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Have you ever considered your career potential? By this, I mean the potential to be happy and fulfilled in your career. Most people I meet are tremendously critical of themselves and their capabilities. This is true whether they earn £16k or £100K+. Most people don’t appreciate the job they are in or themselves and this … Read more
Do you have dreams? Desires? Goals? Of course you do. We all do and I am sure we all know how important they are, right? How is your motivation going towards achieving them? If you are smashing every goal you set yourself, you should stop reading now and comment instead on how you set your … Read more
We all have bad habits. Sometimes I procrastinate and leave my work until the last minute. Take this blog post, for example, I have had plenty of time to finish this…but it’s 7.30am on the morning it’s due and I want to get it done asap… but having had over an hour of uninterrupted silence … Read more
“What do you want to be famous for?” a question I have asked (and been asked) 5 times in the last 4 days. It tends to stump people at first, with a lot of umming and erring. Ultimately we are talking about your reputation – what you want to be known for and that is … Read more
Have you ever wondered about the secret of success and how *those* people get ahead? I can tell you the secret – there is no secret. Getting ahead is about the mindset you have and the behaviours you exhibit and best of all, they can be learnt, practised and implemented. Here are 8 behaviours that … Read more