As I chalk up 48 not out on ye olde terra firma today, my mind flickers through a panorama of images, emotions, people and places from this particular earth experience.
One of these timeless scenes has my mother saying “Seems just like yesterday” as we sit on the back door step drinking tea and eating digestive [...]
In the previous post I recommended Sir John Whitmore’s book, Coaching For Performance, to any true student of performance improvement.
It’s a fabulous, easy-to-read book and I often refer to it for coaching inspiration. Not least because the author acknowledges the contributions of his friend and colleague, David Hemery, the 1968 Olympic 400m Hurdles Champion.
David Hemery [...]
Most anyone I know who’s started blogging seems to develop a compulsion to check their visitor stats daily.
That’s sure been my experience and I must admit to being very curious about not only where my visitors are coming from and how long they stick around - but to why they do so.
What brings people to [...]
How valuable has education been to your career success?
Kind of a loaded question, eh?!
Reminds me of what Tony Robbins (the personal development guru) is reputed to have said when queried on his lack of formal qualifications:
“I have a Ph.D. - a Ph.D. in Results.” lol!
How disarming! ‘love it!
Anyway, I happened to come across UK-based [...]
This is the first of 3 posts on goal setting excuses.
Do you avoid setting goals in a field of interest because you think you have little or no ability?
I suspect that many people are 100% correct in drawing that conclusion - that is, they think they have no ability.
Think again!
The Ability Excuse
Consider the likelihood that [...]
You know how some potential career changers stay stuck within fearful imaginary scenarios - and then use that imagined fear to avoid taking action…
… with the result that nothing much changes.
Well, if that sounds like you - and you want to do something about it - then here’s a special offer that can help.
I’ve developed [...]
As a Career change and Life coach I get quite a kick from helping people “do more of what you love”.
But, as with many things in life, results can take time and are often different from what was first conceived.
Yet, in my coaching practice I do meet clients who are prepared to honestly assess their [...]
If you haven’t done so, then please read part 1:
Perfection In Such An Average Day
Well, my average day actually stretched through the weekend and included these 5 simple highlights:
1- Attending a School Choir and Band Concert
2- Going For a Run after 10 days off with a cold
3- Enjoying a couple of Beers at home
4- Late [...]
I highlighted the incredible story of Scott Rigsby, IronMan extraordinaire in this Feb 2008 post on doing the unthinkable.
Tonight I was pleased to watch his new short movie by following this link: Unthinkable
Honest to goodness, a better example of a true “IronMan” hero to marvel at would be hard to find - even in Hollywood [...]
“The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function.”
Professor Albert Bartlett
I came across Prof Bartlett’s work while I was googling how to better explain percentage changes to my sixth grade daughter recently.
Having taught Maths & Physics in the UK many moons ago I was intrigued enough to check [...]
