“Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.” Voltaire I’ve mentioned before that one of my ‘nerdy’ hobbies is to collect great questions. A great question is like magic, because it can unlock something previously unseen and be the catalyst to significant change. To help you really clarify what matters most for you in 2014, here’s 14 […]
‘Let’s just say that on this day, a million years ago, a dude was born who most of us think was magic. But others don’t, and that’s cool. But we’re probably right. Amen.’ • Homer Simpson In our house there are 2 little people, Jane (6) and Sam(4) who have just told me there are 2 sleeps to Christmas. The […]
Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves. – Anonymous I was asked to go on Ireland’s national television station, RTE, last week, for an interview on productivity and using your time better. I was laughing at myself afterwards, as I spent […]
Lots has been written about Mandela over the past few days. Here’s 5 inspirational zingers from him: “After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.” “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” “If you want to make peace […]
I started these weekly emails over 4 years ago and when I had to decide what would be the first quote to use there was really only one possibility. It’s the quote I use at the end of my daily business emails. “Vision without action is merely daydreaming. Action without vision is passing the time. […]
“Beliefs can easily cause us to become blind to the obvious.” – Daniel Simons, Psychologist Daniel became well known for creating the ‘Gorilla’ experiment, using basketball players – which showed that people can very easily miss the very very obvious. (click here if you don’t know about it) Maybe like me you’ve sometimes had an ‘Aha!’ moment where […]
