This is the first of 5 weeks of workshops, on tour around the UK. I presented in Exeter on Monday, Newport, Wales yesterday and even drove to Farnham in Surrey for a “taster” session for potential new clients last night. Today is the Farnham workshop proper. I’ll be seeing all of my clients in The
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Today was the first of our 3-day coaches Intensive in Toronto. I’ve been here since Saturday afternoon and have enjoyed the beautiful weather and the bustling city over the weekend. The Film Festival is in full swing (although I wouldn’t recognise a starlet if my life depended on it), U2 are playing 3 gigs this
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Another client question on Tuesday’s call-in day – “Chris – how do I create a business plan when I’ve never done it before?” I asked what research he had done so far: 1. had a look on the internet at downloadable packages; 2. had a look in a local PC store at off-the-shelf packages: 3.
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One of the advantages of focusing on my core programme for the last 8 years is that quarterly workshop preparation can be a fun experience. About 6 weeks before each workshop month begins I pull up the trusty old PowerPoint slides that have served me so well over the years and then: 1. change the
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A client asked me “how come you know so many jokes and can use so much humour in your workshops and your coaching?” I explained that I don’t tell jokes – in fact I am truly hopeless at telling jokes. But I do use lots of humour – that’s correct. And I’ve learned to observe
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We finished our meetings with “influencers” for this week, enjoying a delightful lunch in Leeds with John Tiernan of Dental Protection. John has “been around” in the UK profession for over 20 years and has achieved success in practice as well as becoming a leading commentator from his perspective within the medico-legal environment. He listened
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Cardiff workshop completed yesterday – and we will never darken the doorstep of the Moat House Hotel again! Once more, the delegates created a lively atmosphere, even though the hotel air-conditioning broke down and we all sweltered in the afternoon. The tour is over and today I am working in my Cheshire apartment before closing
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Its Wednesday morning and I’m in Reading. Yesterday we delivered the Watford workshop to a simply wonderful audience of dentists and team members – many old friends and some new faces. I am often asked how I manage to keep delivering the same workshops day after day. The answer is that each day produces a
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Fantastic practice visit today with James Goolnick and the team at Bow Lane Dental in the City of London. The downside was a 4.15am start, a Virgin train that broke down half way to London and a security alert at Euston Station just as I arrived. The broken train was quite funny though – after
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What a pleasure it is to see London win the Olympic bid and, for once, good news and a “win” for Britain. This on the day that I wrote an ezine article (to be published in the next 24 hours) bemoaning my struggles with the United States Immigration authorities – maybe there is a message
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