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“Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.”  Albert Einstein Knowledge is not the same as wisdom. You can know something, but if you don’t apply it, then there is no wisdom. For example, you may have fantastic positive feedback from a presentation you give, so you know […]

In business, you have to give presentations all the time, whether to a customer, when networking or in meetings. For some people this is easy, but for many it is a scary event. How do you create powerful presentations? I have recently learnt that it’s with a lot of Peeing!! Plan Prepare Practice Polish Projection

With all that is going on in the world, trust and integrity are major currencies in engaging your employee and customer. It is not always easy to discuss aspects of values, behaviours and the type of culture you want. The importance of why we should make the effort is demonstrated beautifully by David Macleod. The

Giving presentations can be one of the most feared aspects of work, but with training and practice, the nerves can be managed. Just before a speech competition, my good friend, Evelyn Kay, said ‘When you have butterflies in your stomach, make sure they are flying in formation!’  That helped me relax and enjoy myself, which

Dorset Cereals Ltd, a premier food manufacturer in Dorset, has found that using the information from our Mind Your Head courses has had a positive impact on the business. Challenge: Despite growing from a family business to a successful leading brand, it was recognised that some people were stuck in their ways in decision making and

When you look at the challenges 2013 will bring your business, do you consider what skills you need to meet them? We are offering three fantastic skills building events, which will help you lead your company to greater success next year. Coaching for Success Starting at the end of January, this four day course (one

It is so easy for people to say ‘just do it’ if you tell them you procrastinate. Here are some tips to help you to resolve this. I have given examples of how I use these for my self motivation, but we are all different. You don’t have to do all 10. Of course, if you

‘Genius is the ability to retrieve childhood at will’  Jean Piaget. According to Tony Buzan at the recent Mind Your Head Conference, sponsored by Training for Results, we start out life with high creativity. Research has shown that normally, a toddler has 95% of its creative ability and this declines to 50% as teenagers and

Our memory is vitally important to us all; whether for the little things (recalling statistics and facts) to the big (keeping track of anniversaries and important appointments). A good memory is essential to a happy life and a successful career. Most of all, it makes us who we are and gives us self identity. Dominic

“Listening is not a matter you can delegate, no matter who you are”      Fergal Quinn, Founder of Superquinn While some leaders think it is their job to deliver the message, good leaders recognise the importance of listening. Listening is a major part of communication and true listening is a highly developed skill. It

If you remember the nursery rhyme ‘For want of a nail’, this is my version. For want of a thank you, a smile was lost. For want of a smile, engagement was lost. For want of engagement, productivity was lost. For want of production, a customer was lost. For want of a customer, profit was

“Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid” Albert Einstein It always saddens me when people say ’Oh that person is so stupid.’ Very often that person can have great abilities in different ways. The evidence is

You know how you want to continue to grow the business, but there just isn’t enough time to do everything. The consequence is that your power is stretched to the limit, which impacts on your business and, more importantly, on your wellbeing. Power is the means of influencing the thoughts and actions of others. Often

I recently overheard a woman say at a party ‘I’ve become a slave to my Aga’. I wondered why anyone would give up their freedom of choice to a machine, but this got me considering the modern world we live in. It is too easy to become a ‘slave’ to your TV, car, mobile phone,

This week sees the start of the World Memory Championships in China, when incredible feats will be achieved. The mind sport contestants will demonstrate Olympian capabilities. Tony Buzan, Raymond Keene OBE, and Dominic O’Brien, among others, will be there to oversee the event. You can meet all three on August 12th 2012 at the Mind Your Head Conference;