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Time Flies

4. October 2010

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Time Flies

A scary thing happened to me the other day.  The family got together to celebrate my step-father’s eightieth birthday.  Eightieth!  How did that happen?  Five minutes ago he was in the prime of his life and it was 1972! In speaking to dad, it became clear that time really had shot by at a staggering [...]

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It’s all possible. Make it so…

4. October 2010

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It’s all possible. Make it so…

Each of us has the ability to be millionaires. Don’t believe me? Take a look at some of the people that appear (and OK I haven’t seen their bank statements either but work with me) to be completely and overwhelmingly successful. What do you notice? They look successful. They sound successful. Some openly flaunt their [...]

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Now you see it, now you don’t

27. September 2010

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Now you see it, now you don’t

Have you ever noticed that if you set out to look for something that unless it is genuinely lost in the mists of time, that you find it soon enough? My children often let out a wail akin to your average banshee that something is lost, gone, no more.  But I’ve looked everywhere Daddy…. Uh [...]

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The ‘R’ Word

20. September 2010

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The ‘R’ Word

Tackling Redundancy. It wasn’t that long ago that being made redundant carried a certain stigma.  It was considered a stain on one’s career and resume.  The assumption was that if you were made redundant, there must be something wrong with you.  You weren’t up to the job or worse, were lazy and incompetent.  Maybe even [...]

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Mid-Life Crisis…? Moi?

30. August 2010

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Mid-Life Crisis…? Moi?

Is this you…..?  You’re in your late thirties, or early forties.  Work is work.  It’s just what you do and you almost willingly turn up every Monday to an office, virtual or otherwise, to commence another week of the daily grind.  It used to cover the bills.  You go home, via horrendous traffic, listening to [...]

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Opportunity comes in many forms – don’t miss it

23. August 2010

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Opportunity comes in many forms – don’t miss it

So here we are at 5pm on Friday and work is all but done (in truth I think most people have been done since lunchtime – a bit of sunshine and scrrrrammm….!). It’s been a funny week. In a strange sense not ha ha  Having had an important piece of business delayed and with some [...]

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Different. Better. Whatever.

23. August 2010

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Different. Better. Whatever.

To effect change we need to change something. To take an action. Do something. We know this right? So why don’t we do it more often? No, I don’t know either. Actually I do. It’s about direction and guidance. We like to be shown the way. A map. A pathfinder. Maybe this is why we [...]

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All That Glitters Is Not Gold!

23. August 2010

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All That Glitters Is Not Gold!

“Seek and ye shall find” A well worn phrase and all too true. This isn’t always a good thing. Filters. We see as we are. We see what we wish to see. Example. Sit in an area that allows you to see the majority of the room you’re in right now. In a moment, close [...]

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