Understanding Motivation is Key to Success
You’ve heard the phrase ‘knowledge is power’? Well, the knowledge in understanding why and what motivates us in today’s ever-changing world is vital to any desired success. Understanding motivation, what makes us tick, what makes us get out of bed in the morning, what drives us on and why we do what we do is […]
Lessons from Sri Lanka
“What were your best bits?”, “What’s the most memorable thing you did?”, “What was your overall impression?” are just some of the questions I have been asked since I returned from Sri Lanka to the UK. Life has returned to normal and the usual responsibilities, work and deadlines have replaced the time and space I […]
Widening Horizons – Explore and find challenge
Sometimes, when nothing much is happening at a given time, it’s an opportunity to deliberately seek out change. It’s about widening horizons and looking beyond the here and now. What’s that saying “A change is as good as a rest” – well maybe it is, and it could be considered as good advice to take […]
Learn How to Bend in the Winds of Change
In my last article I was expostulating about making change happen for yourself which then got me thinking and observing things around me and my world. Are you ready for the winds of change? Everyone seems to be acknowledging that major, disruptive change is happening, and the results are beginning to reveal themselves, but they […]
Make Change Happen – Embrace It
Are you fed up with the position you are currently in? Frustrated that things are not happening for you as you had hoped? Running, just to simply stand still? Then you are going to have make change happen. Only you can do it. No-one is going to come along and gift you the way forward […]
What is your USP? Stand out from the crowd
It is funny how we’re all brought up to conform, to fit in within society, to be accepted socially. However, as I think everyone is aware, to make it successfully you also have to be different whether that is as a business, company, employee or employer. Knowing your USP is important in business and personally […]
Awareness – Walk a Mile in Someone Else’s Shoes
We’ve all heard the saying, usually as an admonition, that before we judge someone we should understand their experiences, circumstances etc. It is a direct appeal for us to empathise with our fellow human beings yet how often do we act accordingly? How blinkered are we when it comes to the awkwardness of awareness especially […]
Be Optimistic – Harness Potential
Just before the end of last year I wrote an article on how tough many people and businesses HAD found the year to be. Now that we have entered the New Year you know what I feel? Optimistic and Anticipatory. Being optimistic, I find, is an underrated quality. Being optimistic is not pie in the […]
A Challenging Year – Maintaining Professionalism
Have you found this past year more of a challenge than usual? I certainly have and many people I have spoken to over the course of the past twelve months seem to have experienced the same. I have no idea as to why, or what powers have been aligning themselves, but negative things appear to […]
Push Past Fear – Don’t Let It Hold You Back
Fear can take on many forms in both business and in our personal lives. Sometimes it arises out of circumstances that we cannot control but at other times it can arise from our own choice. With the former, and in a business context, quite often a logical way to deal with the fear can be […]