Optimistic Grit
We are entering the last quarter of the year – typically the most intense one. We continue to present 12 strong ideas on the 12th day of each month. Let’s see if our perspective can help us all make it to Christmas in good shape… To paraphrase Gordon Gekko in...
Happiness
Averil was talking on BBC Radio 5 Live this morning about Happiness . . . .for several seconds! The Office of Statistics brings out a new report today about well being and health. Questions they have asked before include: How satisfied are you with your life nowadays?...Peak retirement of baby boomers
Pack Wembley Stadium with pensioners. Now multiply by 10. This is roughly the number of Baby Boomers who will reach retirement age in 2012. Over the past three years the number of people reaching 65 has been increasing dramatically from about half-a million a year to...Who will carry your coffin? – The story of Jorge Da Costa
Actually there are two contrasting stories: it starts with one of my clients delivering his philosophy on work-life balance – “I know it is not my work colleagues who will carry my coffin, so it is important I devote fair time to the special people in my life”. I have...