December 2011
30th – The Top 10 Most Popular Posts of 2011
29th – When You Walk Into a Room…
28th – The 3 M’s of Effective Goal-Setting
27th – Which Gifts Should You Keep and Which Should You Give Away?
26th – Picking Blackberries
23rd – The 2011 Christmas Message From Darren and the Family
22nd – Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude
21st – A Mistake or a Learning Experience?
20th – Brilliant Quotes – Joy
19th – Our Children Are Like Flowers
16th – When the Adults Wrote Letters to Santa
15th – What Are You Good At?
14th – 6 Free Gifts You Can Give This Christmas
13th – Travelling Companions on the Journey of Life
12th – Two Lions, One King – Which One Are You?
9th – The Nervous Squirrel – A Story About Dealing With Change
8th – 4 Important Leadership Lessons From Ducks
7th – When Should You Buy an Air Conditioner?
6th – The Difference Between an Artist and an Automaton
5th – Making a Difference, One Person at a Time
2nd – Three Kernels of Corn – A Story About Long-Term Thinking
1st – Inspirational People – Irena Sendler
November 2011
30th – If You Can’t Do What You Love At Least Love What You Do
29th – How Winners Prepare For Success
28th – What Do You Expect From Life?
25th – Be Thankful
24th – We Need More Polynyas
23rd – Take the Ferrari Out of the Garage
22nd – Do You Get Energy, Or Do You Generate It?
21st – That Breakthrough Moment
18th – Practicing Medicine
17th – Nodding Isn’t Action
16th – 8 Reasons to Sponsor a Child in a Developing Country
15th – There’s a Reason Why We Don’t Keep Hippos as Pets
14th – How Should You Respond to Competition?
11th – The Lonely Bull – A Story About the Limitations We Place on Ourselves
10th – Wind, Fire and Glaciers
9th – What Can We Learn From Christmas Shopping?
8th – The Only Question That Matters in Reference Checks
7th – The Show Must Go On
4th – Aren’t You Going to Do Something? – A Story About Responding to Problems
3rd – Your Best Work
2nd – The Difference Between a Victor and a Victim
1st – 7 Billion People
October 2011
31st – Who Really Needs to Change?
28th – What We Need to Teach Our Daughters (and Sons)
27th – Three Things to Be Grateful For
26th – 5 Reasons to Get a Mentor
25th – Would You Do It For Free?
24th – Next Year
21st – The Parable of the Ducks – A Story About Maximising Our Potential
20th – Dirty Nappies and an Attitude Adjustment
19th – Getting a Full-Time Job is a Full-Time Job
18th – Working Backwards
17th – Don’t Sit in the Bath For Too Long
14th – First Aid – A Story About Who We Should Be Caring For
13th – When Your Children Look to You, What Do They See?
12th – What Did Your Words Do Today?
11th – What Can We Learn From Lawn Mowers?
10th – There’s a Street Sweeper Somewhere
7th – The Three Guard Dogs – A Story About Assertiveness
6th – Brilliant Quotes – Steve Jobs
5th – What Should You Do After You’ve Reached Your Goal?
4th – How Do We Know If We’ve Made a Difference?
3rd – You’re Not Written Off Until You Write Yourself Off
September 2011
30th – The Rain’s Coming – A Story About Preparing Yourself for Success
29th – 10 Reasons to Stand Out From the Crowd (Plus a Couple of Reasons Not To)
28th – When You Become a Parent Everything’s Harder, But Everything’s Better
27th – How to Get Wisdom
26th – Why People Prefer Horses to Camels
23rd – The Retiring Carpenter – A Story About the Life We Build for Ourselves
22nd – Jerry Seinfeld’s Three Rules of Life
21st – Maintenance in the Knowledge Age
20th – Which Voice Are You Listening To?
19th – What Should You Do When Your Boss Goes Away?
16th – Acres of Diamonds – A Story About the Search For Success
15th – The Four Unpardonable Sins of Public Speaking
14th – The Gap Between the Two Trapezes
13th – Be a Go-Giver, Not a Go-Getter
12th – It’s Easy to be a Victim
9th – How to Structure Your Interview Answers Using the STAR Method
8th – The Curse of Comfort
7th – Don’t Eat the Marshmallow
6th – Do What Robots Can’t
5th – Why We Have Hurdles
2nd – Soften Your Heart – A Story About How We Respond to Adversity
1st – Cynics Need Not Apply
August 2011
31st – What Every Husband or Wife Needs to Hear
30th – Inspirational People – Oscar Pistorius
29th – Inspirational People – Steve Jobs
26th – The Battle Between Two Wolves – A Story About Controlling Our Thoughts
25th – Iron Sharpens Iron
24th – A Great Way to Test Your Mental Strength
23rd – The Pressure of Mediocrity
22nd – 10 Reasons Why I Love My New Kindle
19th – The Cobbler’s Boots – A Story About Self-Care
18th – Putting the “I” in Interview
17th – Glance, Don’t Look, Into Your Rear-View Mirror
16th – What If You Had No Choice?
15th – Be a Shark, Not a Goldfish
12th – Every Single Day
11th – 40 Lessons I’ve Learned Over the Past 40 Years
10th – Is it Possible to Be Too Encouraging?
9th – 5 Ways We Can Respond to Feedback
8th – That Kid at the Top of the Water Slide
5th – Commonly Used Sayings That Can Hold Us Back
4th – How Do Children Spell Love?
3rd – A New Way to Use a Pros and Cons List
2nd – More Favourite Christian Blogs
1st – When Winners are Losers and Losers are Winners
July 2011
29th – The Redneck Hunters – A Story About the Importance of Listening
28th – What Can We Learn From Crocodiles?
27th – Batteries Not Included
26th – The Three Pitfalls of PowerPoint
25th – What Do You Do When the Lift is Broken?
22nd – A Boy Buying Shoes – A Story About Paying the Price
21st – Why the Second Album Isn’t as Good as the First
20th – 6 Tips to Overcome Multiple Rejections
19th – Butt Prints in the Sand
18th – Why Books Aren’t Really a Luxury
15th – The Two Frogs – A Story About the Power of Our Words
14th – Why the Easy Option Isn’t Always the Best
13th – Don’t Keep Your Best Wine in the Cellar
12th – The Stragglers, the Peloton and the Fearless Few
11th – You’re a Leader, Be a Leader!
8th – The Enthusiasm Virus
7th – A Rejection is a Delay, Not an End
6th – Confirm or Ignore?
5th – The No-Eyed Big-Eyed Spider
4th – Why You Should Always Do Your Best
1st – Be a Hummingbird, Not a Vulture
June 2011
30th – We’re All Bad Drivers
29th – Why You Can Never Prepare Too Much
28th – The Importance of Keeping Your Vision in Front of You
27th – What Can We Learn From Road Trips?
24th – Inspirational People – Jimmy Butler
23rd – The Difference Between Resources and Resourcefulness
22nd – If a Tree Falls in the Forest
21st – You Don’t Want Yes-Men
20th – The Stubborn Caterpillar – A Story About the Call to Action
17th – 5 Tips For Building Rapport
16th – How to Have a Pain-Free Existence
15th – Everyone, Someone, Anyone and No-one
14th – When Good Parents Have Bad Moments
13th – The Three Stages of Volcanoes – Which One Describes You?
10th – The Mole Exterminator – A Story About Dealing With the Real Issue
9th – Things That Look Like Work
8th – 3 Reasons to Keep Practicing
7th – Is it Possible to Have Too Much of a Good Thing?
6th – The 10 Commandments of Public Speaking
3rd – During the Storm, Be the Buffalo, Not the Cow
2nd – Get in the Game!
1st – The White Collar Prison
May 2011
31st – What Are You Planting?
30th – The Value of Teamwork
27th – The Predictability and Unpredictability of Leadership
26th – Don’t Press the Snooze Button
25th – 5 Tips For More Effective Group Interviews
24th – Keep Building!
23rd – OK, We’re Still Here. Now What?
20th – It’s a Beautiful Day
19th – How to Become a More Positive Influence
18th – The Difference Between a Conference and a Junket
17th – Sorry, But There’s No Magic Pill
16th – It’s Time to Turn Up the Heat!
13th – A Day in the Life of a Mayfly
12th – Don’t Give Up After One Failed Job Application
11th – Brilliant Quotes – Zig Ziglar
10th – Life’s Too Short
9th – 5 Tips For When You Don’t Know What To Say
6th – The Three Pelicans – A Story About How We Should Be Using Our Talents
5th – The Tree Stump
4th – Turning Hope Into Expectation
3rd – I Struggled With My Brain
2nd – Two Kinds of Waiting
April 2011
29th – The Three-Quarter Time Address – A Story About Motivational Leadership
28th – A Fairytale Wedding, or a Fairytale Marriage?
27th – The Ergonomics of Coaching
26th – How to Burst a Dam (or Solve Challenging Problems)
25th – Freedom and Responsibility
22nd – Love Always Wins
21st – It’s No Fun Being Fungible
20th – 10 Reasons Why I Appreciate My Kids at Their Age
19th – How Big is Your Aquarium?
18th – Shining Eyes
15th – The Daffodil Principle – A Story About Investing in the Future
14th – Don’t Focus on the Water, Focus on the Sky
13th – How Do You See the World?
12th – The Ultimate Compliment for a Writer
11th – My 95% Optimism Rule
8th – Stop Making Us Look Bad
7th – Be Encouraging Anyway!
6th – Inspirational People – Sachin Tendulkar
5th – Which End of the Binoculars Are You Looking Through?
4th – A Job or The Job?
1st – Overcoming Obstacles – A Story About Making the Leap to Greatness
March 2011
31st – A Man Walked Into a Bar
30th – What’s More Important, Goals or Assists?
29th – Remember When Trends Lasted a Year or More?
28th – Why We Secretly Love Fear
26th – My First Year of Blogging
25th – The Starfish Story – How the Small Things That We Do Make a Difference
24th – Listen to the Diving Judges
23rd – Getting “Go” and “Stop” in the Right Order
22nd – Credibility
21st – Inspirational People – Anthony Robles
18th – Climb That Mountain
17th – 3 Things to Consider Before You Quit Your Job
16th – 10 Steps to Improving at Anything
15th – Do Your Best For Every Audience
14th – Labour Day Musings
11th – The Astronaut and the Farmer – A Story About How We Define Success
10th – The Hedgehog Versus the Fox, Who Wins?
9th – It’s Always Tough at First
8th – Arguing With Fools
7th – Impulses You Should Act On… and Some You Should Ignore
4th – They Grow Up Too Fast
3rd – Integrity is Who You Are When No-One’s Looking
2nd – The Whale Paradox
1st – How To Teach Your Kids To Pray
February 2011
28th – Do You Live or Exist?
25th – The Two Leopards – A Story About the Need to Continue Developing
24th – Don’t Be a Traffic Controller
23rd – The Need for Big Goals
22nd – There’s failure and there’s Failure
21st – Bootcamp Fun
18th – Running Out of Ideas
17th – It’s All About the Content
16th – Man Flu in the Office
15th – Do You Want to Move Up?
14th – Love is a Verb
11th – Three Feet From Gold – A Story About Perseverance
10th – The Gyms are Full in January and Empty in February
9th – Ice-cream, Ring Tones and Leadership
8th – Do You Hate Where You Work?
7th – Brilliant Quotes – Persistence
4th – It’s Time to Scrape Off the Barnacles
3rd – Inspirational People – Gary Neville
2nd – Tips to Turn Around a Victim Mentality
1st – A Bottle of Grange
January 2011
31st – There Are Lots of Reasons Not To
28th – Rebuilding the World – A Story About Making a Difference
27th – What Can We Learn From Snakes?
26th – Leave the Bad Shots for the Practice Fairway
25th – I Wish That I had a Garden Like That
24th – Five Simple Questions for You Regarding Your Influence
21st – The Three Storks – A Story About Focused Action
20th – Good is the Enemy of Great
19th – Inspirational People – Unsung Heroes
18th – Oh Well, Good Try
17th – Is Your Job Like Quicksand or a Stepping Stone?
14th – Allergic to Bullets – A Story About Positive Attitudes
13th – Be a Great Cheerleader
12th – The Blame Game
11th – Overkill is Under-rated
10th – If You Don’t Turn Up, Does Anybody Notice?
7th – Be a Lion, Not a Zebra
6th – Opportunities are Like a Child Looking for His Shoes
5th – Delusions of Grandeur
4th – The Biggest Risk You Can Take is Playing it Safe
3rd – A Smile Makes All the Difference
1st – This is the Year!
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