Month: December 2015

So it’s a new year! Ask anyone who has reached a high level of success in their personal or work life and you will hear their stories of effort, courage, persistence and resilience. Their cool, calm and collected exterior may make it all look like it’s been easy but once you hear the back story…

Working toward the life you want takes courage, discipline, persistence and commitment. Although moving ahead in the right direction with focus is admirable, sometimes we can become too serious which is not such an attractive quality for success. Sure, success is a serious matter, but the way to serious success can also be fun. “Have…

In a poor environment, why do some thrive while others languish? I’ve experienced several market changes, but none more memorable than the Global Financial Crisis. At the time, others insisted that we wouldn’t maintain our high profits in a market where approximately 30% of offices were ready to close. The media was heavily publicising economic…

For many, work is just work — a job, a means to an end, a way to pay the bills. To me this is terribly sad and makes it difficult to live with fulfilment. But for some, work is their passion — their vocation — it pays the bills and it is also fulfilling. The…

There are many stories of True Believers who have created their own success masterpiece. But we don’t always hear their backstory — what it took to get to the success and what they learnt along the way. Their lessons can give valuable insights and inspire us on our own journey. J.K. Rowling is the billionaire…