How did your New Year resolutions go? If they are gone by the wayside, do not waste your energy beating yourself up but instead, take the opportunity to learn something about yourself. If your resolution was to go to the gym more often, maybe the gym is not the best form of exercise for you, try something else, perhaps you decided to quit smoking, maybe the reasons you decided to quit were not compelling and exciting enough for you, get better, more compelling and exciting reasons before you try again. The key thing is though to learn something from your experience. If you learn you grow, if you grow you are alive.

Until next month, take care,
Fergal.

Many of the clients I work with focus on careers and jobs; setting goals, looking at options and executing plans to pursue a career that they are passionate about. One thing I have come to realize recently is that in order for this process to be most effective some consideration needs to be given to external factors that will have a mayor impact on the employment sector in Ireland over the next 5 years....

When do you ever take the time to stop, listen to and become more aware of the language that you use? If you are like most of us, chances are, not very often. I am raising this question now after a conversation I had with my 3-year-old daughter recently. She is at an incredible growth stage of her life where her brain is like a sponge taking in vast amounts of learning and knowledge. I was bringing her to bed on Saturday night with my arms full with 3 teddy bears, a pair of slippers and a dressing gown and she turns to me and asks to be carried upstairs. With my hands full, my immediate response was - I can’t, to which she replied – Daddy, can’t is not a nice word.

"Discover your destiny with the Monk who sold his Ferrari- The 7 stages of Self-awakening" - Robin Sharma.

Written in a fable style, this book tells the story of Dar Sanderson, a highly successful and ambitious executive who despite all his apparent achievements and great lifestyle is deeply unhappy. This book has some great practical gems of wisdom that will help you live your life to it's greatest potential. Thoroughly enjoyable and readable