The earliest references to the concept of "looking for the good and praising it", go back over 2000 years and many thought leaders have used it in their writings ever since.Intuitively it must be a…
Activities by Mike Warren
If you think you know it all, there is no incentive to learn. If you don't learn you won't grow. If you don't grow you won't be open to change. If you don't change you won't succeed and you may not…
Research by Proteus Consultancy in the early 2000's showed that in the UK only 9% of the working population look forward to Monday mornings.They thrive at work, they feel fulfilled, motivated,…
An essential element of goal setting is the written word. Research at Dominican University by Dr. Gail Matthews found four keys to successful goal setting.1 a written goal;2 written action…
It doesn’t matter how clever we are, if we don't exercise our knowledge then our skills remain dormant; we won’t even realise what we are capable of achieving.Only when we exercise and apply our…
Napoleon’s quote that “ability is of little account without opportunity” applies not only to the power arts of political high office and warfare, but also to the more emotionally sensitive and…
"I never get any interviews!" said a client one day.Opening a door and walking through usually leads somewhere, even if only another room and more doors, whereas simply contemplating how wonderful it…
Unfortunately comfort zones breed inactivity, complacency and procrastination which means that most people are never prepared for the unexpected events that hit their careers.Act now, start managing…
It is said 98% of what people worry about never actually happens. On the other hand nearly everything bad that does happen, happens unexpectedly.Wise people dig wells before the next drought and…
We sometimes have to do what we don't feel like doing. I'm sure we're all familiar with phrases like, “I know you don't like school, but you still have to go,” or “You don't have to like it, you just…
You find a chunk of granite. You have a hammer and a stone chisel. What will you carve?The choice is yours: the easy route, knock a few corners off and you have a stumbling block or the difficult…
Most people are not highly self motivated. Most people relax into a complacent comfort zone. Most people don't have their own batteries - they need winding up occasionally! I know this because this…