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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I stayed at the Hilton in Gateshead on Tuesday night – driving up to the front door and chatting to the young concierge, Martyn, about my car – checking in, bags in room, bar snack, bed. Since then, workshops in Gateshead, Leeds and Birmingham – then back to Gateshead last night and a “Groundhog Day”
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Back on the workshop trail this week: Tuesday – Edinburgh Wednesday – Newcastle Thursday – Leeds Friday – Birmingham Saturday – Newcastle (again!). I mentioned in my last post that the Caledonian in Edinburgh managed to destroy my first post-Canadian sleep by setting off the fire alarm at 4.00am on Tuesday morning. Interesting to note
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I arrived back in Edinburgh at 12 noon yesterday. My suitcase arrived in Edinburgh at 5.00pm yesterday. Thanks for nothing British Airways. I suppose I should count my blessings. I collapsed into bed at 9.30pm last night at the Caledonian. At 4.00am the fire alarm sounded and I spent an interesting hour with all the
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Meeting over – and I am overwhelmed with the quantity and quality of the ideas that I’ve gained from my fellow members. It is very uncomfortable to have your professional life “creatively destroyed” by others – but when: you trust, respect and like them and they don’t have an axe to grind, an agenda, a
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It’s hot here in Montreal – yesterday the temperature climbed to 86 degrees and walking the 20 minutes from my hotel to our conference venue and back were a delight. Fundamentals. There is a good conversation going on here with my fellow coaches – and I’m reminded of fundamental lessons that can be applied to
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Yours truly on a Tuesday afternoon conference call with Michel Neray of Esential Message fame and members of his bull-pen coaching group. Today (Wednesday) I begin my 3 days of mastermind coaching with a group of 10 coaches from North America and the UK – and this afternoon I have been listening to them coach
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Yours truly on a Tuesday afternoon conference call with Michel Neray of Esential Message fame and members of his bull-pen coaching group. Today (Wednesday) I begin my 3 days of mastermind coaching with a group of 10 coaches from North America and the UK – and this afternoon I have been listening to them coach
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Raphael is a street entertainer in Montreal. Monday is Victoria Day – a national holiday – and in the sunshine he performs in the Place Jacques-Cartier, taking his 30-minute pitch in between other performers. But Raphael makes more money than anyone else as I watch from the restaurant alongside. Why? His act is good –
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