How has your month been so far? Was the weather an incentive to get out and generate more work, or were you too hot to be bothered? Are you one of these people who can find a silver lining in almost anything, or never happier than when you are having a good moan about something? [...]

Tags: attitude, positive, positive thinking, relationships, Success, successful business, successful people
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Taking a short break with my family we decided to savour the delights of New York and what an amazing city it is too. We revelled in the amazing atmosphere and did all the tourist hot spots, Empire State Building, Central Park, Times Square, Broadway the list goes on. And for a visit I would [...]

Tags: balance, big picture, Business, focus, organize, priorities, prioritise, productive, Success
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I’ve just bought a new sofa! As a business coach I can’t help but analyse the businesses I come into contact with, it’s an addiction I can’t seem to kick, I agree with Confucius when he said ‘if you find a job you love then you never have to work a day in your life’ [...]

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I asked a good friend some years ago on a stressful Monday morning ‘so how are you today?’ his reply ‘ I have food in my belly, a roof over my head, the sun is shining and all is right with my world’

Over the years I have found that the people who content themselves with the basics in life are few. Another jolly friend who on occasions infuriated me with his incessant good humour would reprimand me by saying, ‘don’t moan about your lot, if you can do something about it get out there and sort it out, if you can’t, it won’t make a jot of difference moaning about it’.

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David Cameron is the new Prime Minister, and so heralds a new age in British politics. Whether his appointment fills you with hope or despair a new start is always seen by the optimist as a new possibility. Can Mr C really deliver a different solution to the country’s problems? He is faced with the [...]

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Last week economists were warning us that we are in for a ‘double dip’. Some were warning that the recession will continue to deepen and we will see a second dip in the economy. With the election looming we are in uncertain times and the financial implications will be far reaching. Does this fill you with dread or do you relish the challenge?

Tags: basics, Business, double dip, economy, focus, manage, productive, recession, Success
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We all aspire to being more organised, focused, efficient and productive and the New Year is a good a time as any to take on new habits, set new targets and achieve more goals. But with the best will in the world we can stretch the boundaries of reality and promise ourselves that not only will we contact more clients, increase productivity and totally de clutter the office we will also hit the gym every day at 6am and lose that stone that has been sitting comfortably on our hips for the last 5 years.

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