A good friend has been in touch and ask me if I’d share this inspiring article, it’s fairly self explanatory: On May 1st a man, whose mobility scooter turned his life around, Mark Newton from Swansea, will set off on an epic journey which will take about 46 days to complete and cover more than
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Many moons ago I was a maths teacher. Teaching maths to kids can be challenging. In 2010 I worked for an educational software company and had to teach teachers. And I thought teaching kids was hard work until this: A conversation that took place while trying to teach a classroom full of school teachers how
Being a trainer is sometimes painful… Read More »
I like banking with the Co-op, it’s easy and my account doesn’t cost anything (my banking needs are very simple). And I’m a big fan of their ethical and eco-friendly ethos since I’m a bit of an eco-worrier (although it took me 4 attempts to get them to stop sending me paper statements). However, this
Co-op Bank: not as green, ethical and friendly as I thought… Read More »
Was listening to a radio show the other morning about people who do jigsaws. One of the people being interviewed said that doing jigsaws was a real waste of time but that she enjoyed it so much that she couldn’t imagine giving it up. And that made me wonder: is doing jigsaws really such a
Can doing jigsaws really be such a waste of time? Read More »
If you’ve read a few of my blog items or even actually know me a little, you might have gathered that I’m somewhat cynical about politics, actually cynical about a few things, quite a few things in fact. And this is particularly the case when it comes to politics. So please, indulge me in my
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So, tomorrow the UK population goes to the polls to try and decide who we’d like to have running the country for the next few years. And it’s a bit of a tough one this time round. Looks like we’re going to have to choose from the best of a mediocre (at best) bunch. The
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From a business point of view I’m very sceptical and increasingly cynical about the use of Social Media such as Facebook, Twitter, Linked-in, blogs etc. I’ve yet to come across a small business (or even a large one) that has a demonstrable (and profitable) return on investment from the time and effort they put into
Can you make money marketing your business through Social Media? Read More »
2009 has absolutely flown by. The highlight of the year was, without doubt, the birth of our second child Matilda (Tilly for short) in February. At the time of writing she’s close to walking and is into everything. She is a cheerful bundle of joy (OK, you can put the sick bag down now). Abigail
So what about my 2009 then? Read More »
In my role as a promoter of funded and free training on behalf of Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, I’ve come to realise that many people don’t actually listen on the phone. It’s my job to make appointments and explain the benefits of funded training to those in business and the majority of people
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On Friday last week I went to the Skills Brokers Conference in Birmingham. I was expecting the day to be a bit dull to say the least. However, I was pleasantly surprised since it was more interesting than I’d though it was going to be. First off, I was able to put it to Lord
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On Friday last week I went to the Skills Brokers Association’s Convention at the National Motorcycle Museum near the NEC (more on that on the next post). During the lunch break I was one of the last people to reach the serving area and was not happy about having to stand in a long queue
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I’m not a fan of horoscopes but a friend of mine, Wendy Churchill, sent me this in her newsletter ‘Life is a Bag of Revels’. I think there may be some great lessons in this. Dear Karl, I have never been able to decide whether I believe in horoscopes or not. After all, can all
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