As the days get shorter and the nights get colder I find myself thinking about warmer climes. I find myself thinking about days at the beach, dipping my toes into a hotel pool and enjoying a refreshing beverage whilst sitting on a sun lounger. I find myself thinking about days where nothing but eating, drinking […]
When I was little my dad cut my hair. I suppose I could (just about) get away with a sort of pudding bowl hair cut for girls and cuts around my ears at the age of 15 (actually more like 5) but when that was no longer an option I made my first foray into […]
One of the things that drives me, both personally and within my businesses, is a desire to provide clearer ways to solve financial issues. My firm belief is that the world of money is quite often overly and unnecessary complicated and I get a massive buzz from the challenge of taking the cloud of complexity and hopefully […]
Most days I love my ‘job’! I still get days which are frustrating. Where things don’t move fast enough. Where banging my head against the wall seems to be more of a productive approach than what I’m actually doing! However these days (part by design, part by having fantastic people around me, and partly by […]
Whilst there were some pretty smart writers, thinkers and philosophers in Ancient Roman and Greece the period after the fall of the Roman empire was comparatively pretty dim. For centuries after the year 500 AD the majority of Europe found themselves stuck in a period of intellectual darkness and economic regression. A period of humanity […]
Let me ask you a question… As you sit here today what does your ‘ideal life’ look like? It’s interesting when you get the ‘standard’ answer… “I want not to work, I want a big house, a flashy car and be consistently on holiday!” You see the ‘standard answer’ tells me one thing… The person answering the question is giving […]
Out of many of the business leaders who have ever been there are a few which have run organisations which have done something extraordinary. They inspire the market. They innovate their particular sector. They change the game. Whilst there are usually a handful of these game changers in each profession or industry there is one […]
There’s certain people throughout history who are remembered as true geniuses. People through hard work, deep thought and opportunity seem to have the ability to be prolific throughout their lifetimes across a range of sectors. One of the greatest historic examples of this type of individual is… Aristotle, the great Grecian Scientist and Philosopher. Whilst […]
Customer Service What is great customer service? Common sense, skill or something so easy that anyone can deliver? There was a reason was for my hideously loud rumbling belly – the 45 minute wait just to order our drinks, yet alone food order to be taken. This being National Customer Service Week (NCSW), I was […]
Every time I put fingers to keyboard, either for this blog, a comment for the press, or an article on another site, I’m conscious of avoiding doing one thing… Adding to the unnecessary noise. I read so much which does just that. It doesn’t add value to an argument, debate or provide a fresh perspective. It doesn’t help, support […]