by Phil Olley | Apr 28, 2026 | Focus, Leadership, Mindset, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Purpose
The most valuable time management tool I know is this: Be present! “80 percent of success is turning up”- Woody Allen. In my early days as a young Naval Officer, we continually had this phrase drilled into us: “You must be there in the right place, at the right time,...
by Phil Olley | Apr 23, 2026 | Focus, Goals, Mindset, Personal development, Points Of Focus
Happy St George’s day! Whatever the truth, whatever the myth, St George is closely associated with slaying dragons. And we all have our dragons and demons; dragons and demons that can be particularly fierce, and nasty, in turbulent, challenging times. A survey in Iowa...
by Phil Olley | Mar 23, 2026 | Focus, Goals, Leadership, Mindset, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Purpose, Success
Have you noticed how, when you are engaging with a fresh exciting project, a point of focus that generates zest and passion, often people around you will say, “That’s good, but you’ve got to be Balanced.” This is the sort of caveat-led advice offered to those who are...
by Phil Olley | Mar 5, 2026 | Leadership, Mindset, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Purpose, Success
One of the main motivational drivers, for the vast majority of people, is a sense that you are making a difference, a sense that what you are doing and being, moment by moment, is significant. Significance is, of course, not to be confused with ‘status’. It’s not...
by Phil Olley | Feb 23, 2026 | Focus, Leadership, Mindset, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Purpose, Success
When all around is changing (and it is – you can feel, it sense it, I’m sure because 2026 certainly is about change), and sometimes that change feels unwanted or out of control, it is natural to be bombarded by ‘self-questions.’ That is true whether the change is...
by Phil Olley | Feb 13, 2026 | Mindset, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Purpose, Success
It has become customary in some quarters for Friday 13th to be designated “BSE day”- Blame Someone Else day! And it’s an excuse to blame others for all the bad luck and for everything that goes wrong (a number of years ago, online card companies latched onto it...
