The art of making conversation. How often do you go to an event or a party and realise you really don’t feel like making small talk to other people around the room? You just want to talk to the people you know with minimal effort required and get wrapped up in the cocoon of friends and acquaintances that can look after you and keep you happy. Life is so much easier when we can do…

How do you prepare yourself for life, for the ups and downs of everything that’s going on around you? Whether you are focused on being the best business person available, the best parent, the best child or the best sports man or woman. What is it you’re trying to prepare for and how do you prepare yourself to avoid those speed bumps in the road? One of the big challenges we all have is that…

Steve is a former academy footballer for Brighton and Hove Albion FC, which ended & led to an education career. He was short-listed for The National Teacher of the Year Award in 2008, previously a Vice-Principal for 9 years with responsibility for whole school Teaching and Learning. Founder of www.solutionsmindset.com. Currently working with the England under 15 National Squad & the published author of “Educating Football” a book for teachers, coaches, parents & players. Success…

Former Royal Marine and England Rugby winger now plying his trade as a Strength & Conditioning/Injury Rehabilitation Consultant, Helping Reduce Injury Risk & Increasing Physical Performance. Spencer was a Marine Musician serving in the Royal Marines Band Service for 13 yrs mixing his time in the military with professional rugby and representing his country in both the 15s game on the wing and at 7s. Success Mantra I have refocused my energy into things I…

When did you last stretch yourself to the absolute edge of your comfort zone and of your personal abilities? We all need a challenge. I choose to challenge myself mentally and physically every year, some might say I go to a little on the extreme side but usually it is just to stretch the norm and the status quo. Without stretching ourselves we can all shrink and then we start to underachieve. Or is that…

18 years in the British Army – Former Instructor at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) the foremost leadership academy in the world – medical discharge due to PTSD forced his transition into civvy street. Now Mike runs Leadership by Inspiration, a tailored approach to culture change, leadership and team development. Enabling senior leaders to create a culture where their employees and teams can thrive | Organisational Psychologist Success Mantra Failure/risk is neutral it’s how…

A compass is simply an instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it are used for navigation and orientation relative to the geographic direction – north, east, south and west. However, in life there are many more types of compass to help guide you along your journey. What compass are you using? When researching for this article I found more types of compass than I had ever…

Fabian Spiess is a Goalkeeper former Notts County trainee, who was born in Germany, enjoyed loan spells with Corby Town and Bristol Rovers during his time at Meadow Lane. He played for Boston United following a brief spell with league rivals Alfreton Town. Now at the end of his career he is dealing with his transition to life after football. Success Mantra Find your purpose and the hard work will follow! Best advice – Advice…

When we perform as a professional no stone is unturned, no surprises unprepared for and everything is ready for action. That’s how a sports person gets themselves ready for a race or a match thats how a professional soldier or pilot prepares for a battle but sadly it’s not how we prepare for a sales meeting, a presentation or an interview and we wonder why we don’t always succeed. In recent times I have been…