I think I’ll start a business

I think I'll start a business

A lot of people have a dream of starting their own business. They may be bored with their job, feel under-appreciated or just have a desire to be their own boss. They may even see it as the path to riches. Whatever the motivation, a lot of people want to go into business for themselves. [...]

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It’s all about output

It's all about output

We are usually encouraged to learn and learning is, without doubt, a great thing. However, there could be much more attention paid to what we do with that learning and the things we learn. Often, learning is seen as an end in itself (which is okay to some extent, I suppose) but we could be [...]

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Get out of your own way

Get out of your own way

I was watching the women’s downhill skiing event at the Olympics yesterday (only on television, unfortunately) and something the expert commentator said fascinated me. One of the competitors was not doing as well as might have been expected and as she went round a bend she shouted to herself, “Come on!”. Now this is a [...]

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Think and grow rich

Think and grow rich

It can’t be that easy, can it? If it was then everyone would be rich. Well, it’s not just about thinking, you need to take some action too, and that is often where people fall down. However, let’s stick with just the thinking bit for now. Thinking is hard work. So hard, in fact, that [...]

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Stop the train!

A friend of mine told me a funny story about something they had seen on a train near London some years ago. This was back in the days when passengers could open the doors themselves. The train stopped and a man got up, opened the door and stepped out. Unfortunately there was no platform there [...]

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So you think you can draw?

This amazing video shows the winner of ” Ukraine ’s Got Talent”, Kseniya Simonova, drawing a series of pictures on an illuminated sand table that depict how Ukranian people were affected by the German invasion during World War II. The images, projected onto a large screen, moved many in the audience to tears and she [...]

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Let’s get moving!

Five good reasons to do some regular exercise. New year is traditionally the time when people decide to start doing some exercise. Gym memberships are taken up, which often cost a lot of money, then not used as the initial enthusiasm disappears. Here are five very good reasons to stick with the plan to do [...]

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So, what do you do?

How many times have you been asked the question, “what do you do?” and you mumble some reply that rambles on until the person who asked you wishes they hadn’t. To be in control of the situation you have to be ready with a reply that answers the question, interests the person you are talking [...]

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New Year Resolutions – 5 days in

So how are those resolutions going? At the end of each year we decide what we want to achieve in the forthcoming year and come up with some New Year resolutions. Great idea, but the execution is often not that good. We assume that when the New Year comes, things will be quiet and we [...]

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