Most of Saturday was invested in a 6.5 hour drive from Cornwall to Manchester, where I’m spending the weekend with my family, primarily to celebrate my third son’s 17th birthday and to see my daughters for the first time in over 6 weeks.The drive-time was increased by the famous A30 roadworks, which continue to tempt
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You may have read this already in the excellent Dentistry ezine — I just wanted to end the working week by flagging up the fact that, if the City is interested in investing in dentistry, then so should we be! I keep telling you that the future competition will be in providing boutique services and
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I know – I know. I spent 3 weeks bemoaning the fact that I was travelling, working in hotel rooms and the occasional stately home – and now, here I am, 4 days at a desk and losing it. It’s that bloody “to do” list. I do this when I have 1 day to do
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It’s said that “sometimes you just cannot see the wood for the trees”. Feeling a bit like that this week. I’m up to date with emails – all clients and team questions answered – all coaching given. And after a Hurculean effort on my part yesterday afternoon, my physical “in-tray” is looking much more manageable
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Every Monday my business manager, Bonnie, sends me two important emails – wherever I am in the world: The Magic Number email – that’s actually an Excel spreadsheet that looks at the current calendar month and tells me how much money we have in the bank, how much is on it’s way in to the
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Monday is first day back at my desk for 3 weeks – and I am creature of well-disciplined habit when it comes to facing up to the enormous pile of unopened envelopes, magazines and post-travel debris: unpack all suitcases as soon as I arrive back (Friday) switch off for the weekend – no electronics arrive
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What I knew already was that coaching outdoors was fun – I’ve walked clients before around their towns and across country. What I hadn’t experienced was just how much fun coaching whilst riding a bike could be – but the 35 miles we covered on Wednesday were far more then just sight-seeing. Wouldn’t it be
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Our visitors from Vancouver Island, Simon and Laura Reilly, are beginning to think that the English weather is always sunny – we have been blessed this week with fabulous conditions. There is something special about coaching clients outdoors, whether it’s simply sat in the garden or riding a bike along the Tarka Trail. Tuesday’s focus
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Buckland House in North Devon, where I am facilitating a client retreat this week. Clients from Canada, Scotland and England all made it here in time for dinner on Sunday evening and a general “get to know”, then after a good night’s sleep in this palatial house, we all congregated for our first day. The
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A little bit of fog on the Tyne yesterday morning, as I left the hotel and headed to towards Bentley Newcastle for my presentation to the NEPD (North East Private Dentists Group), recently etablished to represent the interests of the more forward thinking of Geordie-based practices. I offer my special thanks to Richie Fretwell and
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