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Time to read = 1 minute Everybody has a different idea of what a challenge is. I am running the Brighton Half Marathon in a few weeks time. For me the distance is a bit of a challenge, but I am pretty sure I can make it that far. Trying to do it in 1 [...]

Time to read: 45 seconds When I am at my office I often get asked if I want a cup of tea by the friendly co-workers sharing the space. I tend to turn the offer down. I head to the kitchen to make my own tea as an when I need it. On the face [...]

Time to read  = 1 minute Time to act = Now I was at a client recently running a leadership training course. During the tea break I went to the kitchen with a couple of the managers to grab a cup of tea. The place was a right mess. Cups and plates were everywhere, except [...]

I went mountain biking the other day with some friends, because my mate had organised it and picked a place and date. I had been meaning to get out on my bike for a couple of months and just hadn’t got round to doing it.  Why hadn’t I organised it? Because there was no bigger [...]

I recently tried windsurfing on my local lagoon. I was soon realising it was a lot harder than it looked. I tensed up, wobbled a lot and was so focused on not falling in I couldn’t move. I was well out of my comfort zone and ready to get out and back into dry land. [...]

A couple of weeks ago I was to be found running along Brighton seafront dressed as Buzz Lightyear chasing a pink fairy. No not a weird dream but the 10k Heroes fun run. The day was hot and my outfit was not conducive to running with lots of padding and a hot helmet on my [...]

I recently lost my car key. I had just unloaded the boot and then couldn’t for the life of me find the key. I searched my pockets, likely places I might have put it down and had no joy. This spelt trouble as I had also misplaced the spare key a long while back. I [...]

Sometimes things don’t run smoothly and you get a few curveballs thrown at you out of the blue. Here are our top tips for keeping on track. 1.Take a step back. Objectively putting all the things that need doing (work and otherwise) into an Urgent/Important grid and then actively prioritising really helps to • Be [...]

There are many ways to set goals.  When you are growing a business it helps to keep it simple. These are our goal setting tips: Pick a single goal Reduce the goal to be achievable in 30 days Use the rule of 20. i.e. do 20 actions to reach goal Post the goal and your [...]

Fast moving change has become the norm in all walks of life with technology leading the rapid changes in how we communicate, network and even influencing political revolts. And change can be stressful. Within organisations people’s performance improves if they develop proactive techniques to handle change, learn to set realistic and flexible goals and have [...]