by Phil Olley | Jul 18, 2018 | Points Of Focus
Someone recently told me “Time is in short supply.” What a strange way of putting it, I thought. I don’t want to get into the whole relativity thing… But, for the context we’re talking about, surely the supply is constant. It’s the demand that changes. Or rather the...
by Phil Olley | Jul 17, 2018 | Points Of Focus
For those who aren’t familiar with the works of Tolkien (is there anyone left on the planet who hasn’t at least seen the Peter Jackson films?), a Balrog is a mythical creature… a demon. It appears in the story as a huge, menacing beast of fire, some say with enormous...
by Phil Olley | Jul 16, 2018 | Points Of Focus
One of the challenging, and most rewarding, periods of my life was when training at Dartmouth Naval College to become a Naval Officer. The College is renowned for its tough regime, and here I was, having just left 3 years of relatively relaxed university life, walking...
by Phil Olley | Jul 12, 2018 | Points Of Focus
Your business foreground is far more important than your business background. Ditch the business baggage of the past. What are you really excited about just now…? Focus on that!
by Phil Olley | Jul 11, 2018 | Points Of Focus
Michael Lotito was born in Grenoble, France, in 1950. He died in 2007. He is famous for eating a light aircraft. Yes, that’s right. A light aircraft! Between 1978 and 1980, he ate a Cessna 155. He had been “eating stuff” and publicly performing from the age of 16 and...
by Phil Olley | Jul 10, 2018 | Points Of Focus
“It takes six weeks to prepare an impromptu speech.” – Mark Twain. I speak a lot. Have done for years. People tell me they dread standing up and delivering presentations. I love it. People ask me how I prepare. Well, over the years, I have found a formula that works...
