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The winner takes it all
Success is spending years training to win, and getting gold at the Olympics. Success is spending months building a team of people who work together on an e-commerce project with a common goal, delivering on time and seeing the analytics start ticking up, users return...
It’s all in the detail
Attention to detail can never be overlooked. These screws around the window frames of the railway carriage I was on last weekend in Wales were all aligned pretty much perfectly. I know that great should never be the enemy of good in product, but kudos to the craftsman...
Network, network, network
In a saturated recruitment market, the power of networking and referrals are powerful and essential tools that can help all parties. Do you know someone who could be good for a role...get them linked up. Had a great job done by a freelancer, spread the news to your...
Don’t wait till it’s too late to fulfil your real dreams.
I experience strange dreams most nights. A mate of mine nicknamed me Nostrocortus as on several occasions they'd involved terrible things happening to him and I'd warn him to be careful...just in case. Last night I met Donald Trump who turned out to be a very kind,...
Results Day
A-level Results Day can bring a rollercoaster of emotions, from the anticipation of university acceptance to the reality of unexpected outcomes. Just like product development, results may not always align with expectations. Remember, success is a journey with bumps...
Outcomes are what matters most
You can plug your phone charger into the socket but unless you switch it on it will never charge. Sometimes it's easy to think we're relaxing but many times we're not and we never actually get the benefits of it. It's easy in business to "do the motions" but what...
Success
I spent many years trying to be successful. Some time ago it struck me. How do I quantify success? Money? Position? Power? I was trying to achieve something I hadn't worked out what it even was. The experience of a toxic work environment made me press the pause button...
Don’t let anyone or anything hold you back from living your dreams.
Yesterday, we watched an amazing sporting event where Clare beat Cork in the All Ireland Hurling final. Marrying into a big Irish family opened up a huge new cultural experience with GAA a primary example. (In Ireland, this is like Man United winning the Premiership!)...
Don’t be defined by your past results
My brother in law shared on the family WhatsApp that one of our nephews got a 2:1 in his degree, in a subject he loves. Cue the celebrations!! 24 years ago, I got my results (2:2) through for a degree I didn't enjoy with the warning at the start that with anything...
Don’t give up
Circumstances can change in a very short space of time. (The England : Slovakia game is the inspiration for this post!) In the simplest terms. Don't give up. Trying new things / experimenting Believing in your abilities