Stress – Rocket Fuel for Success or Petrol on the Flames of Burn-Out?
It was Lou Holtz, an American Football coach, who said that ‘It is not the load that breaks you down, it is the way that you carry it.’ Looked at from the right perspective this statement is an encouragement and not some kind of grim warning! What Holtz’s comment...
Success is Built by Failing Forwards!
In his illustrious boxing career, the late and very great Mohamad Ali was recorded as being officially knocked down (that is taking a count) four times. Once was early in his career when he failed to take Henry Cooper seriously and was sat on his pants by Henry’s...
IF YOU WANT TO BE LEGEND!
It was Martha Jane Cannary (better known as Calamity Jane) who remarked "If a girl wants to be a legend she should go ahead and be one." The England woman's football team certainly proved the truth of the statement made by a pioneering frontierswomen, sharpshooter,...
Build a Team or a Group – What is the Difference?
Douglas McGregor, writing over 60 years ago in his pioneering book “The Human Side of Enterprise”, stated that “Most teams are not teams at all, but merely collections of individual relationships with the boss. Each individual vying with the other for power,...
THE PRINCESS AND THE NUN – WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN COMMON?
Above are two very different woman – both sadly now dead. One a Royal Princess, the daughter of an Earl, the former wife of the UK’s heir apparent, mother to two royal sons, who spent most of her adult life moving in the circles of the rich and famous pursued by the...
Push past the Iceberg!
"Push past the Iceberg!’ That was the advice of our rafting guide as this black grit covered monster challenged our path down the Alsek River in Alaska. He didn’t need to add the words “Quickly!” We were ten days into a trip down the Alsek River from the Yukon into...
Attitude will Determine Your Altitude!
It was the famous motivational speaker Zig Ziglar who remarked that ‘It is your attitude, not your aptitude that will determine your altitude!’ Is this statement motivational hyperbole or the truth? What exactly can attitude do for us? I propose looking at the...
Great Opportunity for Grant Assistance
The Department for the Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (Defra) has just opened doors for applications for what it is calling the “Adding Value Grant Scheme.” This scheme will provide up to 40% of eligible project costs or £300,000 (whichever is the lesser...
Still Chasing Your Dreams?
Do you ever find yourself working incredibly hard and yet not getting what we really really want? It doesn’t matter what the “want” is – more money, better job, more job satisfaction, more time with the family, a better level of fitness and health etc. Somehow we...
High Emotional Intelligence – The Universal Key to Success!
BBC 2 are currently running an excellent documentary series on the marine commandoes under the title “Britain’s Ocean Warriors”. ( https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0017nrf/commando-britains-ocean-warriors-series-1-episode-3 )The series has so far covered all the...