Apropos Sharnie’s passing

by | Oct 30, 2013 | Tales

It was reassuring to see that others feel the same way about the passing of their dog as I did recently when Sharnie went. In this poignant article in the Sunday Age yesterday tough newspaper man, Bruce Guthrie, shows his tender side. Entitled “The inevitable goodbye...

If you’re under 30 read on!

by | Oct 28, 2013 | Develop yourself, Recommendations

I’ve talked previously about what a great program the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) is and how much value many young people have gained from it. In the words of Rotary “It’s a fun-filled, energetic, 7-day residential conference for young people with leadership...

Got a bright idea?

by | Oct 25, 2013 | Develop yourself

What should you do with your bright ideas? Well it’s pretty simple isn’t it? Turn them into action! As an example here’s what a Kiwi (although he’s been living in the UK for over 20 years) has done with his bright idea… got people walking all over it. So have...

Personal branding 5, how you present

by | Oct 21, 2013 | Develop yourself

This deserves special mention, because here I am referring to your ability to overcome the greatest fear of most people… speaking in public. Around 60% of people fear this more than death and, judging by many people’s ability at speaking, death would be a merciful...

Another commercial

by | Oct 18, 2013 | TV Commercials

I’m indebted to the team at Business Insider whose newsletter I get regularly, for alerting me to the brand new Samsung Galaxy Gear Smart Watch. This is one right out of the box and delivers on the promise of the phones built into a watch (a la Dick Tracy) we saw in...