I recently wrote about how the human touch was so vital in networking. On a related theme, a while ago I was interviewed for a magazine article about how to be popular. Here are my tips on how to do just that:- 1) What does it take to be popular? Anyone can become...
Later on this afternoon I will be saying a few words at the memorial service for a dear friend who passed away a few weeks ago. Just how do you acknowledge 20 years of friendship in 3 minutes?! I am now left with a strong realization of just what a gap my...
I am back writing and in the swing of things once again. The last 3 weeks have been rather surreal after the tragic death of a very close friend. This was only a week after we had spent the best part of a week together. So the last month has certainly been a life...
It is Father’s Day today in the UK, the USA and many other countries around the world. Father’s day is becoming an important day of celebration and gradually catching up with the more popular mother’s day worldwide. Now the fifth most popular purchased greeting cards...
Every now and then, I come across something which is so simple and yet so powerful and effective in changing the world. A friend recently connected me with Avaaz, an online campaign group. “Avaaz” literally means “voice” or “song”...
Talking of Anne Frank and her message of all people having goodness in them, three years ago I was lucky enough to be invited to Downing Street for the re-launch of the Anne Frank charity in the UK. Though this charity is not that well known, it does some amazing and...
