Becoming a Person of Influence Everyone influences others. You don’t have to be in a high-profile occupation to be an influencer; whenever your life connects with another person, you exert influence. Everything you do – at home, at work, or at play – has an impact on the lives around you. No matter what your goals are in life, you can [...]
Success is all about connecting. Your ability to connect with others will determine the level of success you will have. Connecting with others is key. This is true for every part of your life. […]
Transformation was the theme of a recent TEDx event which I spoke at. 100 people attended as well as 300 online to hear from a range of speakers. My personal talk was on ‘Becoming a champion’. […]
Becoming a person of consistency can be very challenging indeed. It is easy to give ourselves a high score for our intentions – however the challenge can often be we would not score ourselves as high for carrying out what we had originally intended to complete. Consistency can be a challenge – however it is a learnable skill, which can reap [...]
What value do you see in yourself? This could be a challenging question. It’s one that commands a response. Many people if they are honest put a low to average value on themselves. This is often because they have a low self-esteem. However the truth is we all have a great potential within us. We are all people of great value. [...]
As we quickly head towards the end of another year it is a great time to take stock and review our year. Why leave it to the 31st of December to make a resolution? Why not plan ahead to stay ahead? A great way to do this is to look at the past, present and future. […]
L2: Learn – Lead was an international leadership event that I hosted in Surrey. It gathered a number of business people, many of whom held significant leadership positions within their place of employment. There was so much excitement in the room as each of the three speakers delivered outstanding content with a framework to ensure further personal growth as well as how [...]
Leaders need to think of different ways for increasing effectiveness – becoming a reflective thinker is a powerful way in being able to move forward. Many leaders find this one of the most difficult ways to think, because they are people of action – always busy – so to stop and be reflective is a challenge. How easy do you find [...]
I am delighted to have my friend Deb Ingino as a guest blog on Keep Thinking Big. Deb heads up a very successful leadership and coaching base in America. Deb has a great blog post to share with you today. I encourage you to read it and forward to your friends and contacts. Autumn is one of my favorite times of [...]
Only days away from a world class event. The countdown has started for the L2: Learn – Lead 2014, with final preparations all in hand. […]
Sally and I have just recently been to watch Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, at The Ambassadors Theatre in Woking. Wow, what a wonderful performance in great surroundings at this theatre. Joseph was played by Lloyd Daniels – who was outstanding. He has a great voice and acting ability. He was easily able to lead the audience into the heart [...]
When it comes to moving forward into more of your potential the power of an inner circle should not be underestimated. We already might have an inner circle, but not actually realise it. That inner circle may or may not be the best for you. […]
WHAT TYPE OF THINKER ARE YOU? What type of thinker are you? Have you ever given time to consider how you could become a better thinker? I am sure you will know some people whom you would describe as a: 1) Big Thinker 2) Small Thinker 3) Positive Thinker 4) Negative Thinker [...]
Mastermind groups across the world have regularly benefited from the dynamics of being with other big thinkers in achieving clarity and strategy for advancement. In this Mastermind group we will together enter a journey as we consider these 15 principles from John C Maxwell. Tony Lynch a certified leadership coach, trainer and speaker for The John Maxwell Team will lead you [...]
Consider – How do leaders think? Could it be the way they think that has made them a great leader? Having researched many great leaders both past and present, I have observed that thinking is one of the easiest, sometimes the most difficult, things to do. There is an art to thinking – which many have developed, enabling them in their [...]