Most people are attracted to difference: they like things that stand out, an odd-ball partner, a novel holiday, an exotic menu, but the irony is that they don't like to stand out themselves.Maybe…
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When stuff happens, don't assume you can't do anything about it. When your life or your career is not quite going to plan don't say, "that's it, I give up," or "why does it always happen to…
"I'll just have a quick coffee and then I'll get on with writing this post."A few personal tips: write a simple daily plan; stop diving in and out of your inbox; stick to the task at hand; stop…
Wherever and however you earn your living, your working life is governed by the written word.Companies set up all sorts of written systems to make their operations more successful: annual targets,…
As Churchill said, "Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."With the right attitude you can achieve things you thought were impossible, or if you let it, it will limit your every…
Eleanor Roosevelt said: "Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people."If the writing appears on the wall for your career and you don't like the implications,…
We all know what "Go the extra mile" means: to do more than is required in any given circumstance. But do we put this idiom into practice in our own lives, in our careers?Can you imagine how you…
In the history of mankind there are thousands of people, the memory of whose endeavours lives on many centuries after their physical presence has departed.Will the memory of what you have done…
You may think you can predict how technological change, global politics, artificial intelligence and man's increasing longevity might affect your career.However, even the cleverest among us get it…
Perhaps you have an example of a job interview or a meeting with colleagues when your level of self-belief, high or low, determined the outcome.Don't let reticence defeat you - breathe life into your…
We all aim to shine (figuratively) at work, but perhaps we shouldn't just aim to shine; what about aiming to illuminate!This paraphrase from one of Thomas Aquinas' famous quotes applied to the world…
"Michael, stop daydreaming, face the front and stop staring out of the window!" Thus spake my teacher during an especially boring and uninteresting lesson.It made a lasting impression on the 12 year…