The Best Handful of Tips 62 – Make time to think Thinking time is essential for solving problems and hatching new ideas. Good ideas need to be well thought through – they need ‘incubation time’.             The way you think determines the way you act and the way you act will decide not only…

The Best Handful of Tips 61 – No Job – What Now? Are you looking for work? Have you lost your job? Have you graduated and cannot get a job? Have you been demobbed from the armed forces? Are you returning to the work force after a prolonged absence, such as raising a family?            …

The Best Handful of Tips 60 – Selecting a Mentor Are you ambitious? If so, why not seek the experiences and advice of successful people. It could save  you making mistakes along your way and speed up your career. Look for  role models that can help you.             Many successful people have come from humble…

  The Best Handful of Tips 59 – Set Up Your Own Business   To set up your own successful business you need a competitive advantage – you need a product or a service that is different, cheaper or better quality than your competitors. It is easy to start a business but to keep it…

The Best Handful of Tips 58 – Helping Mature Adults Learn People learn best when they are enjoying their learning and when they are being challenged and entertained by a variety of exercises or competitions. As we age our hearing, sight and physical reactions decline. Learning can be slower.  Allow extra time when teaching new…

The Best Handful of Tips 57 – Advancing Your Career What you want to be is more important than what you are. You will need to plan and work hard to achieve success. There are four keys to success – tenacity of purpose, what you know, who you know and the necessary resources. Five of…

The Best Handful of Tips 56 – Be An Achiever The most influential people in this world are the people who get things done. They are the people who have learned to manage their time well by planning and practising good work habits. Your scarcest resource is your time – ration it! Make this a…

The Best Handful of Tips 55 – Setting Your Goals If you are determined enough you can achieve almost anything  but firsts you must have a dream and believe you can reach it.  Goals are dreams with deadlines. It is that time of the year to start afresh and re-examine your dream and your goal…

The Best Handful of Tips 54 – Communication Secrets To get your ideas accepted by people keep to the basic communication skills. These skills are simple but are often forgotten. Five ways to improve your communication skills  Talk their language There are many forms of the English language spoken in different countries. Use words that…

The Best Handful of Tips 53 – Looking for a New Job? If you are not happy in your work look for a new job – one to enjoy. Job hunting is not easy and it should be tackled logically and professionally and made into a learning experience. Job security no longer exists, so plan…