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Ensuring that you are an effective communicator is one of the most important skills you can develop if you want to excel in both your personal and professional lives.

It's easy to find articles ab...

You'll often hear the suggestion to take full responsibility for your life, to stop playing the blame game and hold yourself accountable. 

Well, you won't be shocked to hear I agree whole heartedly w...

A couple of years ago Christmas came early and my wife and I spent the evening of 23rd December at a Stormzy gig in west London.

It was an intimate affair as he was playing at my favourite venue in K...

Have you ever found yourself thinking:

"Why on earth did I say that?"

"Why don't I think before I speak?"

"Why am I so impulsive?"

"Why don't I just talk less?!"

If so be assured that you're not...

Time is a weird thing. Sometimes, usually when you’re enjoying yourself, it seems to shoot by in a flash. And then there are other occasions where it just drags on forever and it's hard to persevere. ...

Johnny Marr was just twenty three when The Smiths split in 1987. Thirty five plus years later my much more aged fingers struggle to play the songs he effortlessly churned out in his teens and early tw...

This is a Top Tips for setting goals. Well, it’s about a strategy called Bright Line Rules that can sit alongside them and help you to accomplish your goals.

Bright-line rules are one of the best g...

Next June should be awesome. I’ll be heading to Avignon in the south of France with two good friends, John and Grav, an opportunity to develop new skills through travel and exploration. We have simila...

Today, we're diving into the world of to-do lists. I know, I know, it sounds about as exciting as watching paint dry, but hear me out. Whether you're a frantic freelancer, a bustling business owner,...

Are you a manager looking to level up your leadership skills? Discover the secret to unlocking your full potential with the power of delegation.

Delegation Is A Vital Skill

Delegation is not just a ...

Knowing when to delegate tasks is a key leadership skill. It's one of the best time management skills there is. To help improve your ability to delegate the right job at the right time and to better m...

I spend more and more time training people how to delegate effectively these days. Delegation used to be just one small part of a day's Time Management training but over the years I've discovered that...