“There is nothing in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and he who considers price only is that man’s lawful prey.” Another quote from Ruskin to mark my return to work after a great holiday. It’s eyes down for the next 7 weeks, when I reflectContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #13”
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The Wisdom of John Ruskin – The Common Law of Business Balance.
I refer all my clients to this quotation from John Ruskin, it is particularly useful when converting from the NHS with its promotion of pile high, sell cheap. Ruskin was a fascinating man, a real polymath. Here’s a link to a Wikipedia page. Why not have it printed and framed to hang in your receptionContinue reading “The Wisdom of John Ruskin – The Common Law of Business Balance.”
The Monday Morning Quote #12
“Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right!” – Henry Ford Another man with West Cork connections. Take a look here & here’s a pub named in his honour in his grandfather’s village.
The Monday Morning Quote #10
On Thursday evening I listened to my friend Brian Mormon talking about the trip he made along Route 66 with his brother last year. They were riding hired Harley Davidson ‘Fatboys’ and obviously had a great road trip. They raised £17,000 for The National Star Centre which is a charity based in Gloucestershire. Route 66Continue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #10”
The Monday Morning Quote #9
“When you’re going through hell, keep going!” Winston Churchill
The Monday Morning Quote #8
“I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no “brief candle” for me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to makeContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #8”
Rick Wright
In the summer of 1972 I had just finished a term and a half at Tadcaster Grammar School in West Yorkshire and was working in the warehouse at the Bass Charrington Tower brewery in the town of Tadcaster itself. I knew that my hopes of getting sufficient A-level grades to get to university were prettyContinue reading “Rick Wright”
The Weekend Read: 5. Blackie
Steve Black www.steveblack.co.uk the bearded Geordie who has used his innovative skills to train, coach & prepare successful teams from all backgrounds is described, amongst other things, as a motivator, coach, psychologist, priest, councillor, psychiatrist, comedian, strategist, facilitator, and friend. His background has encompassed organising nightclub security, a spell as a professional boxer and a degree inContinue reading “The Weekend Read: 5. Blackie”
The Monday Morning Quote #5
“The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.” – Henry Ford
The Monday Morning Quote #4
Two quotes from winners of the Nobel prize for Literature. “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.” (Samuel Beckett) “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm..” (Sir Winston Churchill)
The Incisal Edge 