Articles
Apologies
Dear Readers, I am writing this letter to apologise for the absence of any articles over the past 12 months. All of 2015 in fact. I understand that my readership relies on me to provide consistent and valuable content, and I deeply regret that I have not met these...
Getting Started with Business Networking
Before you start to network, you must have the right attitude and expectations. Networking events and informal get-togethers are an extension of your business, but remember that they are only a means to an end. To be successful at networking you have to move out of...
Networking Skills 1
In the days when I had a 'proper job' and wore a suit most days, I used to help entrepreneurs and business people with their Sales, showing them and working with them how to be better sales people and improve their business bottom line. I ran a series of Networking...
Blood Swept Lands
Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red was created in the moat of the Tower of London, between July and November 2014. It commemorated the centenary of the outbreak of World War I and consisted of 888,246 ceramic red poppies, each intended to represent one British or...
Urban Myths
Cyclists shave their legs to faster and other urban myths Have you heard the one about... the lady who bought a cup of coffee at a MacDonald's drive through... put it between her legs - drove off and crashed her car and sued MacDonald's for millions, because the...
Tour de France 2014
The Tour de France 2014 was the 101st edition of the world’s greatest cycling event. It was the second time that the start of the race was in the UK, and only the third visit. This time the honour fell to Leeds, with Stage 1 being run from Leeds to Harrogate (190kms)....
Spam #1
The Curse of the 21st Century This short article is all about the curse of the 21st Century – SPAM Not one of my favourite food products, the excellent chopped pork and ham made by the Hormel Company – but those insidious e-mail messages that appear in your computers...
Your Fortune is in the Follow-Up
Every day around the country hundreds of business network meetings take place. That's many thousands of business people joining breakfast meetings, lunch meetings, afternoon and evening meetings, club and association meetings, the list goes on... You could network all...
Road Cycling – The Basics #3
Cycling Clothing: Lycra is a cyclist’s best friend! To enjoy road cycling, you need to wear the right type of clothing; however, this does not mean that you have to fill your wardrobe with Lycra. It does help with your comfort if you wear some clothes that are...
Road Cycling – The Basics #2
Which Bike is Best for you? Before buying your road bike, you need to spend some time thinking about a) What are you going to use it for and b) How much can you afford to spend? The more thought you give to this, the easier it becomes to buy the best bike for you! Why...
Road Cycling – The Basics #1
Road Cycling - The Basics #1 Road cycling has been a hobby verging on a passion of mine for the last few years. But while I have a number of years of experience, it’s easy to forget that there are beginners just starting out. Sometimes it’s important to go back to...
Marco Pantani
10 years ago, on the evening of 14th February 2004 (St Valentine’s Day), Marco Pantani was found dead at a hotel in Rimini, Italy. Pantani was an Italian Road Racing Cyclist, who was regarded as the greatest climber in the history of professional cycling. He was a...
Tour Down Under 2014
The 2014 Santos Tour Down Under was the 16th running of the stage race. It took place from 21 to 26 January 2014 on the roads around Adelaide, South Australia, and, as usual is the first race of the 2014 UCI World Tour. The race was won for a record third time by the...
Review 2013
After all the fun and games of 2012 – what was 2013 going to be like…? Overall, it turned out to be a year of social change, major changes to the economy and changes to the populations’ way of life. In the first 3 months of the year: A report was published called –...
Margaret Thatcher #2
Mrs Thatcher’s Conservative Legacy Thatcher's tenure as Prime Minister had a profound and lasting impact on British society and politics. Her economic policies, often dubbed Thatcherism, advocated for free-market principles, reduced government intervention, and...
Margaret Thatcher #1
Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady of British Politics Earlier this year, on the 8th April 2013, Margaret Thatcher, widely known as the Iron Lady, who became the first female Prime Minister of Britain died. Margaret Thatcher was the controversial figurehead of...
Business Cards 3
Your business cards are an extension of you and your business. Using them in a cost-effective way, will bring you into contact with new customer and new business. Use them properly and understand their power. Some Do’s and Don’ts for Your Business Cards: Do: § Have...
Press Release – Etape Mercia
Draft press release – Wallasey (Merseyside) Media - May 2013 WALLASEY BUSINESSMAN SWAPS BUS PASS FOR BIKE IN MEMORY OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS Local businessman Paul Ashbury has no plans to use his new bus pass at 65, instead he’ll be getting on his bike to raise money for...
Bus Gate + Crashes – Tour de France
Well, Stage 1 of the 100th Tour de France has just finished… 22 teams and 198 riders started out from Porto-Vecchio at the southern end of Corsica to ride the 213km to Bastia in the north of the island. A day designed for the sprinters, that could have seen Mark...
A Field of Dreams
"Build it and they will come" was the tag line to the Kevin Costner film - "Field of Dreams". In 1952, the then Department of Environment, Planning and Development Secretary John Silkin announced that a new town would be built 30 miles north of London in Stevenage....
Martin Luther King
I Have a Dream 50 years ago, today, on Wednesday 28th August 1963, Dr Martin Luther King Jnr delivered one of the most famous speeches in American history, during the march on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. “I Have A Dream” is known for its powerful and...