I ran out of gas! I got a flat Tyre! I didn’t have change for a cab fare! I lost my tux at the cleaners! I locked my keys in the car! An old friend came in from out of…
Paul WrightFebruary 4, 2015
Lots of people say they behave in a certain way because they want to be in control, but do they? And are they? There are plenty of times when I definitely do not want to be in control. Like when I…
Paul WrightJanuary 19, 2015
I bang on a lot about reluctance to change, change management, taking control, having the courage to act. In the end to be successful at any endeavour, you need to DO something. When I was a kid, a popular toy…
Paul WrightJanuary 7, 2015
Have you ever thought about the impact your mood has on those around you?Some people are happy being miserable, but what about how this affects co-workers, colleagues, staff, friends? I have a golfing buddy who regularly spends 4 hours complaining…
Paul WrightDecember 4, 2014
It may have been Harry Gordon Selfridge, the prominent British retailer who popularised the slogan, “the customer is always right”. In my view though, Mr Selfridge was not entirely right himself. Whilst everyone in business needs to treat the opinions…
Paul WrightNovember 24, 2014
I have a secret, I love mowing. Not the kind of mowing that involves the struggling to push the Victa zip-start, but the kind that involves sitting behind the wheel of something like this. Good thing I do, my mower…
Paul WrightNovember 10, 2014
“If you are miserable NOW, but not willing to change, you’ve got a problem” One of the reasons why many people seem to be stuck in their present situation is that they are unable to face change. There is no…
Paul WrightNovember 6, 2014
I sit on my back deck, look out at my little piece of paradise, and think how fortunate I am. Very often visitors to our place will tell us how lucky we are to have it, but I can tell…
Paul WrightOctober 28, 2014
I love The Lord Of The Rings by J R R Tolkien. I first read the book in Year 9 at high school (too many years ago to divulge when that was!) and when I finished it, I immediately started…
Paul WrightOctober 22, 2014