New Books? – Click, Press, Play
Posted by charles in Education, People, Self Development on 18. Feb, 2012 | 0 Comments
Until recently, it was easy to define a book. It was something that you could read in a printed form and bound by two covers. We are about to see many new forms of the book. But, it is bad news for booksellers in the high street and shopping centres, as most book shops will [...]
Charles Dickens
Posted by charles in Careers, Life Stories, London on 04. Feb, 2012 | 0 Comments
‘No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.’ So, said the great writer Charles Dickens. He would have known for he walked the streets of London during the mid 19th century, seeing the poverty and destitution. As a result, he wrote compelling novels like Oliver and Great Expectations. [...]
Amazing Musicians
Posted by charles in Entertainment, Life Stories on 26. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
Who started with a stammer and stutter, but became a singing star? What sort of life did Edith Piaf, the famous French singer, have before she changed her name ? How did Louis Armstrong break away from the downtown gangs of New Orleans to become a star of stage and screen? The answers and much more [...]
Amazing People of Sydney
Posted by charles in Cities, Places on 19. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
One of my most interesting days was spent in the city of Sydney, Australia. with Eugene Fernandez, a business friend. He offered to show me around the great city where he lives. We started at Botany Bay, the site made famous by Captain Cook who landed there in 1770. He and Joseph Banks, the botanist, took back glowing [...]
Self Development via Action Learning
Posted by charles in Careers, Entrepreneurs, Self Development on 12. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
What do Henry Ford, Coco Chanel, Thomas Edison and Helena Rubinstein have in common? They all became multi – millionaires without going to a University or a Business School. So did Richard Branson and Steve Jobs. Bill Gates had the opportunity to do the courses at Harvard, but chose get into business action and [...]
New Year Resolutions
Posted by charles in Careers, Self Development on 01. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
On the first day of the of the New Year, many people make resolutions. Some are general ones – such as the resolution to exercise and keep fit. But, it will require a specific plan and objectives plus the determination to succeed, otherwise little will happen. That is what outstanding people did as shown at the [...]
