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They say dreaming is fun but daydreaming at 40 is great fun too
Mr.Daydream is about a little boy called Jack but, it could have been written about any child at school. In fact my school reports always had the words ‘day dreamer and lack of concentration’ featuring heavily. Jack was … Continue reading
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Tagged day dreamer and lack of concentration, daydreaming, daydreaming and school, daydreaming when you hit over 40, dreaming is good but daydreaming is fun too, goals and aspirations, grounded and in touch with the real me, how does daydreaming work in business, hurdles to overcome, keep in touch with you, Mr Daydream, Roger Hargreaves., zone in and out
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How twelve Mr Men characters reflect in your business
On Monday of this week, I had my mentoring session with Celia Champion of Painless Business, and my homework is to look at a series of twelve of the forty six Mr Men characters and identify where they fit or, … Continue reading
Posted in Networking Colleagues to share, Of General Interest, Personal Experiences
Tagged Mr Men Characters, Mr Men characters and business, Mr Men characters and the challenges associated, Mr Men characters reflect in business, Mr Messy, Mr No, Mr Perfect, new beginnings, Painless Business, SJD Events
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My prayers are about to be answered with ‘Creating Space’ by Niki Schäfer
It’s funny, as almost four years ago I was given a couple of names of people who I should meet and it was only in September last year that our paths finally crossed. That’s Niki Schäfer of Dwell-Being, an interior … Continue reading
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Tagged Creating Space by Niki Schafer, Niki of Dwell-Being, Niki Schafer, Niki Schafer and interior designer, Niki Schafer book launch for Mother's Day, Niki Schafer of Dwell-Being, Niki Schafer of Henley on Thames
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Chartwell Partners presented Julia Hobsbawm and Allister Heath
Yesterday morning, I attended a fascinating event hosted by Chartwell Partners at the RAC Club. The session was with Allister Heath, editor of City A.M. and a weekly columnist for the Daily Telegraph, and Julia Hobsbawn, a businesswoman who founded … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial Intelligence, Of General Interest, Personal Experiences
Tagged Allister Heath, Chartwell Partners, Chartwell Partners at RAC Club, communication, culture change, Editorial Intelligence, event management, event manager with SJD Events, failure is not a dirty word, Julia Hobsbawm, knowledge networking, productivity, RAC Club, SJD Events, SJD Events Limited, Switch, Switch by Chip and Dan Heath, The light bulb needs to want to change
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‘Business Culture, Morality and Sustainability’ and a book ‘The Betrayer’
Earlier this week, I attended a breakfast debate on ‘Business Culture and Morality’ at Cass Business School organised by Editorial Intelligence and it was amazing, really thought provoking and gave me a real insight to people’s different perceptions of the … Continue reading
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Tagged being self-aware, Business, Business Culture, Business Culture and Morality and Sustainability, Editorial Intelligence, ethics, ethics are fundamentally morals, Giles Gibbons on Good Business, integrity, Morality, morals, morals in society, open, perception of what morals are, perceptions of leadership, Prof Jo Silvester, SJD Events, The Betrayer, The Betrayer by Kimberley Chambers, transparency, what it is to be ethical
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‘Amazing’ sums up Music For Youth Proms at Royal Albert Hall
Last night I was a guest of Editorial Intelligence at the Albert Hall for the Music for Youth’s Proms and it was amazing to think that it was an evening of music by talented children varying in age from seven … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial Intelligence, Networking Colleagues to share, Of General Interest, Personal Experiences
Tagged Bells Angels from Carew Manor School, Classic FM, Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year, Editorial Intelligence, Emily Walker of Carew Manor School, Flats and Sharps, Flats and Sharps Bluegrass and Folk, Flats and Sharps from Penzance, Fourtissimo, Mammouth Sound and 'London Town', Music for Youth, Music for Youth Proms, Music for Youth Proms 2012, Music for Youth Proms at Royal Albert Hall, Northamptonshire County Youth Orchestra, The Pines of Rome
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Celia Champion, Painless Business and Reading Business Club ten minutes
This morning, I was chairing the Reading Business Club breakfast meeting at Sonning Golf Club of which I am a member, and Celia Champion of Painless Business was giving the 10 minutes. Celia is a Business Coach, and I am … Continue reading
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Tagged Celia Champion, Celia Champion of Painless Business, Painless Business, Reading Business Club, Reading Business Club at Sonning Golf Club, Reading Success Club, SCARF business model, SJD Events Limited, Sonning Golf Club, Wedding Planner, Wedding Planner SJD Events Limited
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