monday 2 December I was a member of the improvisation team at The London Comedy Store, as part of…… Continue Reading