The Things We Take For Granted
“I could just kill myself” she said, “Come November I simply want to end it all and could throw myself out the window!” I laughed at her thinking she was joking but something in her demeanour told me she was serious and this was a painful topic for her. I shut my mouth, decided to […]
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Which Intelligence Is Your Most Dominant?
We all want to be considered intelligent. We speak about “common sense” and yet there is nothing common about it, because we all have different cultural, religious and social references that make common sense different for each of us. In the same way we differ in our intelligence. As we all possess different kinds of […]
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Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart
Thank you, You’re welcome, No problem are some of the most over used phrases in the English language. Think about how often you say them each day and then ask yourself if you meant them, did you feel them in your heart. In the last month and a half I have once again been reminded […]
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Really Why Should I Give A Damn?
A picture of little Aylan face down on the shore speaks more about the state of our humanity than a million, trillion words. His parents were prepared to pay the price for a better life, in dollars that is, not with their lives. They entered into an illegal transaction and 75% of a family dies, […]
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Play the ball. Not the man.
What is the best advice you have ever received from a boss or leader that you admire? For me this is easy to answer as I think back to my most admired and respected boss Rudy McLean. Rudy had many years of leadership experience within the corporation I worked for and when he took over our division as Managing Director; there was that underlying fear of “a new broom sweeps clean.”
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