There is a popular saying that: “Success has many parents – but failure is an orphan”. I have found that to be true. If you do what you need to do to stay ahead of the pack – you won’t get left behind.

The recession has hit the so-called “Y Generation” very hard (that’s people born between 1980 and 1994 in case you were wondering. I know I was!). There are fewer jobs – and certainly no job security.

How many times on avaerage does someone attempt a goal before giving up? Would you guess 1, 2 or 3? The real answer is probably nearer 0.5. Many people give up before they even try.

It is an interesting fact that most people spend longer planning a two-week holiday than they do planning their workload during the other fifty weeks of the working year. Why is that?

You walk into your office to find a handwritten envelope on your desk. Your heart sinks. You know it contains a resignation letter from one of your team.