There are many theories about motivating self and others. At its most simple I think it comes down to one thing. It’s about whether you or the other person want to do it – the work, the task, the goal. If you are the manager of the other person and want them to be motivated and bringing their best to…
Are you ever tempted to behave like this with your boss? When you feel that you have no other option and all you can do is silently disagree? I saw this flag in my recent visit to Budapest. By taking out the middle of the flag, the picture of the hammer and sickle, Hungary was able to signal discontent and…
In December we went to Lapland in Finland to see the Northern Lights. It was Martin, my husband’s birthday and he had a long held aspiration to do this, I was keen to go too. We chose carefully: away from light pollution, seven nights to maximise chances, in the Arctic Circle, away from coastal fog. We are also at…
I am half way through achieving the eyesight of my choice. Bespoke, designer vision – achieved by lens replacement surgery, followed by laser treatment – to give me the optimum blended vision, selected to work the best for me, for the rest of my life. Wow! For four decades and more I have been severely short sighted (eleven and nearly…