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“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” — Mark Twain, Author Mark Twain: The Power of Beginning “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” This simple yet profound statement by Mark Twain encapsulates the essence of his philosophy on life and success. Twain, whose real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was not just … Read more
“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years” Abraham Lincoln The Life and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln: A Journey Through the Words of a Great Leader Introduction The 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, was born on February 12, 1809, in a one-room … Read more
Nobody is reading this (at present) so it doesn’t really matter what I write – the point is that I am starting this again. I liked the idea of the daily blog (aka Seth Godin) but the reality is he is both way cleverer than I am & has far more interesting things to say … Read more
This is something so simple in principle…but not so easy to put in practice. Get this & you have just made your life a whole less stressful. Someone pisses you off with something they have done or said. You are livid. Seething. Are they even aware that you are pissed off? If not, that makes … Read more
I very nearly didn’t do this blog today. Quite frankly you could say I haven’t. This is definitely not going to be a ‘life changing’ outlook on the World. All I have done is forfil my habit of doing this every day. So far I have said nothing. But who is reading? Today was a … Read more
Today is another day where I am writing this ‘off the cuff’. Basically dumping what is in my head onto here. I am very sure this will not be the last time. I have been listening to a guy called Seth Godin a lot lately. I read his blog every day. He was the person … Read more
Yourself. At least I do and I don’t think I am any different to most. I am sure you can read a thousand things into that. What I find more interesting is if you take this forward a step. If everyone is doing that. Looking at themselves. Then nobody, apart from you, is really looking … Read more
That is the correct way. You are offering something in return for something. It is a transaction (of sorts). So why do so many companies ask for your opinions in the form of surveys for nothing!? What makes it even worse is that they are asking you as customers to give up information (for free) … Read more
Yeah, yeah, don’t panic I don’t consider myself a writer! That was just a turn of phrase. So now that I have started this daily blog thing this is the 1st day that I have sat here pretty much uninspired as to what to write. I have heard various people say they just start writing. … Read more
Bollocks. Utter bollocks. It is a cash machine for the people selling this ‘too good to be true’ push button system. Not for you. Ask yourself one question. If you found a ridiculous way to make money. Something so simple and easy. Why the fuck would you tell anyone else? It is selfish but true. … Read more
I am not sure how long I have been doing this. It has been like it subconsciously for quite a while. I try and find 1 ‘solution’ for 1 ‘problem’ and be done with it. Examples could be a specific hair gel or aftershave. Or a brand where I buy a certain thing – phone, … Read more