ORDINARY PEOPLE DOING EXTRAORDINARY THINGS

One of my proudest moments in my Business Career was Chairing the Business Conference at the Dental Show last weekend. After opening the Conference with a brand new presentation, I then went on to introduce eleven other speakers who over the next two days, presented on various subjects ranging from Tax Saving to Marketing. Every speaker had really good content and it was a real pleasure and privilege to work to with some very talented people at the NEC.

I had a ball.

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SET YOUR NEW YEAR GOALS – NOT RESOLUTIONS

At the start of the year, I always reflect on what worked well the previous year and with this in mind I have been thinking about what I achieved in 2012. Now I can start to set new goals for 2013. I never think of them as New Year Resolutions more like New Year Goals.

When I set my goals I always consider an Albert Einstein quote I heard many years ago in my Dale Carnegie days:

” Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”

When I spend time planning my business, this always comes to mind. The quote is so true and if you want different results in your business, doing what you have always done probably won’t get you there.

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LESSONS LEARNT FROM TEAM GB

I could not write a newsletter this month without
mentioning the Olympics. Wasn’t it just brilliant! For two long weeks, it made us be proud to be British again. The two Super Saturdays when we won four gold medals were just amazing TV.

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THE RULES HAVE CHANGED

Today I visited an area where I used to live and to my horror discovered that the local butcher shop and fruit shop had closed and in fact the other surrounding shops were empty. The guy from the Post Office confirmed that it was due to a lack of trade and the local supermarkets. I have to say I was a little upset.

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