August 2018
Someone once said "Going into business for yourself, becoming an entrepreneur, is the modern-day equivalent of pioneering on the old frontier." I can’t find the source of this quote but it resonates deeply with me. Becoming an entrepreneur does carry the same sense of risk, danger, thrill and rewards that I imagine a pioneer on the old frontier may have felt. For many people it is the most thrilling and rewarding and challenging of journeys.
Read more … Going into Business Yourself?
I would argue that great mentors are few and far between. Sir John Whitmore (pioneer of coaching in the workplace and co-creator of the most widely used coaching model GROW) taught me an exercise some years ago.
Read more … The Value of Great Mentors
I have this quote from Winston Churchill which I love. It goes “To every man there comes in his life-time that special moment when he is figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered a chance to do a very special thing, unique to him and fitted to his talents. What a tragedy if that moment finds him unprepared or unqualified for the work which would be his finest hour”.
Read more … Don't let opportunity pass you by