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Are You Stress Testing Your Opinions?

“The difference between a fact and an opinion is,  an opinion is what you think.  A fact is what I think.” – Anonymous I think we can all be a little guilty of the above – some more than others.   But if you want to achieve your goals in business and life, the opinions of […]

Awkward

“My new favorite word is ‘awkward.’  The reason we need to be in search of awkward is that awkward is the barrier between us and excellence, between where we are and the remarkable. If it were easy, everyone would have done it already, and it wouldn’t be worth the effort.” – Seth Godin (Author and […]

Is The Door Really Locked?

“There are things known and things unknown, and in between are the doors.” – Jim Morrison & Ray Manzarek (legendary rock group ‘The Doors’) I popped into a busy deli-shop last week in Dublin to get a some lunch.  A sign was placed on a door inside that said “Toilets broken. Apologies for any inconvenience.” […]

Are You Trying To Please People?

“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” – Bill Cosby One of the insights I’ve learned from working with people over the years is how ‘approval’ works it’s way into our decision making – usually unconsciously. For example: – Looking to ‘succeed’ in my field […]

Are Lego On To Something?

“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.” – George Bernard Shaw As I’m the father to a 6 and 4 year old, I find myself seeing plenty of animation movies (not that I really need an excuse).  In the […]