Don’t be stupid!…. That’ll never happen!…. Are you getting ideas above your station?…. Who do you think you are?…. You’ve got your head in the clouds! By the time we are 14 years of age we’ve most probably heard all the above and more. So, when you think about it, it’s really no wonder people give up on ...…
I don’t really have anything to say today. Instead I’m going to let this young lady do the talking. I assume this is NOT what the school expected in a Valedictorian speech, in fact I was expecting someone to run up and drag her off the podium! Take a look. It’s worth it! Enjoy……
A few nights ago I had the good fortune to hear the one and only Marlon Smith speaking at the Yes! Group Norwich. Marlon is a bit of a legend, extremely funny, and a master motivator, and if you haven’t seen him yet I’d highly recommend that you do. That night, one of his favourite and ...…
How successful you will be at anything is always going to be dependent on the words and beliefs about yourself you have stored in your subconscious mind… THAT’S A FACT! But they certainly didn’t teach me that at school! How about you? Didn’t think so. So, how often do you say to yourself ‘I couldn’t ...…
One of the most important lessons I’ve learned since I was made bankrupt 3 years ago is one Jim Rohn taught me about your ‘Value to the marketplace’. What do I mean by that? Well as you’ve no doubt noticed, some people make hundreds of thousands, and in some cases millions of pounds/dollars a year, ...…
I was watching the smurfs (old) TV series with the kids a few mornings ago. In the episode we watched, one of the smurfs had a ‘greedy’ spell put on him. He then went on to become the richest smurf in the world but he was unhappy because he lost all his friends, and the ...…
I’ve been thinking hard about my last post, and I believe that a lot of the problem is that children aren’t encouraged to pursue the things they love to do. The education system was built to create employees, but in a world where jobs are increasingly scarce, a change is sorely needed. Even a degree ...…
One thing I’ve noticed since I’ve been doing more work in schools is the difference in attitude and self belief between the younger kids and the older ones. I love asking groups of 10 year olds what they want to do when they leave school because they answer so enthusiastically, hands waving in the air ...…
Yesterday I received a Google alert email that included an article in the Blackburn Citizen about entrepreneurship. It stated how Entrepreneur Training is lacking in schools, and that bosses at the pioneering Darwen Aldridge Community Academy (DACA), are leading the way by incorporating entrepreneurship in the curriculum from year seven upwards. It states that… “Youngsters are ...…
Those of you who know me know I like money. I like what it can buy and I like what it can do. I think it’s a wonderful tool, and I have no problem with people making vast amounts of it. In fact I think that’s great, and we should all give it a go. ...…
