12 Signs of a Spiritual Awakening

I was checking my Facebook Notifications this morning and I was drawn to this post made by Nigel Risner on The Global Speakers and Authors Mastermind Group.  I wasn’t sure if the group was open to the public so I copied this because I wanted to share it with you: 12 Signs of a Spiritual…

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Continuing Professional Development In Frankfurt

I recently worked with a large international pharmaceutical speaking to their international business analysts at a conference in Frankfurt. They wanted me to share some ideas on how to improve their Continuing Professional Development. Here are those recommendations for accelerating your career professional development: 1. Get Very Clear On What It Is You Are Trying…

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Talking About New Year’s Resolutions in February!

I know it is February and New Year’s Eve is a long time ago (I mean it is last year!) but did you set any New Years Resolutions? If you did, how did you get on with them? Well I set some and I wanted to share with you how they have been going. On…

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Meeting Facilitation & Facilitating Groups

Just recently I worked with improvisational comedy genius John Cremer to co-facilitate a session for a Chief Executive networking organisation. at Knowsley Hall, Merseyside. Our remit was to create an environment to allow quality networking between two groups of Chief Executives and one group of Senior Managers, many of whom had never met before. Following…

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How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions in 3 Simple Steps

So it is just a few short days into the New Year and if you set your New Year’s Resolutions on 31st December, how are you getting on with them? Have you kept to your commitment or, like millions of others, have you already wavered in your pledge to stop or start whatever it was…

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Britney Spears – How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions Guaranteed!

+++++STOP PRESS++++ Stunning news….. Has the violence in Gaza ceased? Is the cholera epidemic coming to an end in Zimbabwe? No…. I think Britney Spears is going to try and stop biting her nails in 2009. Bet you are delighted to hear that and I am sure the world will be a better place for…

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New Years Resolutions – A Waste of Time or the Start of a New Beginning

I always find the week between Christmas and New Year is a bit of a no man’s land. The festive balloon that had been hyped to full capacity from sometime in August when the first Christmas cards started to appear in the shops has deflated – rather more rapidly than previous years (or is that…

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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…

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Michael Tipper – Academy of Chief Executives’ New Speaker of the Year

I have always admired those people who were described as “award winning” in their particular field. It says to me that the person has achieved something of note but has been recognised by an organisation separate from themselves. Last year I went to an Academy of Chief Executives Speaker Showcase to give a flavour of…

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