Doodling away…

Posted by on 5 Oct 2011 in Blog, Business, Coaching, Personal | 0 comments

Remember that time in the meeting when things were not as interesting as they should have been? You had that pad of paper in front of you and a pen in your hand, so you started to draw something. Probably not a masterpiece, certainly nothing you would want to share with the chair of the meeting, but all the same it was all your own work and in a way you were quite proud of it? Welcome to doodling! I suppose we have all done it at one time or another, if only to pass the time. Some do it more consciously by using the pen and paper to draw out...

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Being someone…

Posted by on 5 May 2011 in Blog, Coaching, motivation, Personal | 0 comments

Do you take your personal development seriously? A serious question. Really! There is a spectrum of people regarding personal development. There are some who read every personal development book there is, watch every inspirational TED video and listen to all the mantras on the many podcasts out there. There are others who just get on with their life, grinding through each day, taking the opportunities and the challenges as they come. There are all those in between. So what is the right way? Well, in all honesty, whatever is right for you. If...

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A surprising truth about motivation…

Posted by on 26 Apr 2011 in Blog, Business, Leadership, Personal | 0 comments

I first saw Dan Pink at TED, when he spoke about motivation. He found an interesting study that, surprisingly,  suggested money is not the best motivator… The TED video can be found here http://bit.ly/geRowE I recently came across an RSA talk by Dan on the same theme, which I like better as it is a great visual representation of the same talk:     Enjoy! PS And by the way, Dan also produced a pretty cool career guidance book . It has been written in Japanese Manga style i.e. a cartoon character, giving the basics of career...

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Making it possible…

Posted by on 15 Apr 2011 in Blog, Personal | 0 comments

I am a great fan of TED, some truely awesome stuff gets shown hear inspring words from people who just seem to make things happen, no matter what… This is a fantastic story about helping out, making a massive difference to someone’s life. How can you make a difference...

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