by Graham | Sep 28, 2017 | Opinions, Personal development
I have read many times that one should take the positives out of a situation and move on, but a few events in the past few days have brought that maxim into sharper focus for me. Last Thursday I treated my good friend Shaz Nawaz to a day out at Trent Bridge,... by Graham | Sep 18, 2017 | Opinions, Personal development
Last week I met a lady in the course of my work who really made me think. This lady works in children’s mental health, and she introduced me to the concept of the ‘Good Enough Parent’. (There is a link to another interesting article behind the blue... by Graham | Sep 4, 2017 | Opinions, Other, Personal development
Now that we have returned to work after the late summer Bank Holiday here in the U.K. and the schools, colleges and universities will be gearing up for the new educational year, I was wondering how much importance is given these days to the idea of providing young... by Graham | Jul 27, 2017 | Personal development, Writing my story
For my third piece on inspirational people I have chosen the most inspiring person I ever worked with in my entire career. His name is Christopher Garnett, and he was the Chief Executive of the railway company GNER in the 1990s and early 2000s. He went on to be... by Graham | Jul 5, 2017 | Personal development, Writing my story
There weren’t many inspirational people in my early life, as I have written before. Most of the people who influenced me when I was growing up were negative role models; judgemental, sour, religious people who derived pleasure from catching people doing the... 