Lessons from football

I know virtually nothing about football, but even I was impressed by Liverpool's success last night! To be 3 down at half time, and go on to win, really does say a lot about perseverance. There is a lesson here for anyone who is tempted to quit while they are down – don’t! Give it everything you’ve got.

Make Poverty History - great film

This is a great film about the insanity of Africans having to pay us more for debt repayments than they receive in aid. See http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/video/?pageVideo=/flv/dropthedebt512k.flv.

How easy life is today!

As I drove home this morning, I had Radio 4 on, and found myself listening to the memories of veterans who returned from the war after VE day. I was immediately struck by the simple things we take for granted, which didn't exist for so many then. People had no clothes and were assigned to a clothing unit to be allocated something to wear. One man hadn't been near a woman for 3 years. He was returning home to his wife, and asked the woman next to him on his train if he could put his arm around her, to start to know how to be with a woman again, before the inevitable awkwardness with his wife.

Listening to their tales, it was unimaginable for me. Those of us too young to experience it are so very lucky.

Back from the sun...

I have just spent a wonderful 4 days in Portugal with friends, playing golf, eating, drinking and laughing. The laughter in particular was amazing - and so good for us.

Returned to an immediate deadline to write my May newsletter. This flowed, due to some excellent holiday reading - see http://www.ambitioncoach.com/62652/84225.html.

And excellent news - there was a long interview with me published in the May edition of Inspiring Life magazine! This is my third bit of media coverage this year - must build on it.