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The Judge

“It is not for me to judge another man’s life. I must judge, I must choose, I must spurn, purely for myself. For myself, alone.” -Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha I was chatting to someone after a dinner party recently and this person was remarking how ‘such and such’ was much nicer than they thought they would be.  That is, […]

Do You Spend Time Doing This?

“I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think.  That is very uncommon in American business. I read and think.  So I do more reading and thinking, and make less impulse decisions than most people in business.  I do it because I like this kind of life.” […]

Heavy Stones

Last week’s email about asking for help got a surprisingly strong reaction, so I thought we’d double down…..”  A little boy was having difficulty lifting a heavy stone.  His father came along just then.  Noting the boy’s failure, he asked,  “Are you using all your strength?”  “Yes, I am,” the little boy said impatiently. “No, you […]

Branson And Asking For Help

“We all make silly mistakes from time to time, but the bottom line is that entrepreneurs should seek input from the start.  You will need advice on how to improve your business, beginning on the first day, and throughout the rest of your career.” – Richard Branson I asked a new client recently why she […]

Focus

“The successful man is the average man, focused.” – Anonymous I love the simplicity of this quote.  Yet it’s so powerful.  Most people seem to get caught up  with distractions that mean they can be  really, really busy yet not achieving the results they  want in business or life. It seems like this is THE challenge […]

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny Gets A Hold Of My Book, ‘Inspire Me’

When my brother Mark asked me for a signed copy of my book, Inspire Me, to give to Enda Kenny on his visit to their business, I half-thought it would be with a few other gifts.  Little did I realise it was the only gift!  And that he even managed to read some it!  Product […]

Success!

 “Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.” – Coach John Wooden If you’re not a fan of American basketball you may not have heard of John Wooden.  As a player, he was the first to be named basketball All-American three times.  As head coach at […]

Interview with George Hook On Newstalk FM – 29th Aug 2013

“No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.” Julius Caesar I had the pleasure of being interviewed by George Hook on his Newstalk Radio show yesterday. I’d been told he was going to focus mostly on the crowdfunding aspect around my play The Waiting Room, but 60 seconds in, he pretty much ditched […]

Do CEOs Need Or Want Coaching?

“Let’s work together but it’ll have to remain between us.”  These are the words an Irish CEO said to me, as we sat in the plush boardroom of the mulit-million sales company. I’m very used to this line, especially in Ireland but even still, I had to ask, “Why so?” “My Chairman sees having a […]

To CC me OR not to CC me…

“To CC me or not to CC me, that is the question. The answer is to NOT cc me.”  – Shane Cradock How much time do you spend daily reading emails? The bigger the team, the more time is wasted reading completely irrelevant emails… It’s hard enough trying to stay on top of your emails […]