Earworms? (Discover Prompts #3 – SONG)
EARWORMS? And what are they … exactly? They are those songs that you just cannot get out of your head. Last year, Kylie did it again to me. This time […]
Irony (Discover Prompts #1 – JOKE)
Irony, used gently conveys amused mockery, jokes or banter. It is the back bone of spoofs and has a notorious role in the British sense of humour. Having done some […]
By The Grace of … the NHS
I have been diagnosed as a type one diabetic since I was 18, that is not quite, but almost 40 years ago. The NHS staff has not only saved my […]
The Virtual Handshake?
The Corona Virus has got us all paranoid. We, from the West, are so used to the shaking of hands and more recently the kissing on each cheek (blame the […]
Pressure Cooking
We don’t notice the stresses and pressures bubbling away, until WHAM! Straight out of nowhere the pressure overflows, and one seemingly small drama turns into a crisis. Another miserable rainy […]
The Water Boatman’s Willy
The things you learn, listening to podcasts on a Sunday morning. The Blue Whale the largest mammal is the loudest creature on earth, no great surprise there. But this little […]
Sowing Seeds for Impromptu Speaking
The level three Pathways ‘Active Listening’ project asks the Table Topics Master to really ‘listen’ to the table topic responses. Then to make an appropriate comment on the talk as […]
Marketing Fruition …
Four years ago, Boyfriend and two of his kids went to watch England play one of their rugby world cup matches at Trafalgar Square on a wide screen in London. […]
Four Crushing Complacencies
In this book Sur/petition, Edward de Bono asserts that complacency sets in when things seem normal to you because you are used to them. In business there are four types. Comfortable […]
The Real Reason to Believe!
I spent half a day working through a client’s marketing collateral last week. We were looking for the proof that their business did what they claimed. It was a great […]
Petrol Heads – thanks Mark
There are people that like their cars and there are people that lurve their cars. These are the so called petrol heads. At first glance at tonight’s meeting theme, I thought […]
Martin Luther-King Jr Day
On this day in history, Martin Luther-King Jr was born (Jan 15th 1929). He was assassinated before his 40th birthday. He’d have been 89 today, if he’d have lived this […]
Crowdfunder Training – checked!
your team. On Tuesday, I took a day out to find out how to make the most of Crowdfunder to support the board at AsOne theatre company. We've all heard about it but how many of us really understand the nuances of this opportunity to raise cash for our business?
Sage, Age & Perspective
As a lady of a certain age, I have a vested interest in ‘Sageism’ – I thought it might be worth confessing this at the start! The thing is there […]
Yuletide – The Longest Night
The title strikes to the deepest fear of any insomniac. Regardless of the varied reasons for sleep deprivation, the extra hour in bed that we get when the clocks go […]
Ouch! Email?
I’m sure my specialist will be happy to see hand propped up by pillows as he insisted earlier before discharge. Me? I’m glad to be home and I’m quickly adapting […]
The Winter Blues
Being a relatively resilient individual – I had always pooh-poohed the idea that something like the changes in the season can affect your ability to cope with life. Until that […]
Learning from Honks & Hinks
Don’t you think it’s a wonderful sound when a flock of geese fly into Weymouth? Theirs is not the most attractive sound but it is very distinctive. For me, it […]
A little R&R goes a long way
I went to Crete this year. It was extremely warm for September, bright blue cloudless skies and myriad mosquitos. Boyfriend and I decided that we needed to rest and recuperate […]
The Day I Lost My Voice
I have lost my voice! It hasn’t happened to me in a long time. But today, of all days, I have been croaking my brilliant advice! Really? I think I […]
Much Ado About Nothing!
Last weekend, Dave and I went to the open air Globe Theatre for our biennial visit. We always go in July and … it always rains! To date, we have […]
Clubs and Camaraderie
A few weeks ago I went to the pub for breakfast, dressed in this year’s Lion’s gear. We were supporting England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales in the battle for the […]
Summer Solstice
It has been the hottest day on record, previously registered in 1976. I was 14 that year. I don’t remember that day – in 1976 it was hot – all […]
a Muster of Minis
It just so happened that I left Hythe a little bit earlier than planned this Sunday, the sun was peeping out from behind a puff of wispy clouds. I was […]
Speed Networking
Speed networking is a great way to make lots of new contacts, expand your personal network and generate business leads. In the short one to one meetings you quickly establish […]
Ring out the Old; Ring in the New
Sticking to the theme of resolutions this cliché has been lifted from a rather dark poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson published in 1850. It has been recited annually at the […]
The Silver Lining
At the Sydney Olympics Nick Rogers and his team mate Joe Glanfield came fourth in their sailing event. Two points short of the bronze medal – they were gutted! After a […]
A Season of Goodwill
I had a strange day yesterday. I drove for an hour to a networking breakfast without my purse. Staring forlornly at the Full English being served and desperate for a […]
Perfect Public Speaking
I love TED Talks! I will often click on ‘surprise me’ on my TED Talks app and watch something I’ve not considered before. Few people willingly commit themselves to speaking […]
Three Wheels on My Wagon
Don’t read this post … oh too late. If you’ve read the title, THAT tune is already in your head for the next … (your guess!) I heard it on […]
Love Changes Everything
Ask any designer, worth his/her salt, what a brand is and they will tell you that it is so much more than a logo and its colours. Sure, they are […]
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