What is a ‘Lowerarchy’?

  I was surprised to find that the word ‘Lowerarchy’ is in the dictionary. I’ll let you look it up if you are interested! I belong to a fantastic organisation called Toastmasters International which is nothing at all to do with people wearing red...

Buzzing…..!!

    Well, I had a fantastic week last week, everything seemed to be going my way. When someone asked me on Saturday how I was feeling, I replied ‘Buzzing’, and that word has been going around my head ever since. It’s great to be able to sit in my...

Authenticity – R U 4 Real?

 I hope and believe that authenticity will play a growing part in the development of people and business in the 21st. century. In my opinion, the past few years has been notable for the number of ‘un-real’ success stories that have ended in tears. These...

The King’s Speech – An Inspiration

I am delighted that The King’s Speech has won four Oscars to go with the myriad of other awards that this moving and inspirational film has received. I stammered as a child, and was fortunate enough to have parents who recognised the need to get me help. I...

The Big Society

  All this talk about the Big Society has prompted me into print again! If you had said to me, ten or twelve years ago, that I would regularly get into my car, drive hundreds of miles and spend time helping people without receiving any payment for it, I would have...

Mind, Body and Spirit

Well, I might be going all ethereal on you here, but I have been doing a lot of thinking recently about the way I take care of my mind, body and spirit. It all started last Tuesday when I arrived at the end of the day and felt a bit flat. When I went back over the...