So there I was: In London, heading for The Press association where I was delivering presentation skills and as I walked out of Kings Cross Station I saw a man to my left who was stood with a large piece of cardboard with a message on it. I initially thought he was homeless but when [...]
You may have come across this video already on my Facebook page but it was so important that I didn’t want to assume that you had seen it there. A few months ago the children at my son Ellis was asked by his teachers what he wanted to do when he was older. He has [...]
So there I was. Up at The Marriot Hotel in Newcastle on Tuesday night as I was delivering a presentation skills day for the leadership team at Annalox the next day. I discovered there was a meeting for a company who I had worked with before taking place at the hotel at 8pm that night. [...]
Last week we launched the iCan Live event in Newcastle. It was much more than just my keynote presentation. It was a whole day on mindset: goal setting, comfort zones, limiting beliefs and a whole lot more. We had a fantastic day and it laid the foundations for the next event in Leeds on 29th [...]
I’m not sure about you but when I was younger I loved Lego. Not that I ever had any of my own. No, that was a luxury that apparently we couldn’t quite afford. But my friend Dean Johnson, who lived next door, could. We had many a battle playing soldiers on a lego battlefield. Anyhow, [...]
Battle with light sabers Like many people I went to see the new Star Wars movie recently. Actually I probably waited a little long than most to see it. I absolutely loved it. And I’ve just booked it again for tomorrow night, This time with Ellis my son. He’s only 8 but [...]
This evening I met with an old friend to discuss sharing the stage in 2016. Although I loosely knew his story I had never heard him speak. After our meeting I felt obliged to sit and watch his presentaion online. It blew me away. What James has achieved despite his difficult start is simply mind [...]
It’s not very often that I get excited as much as I did this week. I took delivery of a box of brand new and as you can see in the image below, extremely colourful socks. I had bought them on a kickstarter campaign during the summer. Anyone who knows me well knows that I [...]
Last weekend I was in Keldy in the North Yorkshire Moors staying in a log cabin with it's own Hot Tub. It was so relaxing and made me realise that I really should get away more often than I do. Below you’ll see I’m in the hot tub with the kids. It actually hail stoned [...]
