This week I want to ask you a question and please be honest in your answer – have you ever felt a little scared? This question is relevant to last week’s blog about discipline and consequences because being scared of the impact if you break the...
This week’s blog will follow on from the last topic of self-discipline but focus more on the actual discipline and consequences dished out for breaking the rules. “Noo” I hear you cry! Rules are meant for breaking TeeJay. We don’t like rules. Rules are for wimps...
I started 2021 talking about resilience. How important is this topic now that schools are once again closed? Thousands of businesses have been forced to close and billions of people are in a third lockdown. I want to stick with the topic this week and expand...
Here we are, a brand new year, which also marks the 2nd birthday of the Spark to Your Success podcast (from which we write these blogs). I can’t believe I’ve been talking to you for over two years in 104 episodes and not missed a single...
One thing you can be sure of in life is that it isn’t always going to be straightforward and when curveballs are thrown your way (perhaps repeatedly if we’re looking at 2020-21) then you need a coping mechanism - in short you need resilience....
As 2021 begins, many conversations about 2020 will focus on doom and gloom. How terrible it was, the stress caused, the mental health impact, not going to school, having the family holiday cancelled…...
What does a human being really need to be happy? The answer is a lot simpler (and less expensive!) than you might think. Rather than being governed by material things, it is our connection with the world that influences how we feel about our lives....
Just as you considered who you followed, who your role models were … who sees you as a role model? What followers do you have? Are you the organiser of family video calls, online quizzes with friends or regular catch ups? Are you perhaps already leading...
When you think about the word ‘leadership’, what images come to mind? Do you see a world leader, a businessperson or a politician or famous actor standing behind a podium on a stage addressing a huge crowd of people? Who were or are our great...
Remember the 60,000 thoughts you have every single day? And how, in order to influence your own behaviour, you need to understand what drives you?...