"Opportunity is missed by most people, because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." – Thomas Edison The week away was great. Camping with two children under 5 was certainly sometimes challenging, but overall we saw some great sights, spent a lot of time outside and for almost an entire week no TV, computer, newspapers etc etc and only 4 public telephones so access to voicemail was very… Read More »You’ve Got Mail – Postscript
"Nothing is worth more than this day." – Johann Goethe The average worker in north America now receives 54 e-mails at work each day, up 13% from 2002. About 40% of workers check their e-mail regularly on the weekend and 56% are reporting 'mental fatigue' from time wasting messages.One thing I will not have done this week is look at my in box – once! This week I am on… Read More »You’ve Got Mail
"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the things you think you cannot do." – Eleanor Roosevelt I am now very clear on the direction that my coaching practice is taking, my programs are in place and with some minor tweaking the web sites and information are getting close to what I want it… Read More »Outside The Box?
“Blame nobody! Expect nothing! Do something!” – Bill Parcels My coach Chris Barrow says that anytime you are not developing your marketing funnel you are in the bullshit funnel and that is where I have been for the past few weeks! After certifying in Personal Branding I had a very clear plan, vision and goals. Then I was exposed to the work of Chris and subsequently thought about all the… Read More »Spending Time in the BS Funnel
"Don't play too much golf. Two rounds a day is enough" – Harry Vardon In the last few weeks I have finally managed to dust off the golf clubs. This is a major step forward for me because I have rarely played since my son Aidan was born in 2000 and not at all in the last 2 years. He now will come to the range with me and the… Read More »Fore!
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." – Winston Churchill For England this is the end of the Euro Championships. They played well , but not well enough and overall the side that pushed forward more won out in the end and it was deserved. England were certainly not disgraced, but Portugal's persistence… Read More »It Ain’t Over – Til Its Over
"I knew I wanted to be bigger than Persil washing powder" – Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice) England are through to the quarter finals of the Euro 2004 football tournament and by the time you read this they will have played that game against the host nation Portugal. I will at this point either still be in a state of euphoria or in a funk for a few more hours –… Read More »What Do You Want to be When You Grow Up?
"Progress is great, but its gone on far too long" – Ogden Nash I spent the early part of this morning listening to a very interesting Canadian, Jim Carroll, who is a futurist. The topics he covered were far and wide, but it really made me think not just about where I am going or where Square Peg is going but also the future that my children will have. In… Read More »The Future Is………
"Toronto is like New York run by the Swiss" – Peter Ustinov Fortunately England were not run over by the Swiss, I can still eat Toblerone as England's workmanlike performance ensured a flattering 3-0 win and on to meet Croatia on Monday on what will be a deciding game to advance to the quarter finals.
"Football is not a matter of life and death, its much more important than that!" – Bill Shankly This weekend saw the start of the European Football Championships and a bi-annual occurence in my house (whenever the World Cup or Euro's are on) that I go 'soccer' crazy in the hope that one year England will repeat its feat from 1966 of winning the World Cup or some other trophy.… Read More »Its Only a Game