You might not know this but humans are goal-seeking animals. It’s innate in us to have something to aim at. And when we don’t, well ‘bad’ things happen. At this time of the year, the usual articles will tell us…
Jan
25
Conrad Hilton
Jan
18
Good morning, As they say a new year a new you. Or in my case a new way of keeping in contact with you. As a Spike News reader I appreciate your readership and allowing me into your email inbox and mind-space each week. I really value…
Oct
12
I write about words every so often because they are so powerful and what we use to define ourselves and the world around us. Three words I wrote about in 2009 were design, engineer and create. Design your life. Engineer a…
Sep
28
Effort. Effort is the key to momentum. It’s the lever you can pull at any time to start yourself or something moving. The outcome of praising effort is an experiment I’ve been running consciously on my children since they started…
Aug
24
Good morning! Go for the gap! I was watching the BTCC (British Touring Car Championship) highlights over the weekend and also some MotoGP. Watching guys like Ashley Sutton just go for any gap presented to them was inspiring. It’s exciting watching racing where…
Aug
17
Good morning! Reading. I love it! I’ve written about how doing 75Hard got me back into reading more and more every day. It’s one of the habits I’ve kept up and it’s been great to get through more books. So,…
Aug
10
Afternoon! I feel like I’ve been slack with my MondayMotivators recently. Monday afternoon rolls around and boom, “Oh dear! I haven’t sent it yet!”. And that’s because I should’ve written it before 9 o’clock this morning! This is the second…
Aug
03
Afternoon! Pilots do it. Formula One drivers do it. World champion athletes do it. Builders do it. Electricians do it. Just about everybody who is committed to being a professional, does it. Well might you ask, what is it that…