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My experience of working on and overseeing hundreds of millions of pounds worth of projects and programmes over the years has taught me one major lesson. How to work on and invest in our most valuable asset. Ourselves. This is why I became so passionate and fascinated by the power of life coaching.Having worked on a diverse range of capital and revenue projects, analysed the resources in terms of finances, time, materials, people’s skills and knowledge, and forecast the future, it has become abundantly obvious.Working on yourself and your own potential will have the greatest impact on your life. You are the one constant that will stay with you. You owe it to yourself. Projects have naysayers. There will be times when the greatest one is your own inner voice. This will happen when you change. At first, people are afraid of change.What resources do you invest in yourself? Money, time, belief in yourself and self love, skills, opportunities, etc. How do you value yourself? There is one thing I see time and time again. When someone gives themselves permission to explore new opportunities and possibilities, new resources become available to them.🔹They find the self-belief🔹They overcome the list if obstacles, hurdles and the list of problems that they present to me🔹They begin to find the necessary time and money🔹They start to meet people with similar thinking, as if they were waiting in the wings 🔹They bring the “Maybe someday in the future” to no longer waiting and starting the project today🔹They build the required mindset🔹They become excited by the prospect of change🔹They reach out for support and new resources. If you work on one project today, please let it be yourself.

How are you using AI for your business or professional work?‘IT engineers at the Department of Business and Trade are exploring developing AI bots that could assist with “identifying topics and trends in Free Trade Agreements (FTA) texts to assist negotiators”.The proposal, one of more than two dozen pitched to the department’s data team to boost productivity across Whitehall.Other proposals included using AI to generate meeting transcriptions, ministerial briefings or review job descriptions.’

What matters in life?What are the ‘boys’ up to?🔹Are they planning their future?🔹Plotting a mini adventure? 🔹Sharing life experiences?🔹Deciding to partner in a joint venture? 🔹Looking for seals and enjoying nature?Dressed in long sleeve shirts, a Barbour jacket and gilet with trousers rolled/pulled up in fine British tradition, they spent ages in the water, both playing with the dog and simply talking to each other. What is most important is:🔹They were living in the moment🔹Making the most of life, including the weather🔹Sharing each others company and a strong relationship as brothers🔹Enjoying a sense of humour about life🔹Embracing nature🔹Appreciating that the luxury of life is hidden in plain sight in the simple thingsI have come across people who spend so much time planning and living in their future that they don’t live in the now. They are always chasing success and the next big thing. They don’t appreciate what they have already. It’s great to make plans. Just don’t forget to stop and appreciate life along the way. Notice how aware you are of the present moment and your surroundings. How do you make the most of your ‘present’?

When did you start a new entrepreneurial path, new sector, new venture or new career direction? When did you start becoming successful? At what age?If not yet, then what are your plans that you are putting in place for a different future?

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Why are some of us so quiet at times?People assume that it’s because we are:🔹Shy🔹Deep in thought🔹Don’t feel like talking🔹Prefer our own company🔹Sizing you up🔹Have nothing to say🔹Aren’t feeling sociable🔹Planning and strategising🔹Designing something creative in our mind🔹Dislike the lime lightAs with most people, there are times when any of these might be true. A life coach, who enjoys bringing together groups of successful professional individuals and leaders in their diverse fields, described what being an introvert means for him. He explained that people are surprised that he enjoys being either up on stage leading these leaders or at the back of the room. The least comfortable place is being in the middle of the room and the small talk. Do you find that you are energised when socialising in a group? Maybe you enjoy one to one conversations or small groups, but need space to recharge afterwards. In a business you may partner with, or have a team, to bring in a different complementary set of personal attributes. Own who you are but don’t miss opportunities just because you have a fixed story about your own identity.

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Many people associate life, business and sports coaching with making major shifts in decisions, mindset, action and consequently your direction in life. Yes, this is all true. However, listen to the athletes at the Paris Olympics. They talk about how they listened to their coach or recalled what they said. That slight difference that made all the difference. Those small micro-changes make all the difference between winning a bronze, silver and gold! As you may have seen, the difference can be hundredths of a second. Now image the small changes that can accumulate in your results over many years in the game of life. The British cycling team looked at the tiniest of edges during the London Olympics, right down to which pillow helped them to get their best sleep. What micro-changes could give you the edge?

e-GoldIt takes around 600 mobile phones to create one of the rings from the Mint’s 886 collection, weighing approximately 7.5g – similar to the weight of a £1 coin.The Royal Mint has opened a new factory to remove gold from old computers and phones and turn it into jewellery and collectables.Up to 4,000 tonnes of printed circuit boards (PCBs) from e-waste like old laptops and TVs will be processed by The Royal Mint per year.Some 4,000 tonnes of circuit boards contain half a tonne of gold, 1,000 tonnes of copper, 2.5 tonnes of silver and 50kg to 60kg of palladium.On average, one tonne of circuit boards produces 165gm of gold, equating to around £9k.

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In its 2024 Disruption Index study, AlixPartners found that:* 65% of the CEOs surveyed indicated that their companies faced a high level of disruption* 56% foresee significant disruption in the next year alone* 61% say their organizations are not adapting fast enough to stay ahead of disruption* 78% believe it is increasingly challenging to know which disruptive forces to prioritize. ‘I often ask clients: “If the world has changed so much, why have you changed so little?” Their answers are often complicated, but much of it has to do with a reluctance to confront our fears and fully appreciate the growing risks from our unwillingness to take bold action. As a species we’re not all that great at making sense of our fear.’Thank you to Mervyn for highlighting this article.

Love this video which made me laugh! Having had a Series 3 LWB Land Rover in my youth, I can relate to that.

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