“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” – Barack Obama With the news today that Barack Obama may have defeated Hilary Clinton in the race for the leadership I felt inspired to […]
Career Change: How Do You Know When to Change Jobs?
Mrs Daily Minder has a dilemma. She is currently being offered two jobs and doesn’t know which one to take. We have been talking about it for days and still haven’t come to a solution so I thought I would write about it and see if we can come up with a clear process for […]
History’s Great Speeches: How to Make Work Presentations and Speeches Like the Greats
Giving a speech or presentation can be scary. You have a few moments to convince a room of strangers to buy your product or get them to trust what you are pitching. But there is hope! History has shown us many ways to give a truly great speech – a speech that goes “bang” in […]
Michael Jordan and Nike: Success is About Failing
Last night my buddy and I were watching sport commercials when we came across this old Nike commercial featuring Michael Jordan. Both of us were really affected by the message in the advert so I thought I would share it here. Michael Jordan and Nike: Success is about Failing The message in this video is […]
Gordon Ramsay: 4 Lessons this Angry Chef Can Teach You About Success
Gordon Ramsay is an angry man. He is also a very inspiring man who knows a lot about the hospitality industry. In his massively popular television series, Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, he takes God forsaken eateries and turns them in to five star restaurants. Love him or hate him he knows how to do his job. […]
Buddhist Work: Things I Learned About Work from my Tibetan Friends
Every year I travel to the North Indian Himalayas to see my Tibetan friends and Buddhist teachers. In that time I have learned a lot of life lessons and a lot of lessons about how to make my work more meaningful. In this post I want to look at a few things my Tibetan friends […]