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October 14, 2017

The Impact of Goals on Performance

Research tells us that individuals who set specific, difficult goals perform better than those who set general, easy ones. That makes sense when we define them for ourselves. What happens when someone else creates them for you? And what happens when your boss dreads the task? The reality is that […]
June 2, 2017

Sustainable Success and Overnight Success a Contradiction in Terms!

Reaching the top in any field is a momentous achievement. And no doubt it involves working hard over a prolonged period of time. Sustainable success, on the other hand, is an entirely different proposition. Since Novak Djokovic finally won the French Open – becoming the only man to hold all […]
February 10, 2017

Hard to Sustain Success that’s Unprecedented!

Achieving success for the first time is hard enough. To sustain success once you’ve reached the pinnacle is exceptionally difficult to do. Pat Riley, a former coach and player in the National Basketball Association, wrote a book about his coaching career. He identified unexpected achievements, like Leicester City Football Club […]
September 16, 2016

Progress is Incremental; Success Subtle. Take Time to Notice Your Achievements!

“This is a ‘red letter’ day”, exclaimed my singing tutor. I had no idea what she was talking about. It was something to do with the way the air had moved on my palette as I was practising the exercises. The change was too subtle for me – I couldn’t […]
June 30, 2016

Which is More Valuable, Skill or Attitude? It’s 80% Psychology!

Before England’s football team had navigated their way out of the group stages of Euro 16 Greg Dyke, Football Association (FA) Chairman said that anything less than a semi-final showing would be considered a poor result. He also pointed out that the manager’s job would be in jeopardy. Why on […]
February 19, 2016

When you CAN Have Your Cake and eat it…

Just because I have no aspirations to appear on ‘The Great British Bake off’ doesn’t mean I can’t make a perfectly good cake! Everyone will sit down and enjoy a slice and say ‘that was a lovely cake’… …An extract from a discussion about outside interests. My version of that […]
December 13, 2015

Not Where you Expected to be? Boost Your Progress and Dress for Where you Want to end up!

As we enter another holiday period it’s time to take stock: of the business (if you have one); our role and contribution within that; our career goals and of course our personal aspirations. How I approach this has changed over the years. I haven’t always enjoyed creating business plans for […]
November 20, 2015

Who do you Hold in High Esteem? Join Them on That pedestal!

We’ve all done some hero-worshipping in our time (go on, admit it). The context may change as we grow older – moving from pop groups to actors to successful entrepreneurs and great leaders. And yet I wonder if the route of that admiration stays the same. Are we not in […]
August 20, 2015

Success is Both Frequent and Fleeting. Make Sure you Notice!

The concept of success comes up a lot in conversation and the more I debate it the more certain I am that it’s a hungry beast; never truly satisfied. With the best of intentions we set goals and objectives; then life gets in the way. It derails our efforts or […]
June 5, 2015

Thinking About a Change in Direction? It’s Less Risky Than you Think!

I was asked for some careers advice this week by someone who wants to work in a related field and they are struggling to find an occupation which is affiliated to their degree. In fact, it’s a question I get asked a lot; sometimes because individuals decide they want a […]
May 9, 2015

It’s a Results Business!

A phrase often used by managers of sports teams when they (or one of their colleagues) get the sack. Equally apt to describe the latest election results given that three party leaders all resigned their posts within an hour of each other; once they realised the exit poll predictions were […]
December 23, 2014

Do you Know what Success looks like? Remember, it’s Different for Everyone!

Having just finished watching the latest season of The Apprentice it was evident throughout that the winner is a good salesman and that he has the determination to succeed. Lord Sugar said on numerous occasions throughout the process that he’s in it to make money and doesn’t plan on being […]
September 26, 2014

Micro-Ambitious? Turn your Dreams into Goals!

There’s an expression I like which is that ‘Goals are dreams with legs’. When I hear it I imagine taking something passive (an idea, a thought, an image) and turning it into something active which gathers pace and builds momentum as you move energetically towards your intended outcome. Let’s be […]
July 26, 2014

Feeling (Un)Settled? Time to Act!

Three years into my career, a fellow Store Manager told me that he hated retail. I was still in my early 20s; he his early 40s. He complained that amongst other things, the long hours and the need to work Bank Holidays and weekends was getting him down; and it […]
July 19, 2014

Success is Personal. Claim Yours and Make it Real!

Summer is about to start in earnest for those of you with school-age children. Parent or not, August is a good time to take stock. The sun is shining and people are generally in holiday mode. Even if that’s not the case, we can still piggyback on that band wagon! […]