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James Dyson – Biography of an Entrepreneur

Posted ago by Matthew

James Dyson was born in England, one of three children.  His father, Alec, died when he was nine.  “Not having a father, particularly at that time, was very unusual.  I felt different.  I was on my own.  I can’t quite …

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The 4% Rule

Posted ago by Matthew

I was chatting with a friend the other day and discussing goals and setting a life vision.  Her concern was that she was working to pay her mortgage and her bills and not to fulfill her dreams.  She couldn’t see …

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More on Goals…

Posted ago by Matthew

When you’re setting goals it’s also important to focus on lead indicators.  With any goal you have lead indicators and lag indicators.  Lead indicators are predictive of the desired results.  Lag indicators are often the desired results but by the …

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Predictions for 2011

Posted ago by Matthew

A week and a half into 2011 and what’s changed? How are your new year’s resolutions coming?  How will 2011 be for you? Well, I took a look in my crystal ball, consulted the tea leaves and gazed at the …

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The Big Picture

Posted ago by Matthew

I used to be someone who worried.  When I was at school I worried about my up-coming exams or a spelling test.  When I left school I worried about a job interview or a date with a girl.  Heck, I worried about asking the …

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Are you on track? Ten questions to help you find out…

Posted ago by Matthew

Happy new year! Here are ten questions you can start your year with.  These questions can be used to help you re-focus and set some meaningful goals for 2011. I find it can be helpful to have a few guiding …

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Choosing the Path

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The path we take in life is just that, it’s a path. Where that path goes is completely up to us. We make the choices and decisions which will guide our life in a certain direction. In fact where we …

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Failing Forward – John C. Maxwell

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I recently read this book and it was the first of John Maxwell’s that I read.  I have since read a couple of others of his and will review them too. Firstly the title of this book intrigued me because …

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New Habits

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It’s very easy to live the same way every day and have very little or nothing change. I try to not live my life that way. I was once told that as soon as you stop changing you become old. …

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Expectations

Posted ago by Matthew

“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…” so the tune goes. It seems that Christmas begins the day after Halloween, with the decorations, the music and all the paraphernalia that goes with it. And certainly it’s a fun time …

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