How many times do you hear people say they’ve left it too late in life to change careers? Or left it too late to try something new? …and how often do people attempt something but give up after a couple of tries. The latter is often followed by “I tried it but it didn’t work […]…
Unless you are a massive fan of reading Marvel comics, or have read the comic strip called Spawn, it’s unlikely you have heard of Todd McFarlane. He is considered by many to be the best ever Spiderman artist, and has also drawn some amazing strips of the Hulk. Being an artist is a dream for […]…
Have you noticed something when you read the newspapers? We are so used to reading stories about doom and gloom, that when a positive one comes along, it practically leaps off the page. This happened to me some time ago when reading a free London newspaper on the way to the office. Actually, it was […]…
I was conscious this topic might sound a bit morbid, but actually I think you will find it very positive as well as important. So please read on. From the minute we are born, life seems to be all about preparing for life rather than actually living it. You go to play-school to prepare for […]…
Tony Robbins is well known for motivating people, getting them through difficult times and reaching their full potential. This video is slightly different in that he looks to find the answer to beating procrastination, and more importantly following through a project from start to finish. It has been said that the main difference between those […]…
Have you ever heard of Parkinson’s Law? I’m not talking about the chat show host Michael Parkinson by the way! Parkinson’s Law basically suggests that if you give somebody a week to do a particular task, they will take the whole week to complete it. If however you said it needed to be in by […]…
I don’t think anybody really enjoys going for an interview or an important meeting where the outcome needs to be a favourable one. Often it is the pressure we put on ourselves that creates the nerves, especially if we focus too much on what will happen if the meeting is not successful. One of the […]…
This video caused quite a stir in its day, revealing that only a total of 5 people in 100 would be in a good financial position by the time they were 65. It was actually 100 men that were surveyed; please bear in mind that this was done in the 50s, so in the modern […]…
Playing it safe is the advice that has been for generations. Get a good education, get a good secure job, stay with one company as long as possible and work your way up, and then retire with a good pension. Up to the end of the last century, this was still good advice, but with […]…
Have you ever had a dream to start your own business venture but within seconds you’ve talked yourself out of it because you think there are too many people already doing the same thing? Imagine how different the world would be technology wise if Steve Jobs had thought the same thing. As if it wasn’t […]…
