Maximise Your Productivity…In Your Sleep?
If you are anything like me then you probably subscribe to lots of e mail newsletters and are on lots of lists. I receive information about playing the guitar, about improving my health, lots about marketing and business development and a whole host of stuff from people who think that because I have given them…
What Am I Listening to Right Now?
Have you heard of the Pit Bull of Personal Development? Or how about the World’s First Irritational Speaker? [Both those terms are trade marked by the way] Well these are references to a professional speaker called Larry Winget. He has just released a CD programme called “Success is Your Own Damn Fault” with Nightingale Conant…
UK Open Memory Championships – Geeks or What?
The UK Open Memory Championships takes place in London this coming weekend (Simpsons in the Strand 16-17th August). 26 competitors will attempt to memorise lots of cards, numbers dates, images and other seemingly rather meaningless data over these two days with winner going on to compete in the World Championships in Bahrain later this year.…
Michael Tipper Interviewed For WIRED Magazine about Speed Reading
I think I must be on a bit of a roll in terms of my media exposure just lately. First of all there was the BBC Asian Network guru slot, then the interview for the industry leading “Mind Mapping Software” Blog with Chuck Frey and now WIRED Magazine have had me on the blower doing…
Steve Jobs, Bucket Lists and Finding Your Passion
I watch YouTube. Do you watch YouTube? There is some rubbish on there (and plenty of it) but there are also a few gems. One of my friends and colleagues Stateside, Terry Brock, puts out a weekly video blog on good stuff related to his niche which is relationship marketing or as he says “It’s…
Meditation and Memory – Why Is It So Good?
When asked “How Can I Improve My Memory?”, there are a number of answers I could give. It really depends what mood I am in, the needs of the person asking the question and specifically what they want help with. The trouble with most people who ask the question is they only have a general…
How Do People In Business Today Need To Think To Catch Up, Keep Up and Get Ahead?
I was interviewed this week about the work I do in encouraging people in business to improve their results by improving the quality of their thinking. Here is one question string I was asked: Q – In what ways does business today require higher levels of thinking? Why is it a necessity? What’s the risk…
Is My Memory Getting Worse Because I am Getting Older?
This question of age and its relation to an apparent decline in memory performance is one that I get asked a lot. Well that is not strictly true because I don’t get asked that very often but I do get TOLD that is the reason why people’s memory is getting poorer. It is a commonly…
Photographic Memory – Is There Such A Thing?
So is there such a thing as a photographic memory? Many of the people I speak to would love to have the ability to see something once and then remember it for the rest of their days. The ability to be able to absorb everything that we have ever read, every conversation we have ever…
Mind Mapping Training – New Website
One of the tools that has had a major impact on my life has been Mind Mapping. Developed by Tony Buzan, it is an incredibly powerful thinking device that has made a massive difference in the way I think. Having been an avid user of Mind Mapping for just over 15 years and a teacher…