The Tortoise who Loved Science

When you were a child, did you read the fables of Aesop  -  moral tales featuring animals?
I’m going to tell you  the story about the Tortoise and the Hare .
A tortoise and a hare were arguing about who was the fastest. They decided to settle the matter with a race. The hare had such confidence [...]

How to Eat an Elephant

What is the biggest dream or goal you have right now?
Is it Getting fit, making a career change or becoming a master communicator?
But have you not started or have got stuck because these goals are so HUGE and OVERWHELMING? Even if you have started are you overwhelmed by what is required to FINISH?

Becoming an avid Reader

It was 1947 and an experimental rocket plane, the X1 was being dropped from a B29 bomber at 20,000 feet. The test pilot was Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier, and he told me about his experiences.
At first he had to get the nose of the rocket plane down to prevent [...]

How to Talk to a Stranger

This article is based on a speech delivered on  December 4, 2006. The topic was inspired by Leil Lowndes book “How to Talk to Anyone – 92 little tricks for big success in relationships”.
As a child did you have the experience of being out somewhere with your mother when an unknown grown-up spoke to you [...]

50 proven stress busters

Fifty Proven Stress Reducers
Source unknown put published as Appendix A in a book I read a long
time ago and photocopied this list.
1. A lot of things are “stressful” simply because we don’t allow
ourselves enough time to get them done. Look for ways to take the
hurry out of your everyday tasks and responsibilities.
2. Get out of [...]