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Business Cards 2
When you give out your business card, what action do you want the recipient to take? The reason you give them out is that the recipient will take some action. Get Noticed: How many times do you put someone's business card straight into your pocket without reading it...
Business Cards 1
Business Cards 1 Business Cards are a cheap and productive marketing tool that all business people should learn to use effectively. On most occasions they are the second impression a person will have of you or your company - remember the first is you! Your business...
Lance Armstrong – Admits Doping
Love him or loathe him, Lance Armstrong is still one of the most divisive characters of professional cycling. He is a bit like Marmite – you either hate it or enjoy it. On Friday 12th January 2013 Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey that he had used banned...
Review 2012
The Year 2012, started with a certain amount of optimism, with the knowledge of a number of events that were already scheduled. # The Summer Olympics being held in London. # The Queens Diamond Jubilee. # ...
Tommy Godwin
We sadly lost one of the great legends of cycling earlier this month… Thomas Charles Godwin (5 Nov 1920 – 3 Nov 2012), was a British track cyclist, active during the 1940s and 1950s. He held national records, raced abroad and was an Olympic Medallist. He later became...
Going to Networking Events & Meetings #4
Working the Room: When you've plucked up the courage to eventually go to a Networking Event, many experts will tell you to 'Work the Room' This is not something you should be doing! Do you want your new networking colleagues to feel they've been worked? It's not that...
Going to Networking Events & Meetings #3
Reinforce your relationship with existing contacts, but spend most of your time (at least 80%) being introduced to and talking with people you don't know. If possible, find out if any special guests or 'movers and shakers' have been invited to the event you are going...
London Olympics 2012
The London Olympics (2012) were held from the 27th July to the 12th August 2012. Most of the events were being held in the new Olympic Stadium at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London. Many events such at Rugby, football and sailing were held in various...
Tour de France 2012
The 2012 Tour de France was the 99th edition of the greatest sporting spectacular on earth. It started in the city of Liege in Belgium on the 30th June and finished 23 gruelling days later in Paris on the 22nd July. It had moved forward a couple of weeks to make way...
Going to Networking Events & Meetings #2
When you start to go to Networking Meetings, it is very hard to start conversations, so a couple of ideas to help: approach people who are standing alone, ask if you may join them and introduce yourself. They are probably just as nervous as you are - and will be...
Is Cycling Good For You..?
Yes, cycling can be a great form of exercise and can provide a variety of health benefits. Here are some of the ways that cycling can be good for you: Cardiovascular health: Cycling is an aerobic exercise that can help improve your heart and lung function. It can...
Going to Networking Events & Meetings #1
When going to networking events or meetings always have a plan. Ask yourself a few questions: Why am I going to this event? How many new people do I want to meet? Am I looking for a specific category of client? Am I looking for an introduction to a certain prospect?...
Starting Cycling
Cycling can be a fun and healthy way to get exercise, explore your surroundings, and even commute to work or run errands. I restarted my cycling in 1996 after my left knee decided it didn’t want to run any more. Here are a few tips to get started: The first step is to...
Business in Difficult Times
Business in difficult times Have you ever asked yourself the question "How did they find that business?" or "How did he find that job?" because you didn't hear anything about it. The answer is probably by Networking or through 'the grapevine.' The old adage 'it's not...
Eric Liddle
The 16th January 2012 marks the 110th anniversary of the birth of one of my great sporting heroes. Eric Henry Liddell was born this day in 1902 in Tientsin, China. He was one of the greatest middle-distance sprinters the world has ever seen, a rugby player, who played...
Welcome
Dear Readers Welcome to - A Man On A Bike > Articles. It is with great excitement that I introduce you to my new series of Articles on Cycling, Business, and anything else that interests me. Whether you are an avid cyclist, or just starting out; whether you are new...