When I was a kid, I collected rocks. (I really did - unusual ones, fossilised ones and ones with sparkly bits in them.) Nowadays, I collect quotes. When the chips are down, people can’t always be relied on to say the right things. A quote will hit the spot every time. But you need to… Continue reading My favourite inspirational quotes
Tag: success
An entrepreneur’s top 5 tips for success
A few weeks ago I interviewed Julian Ranger for my Spark Stories project. Julian is an entrepreneur who sold his company for £19 million and could have retired to a life of leisure but instead opted to continue doing what he loves (namely, “doing my own thing” and building businesses). You may be wondering whether… Continue reading An entrepreneur’s top 5 tips for success
Never ask these people for their opinion (unless your goal is to feel utterly demoralised)
Why do we do it to ourselves? We have an idea for a book we want to write; a business we want to set up; or a product we want to create…and we feel an urge to ask someone what they think. So who do we turn to? Someone who has actually written a book,… Continue reading Never ask these people for their opinion (unless your goal is to feel utterly demoralised)
The Crystal-ball Gremlin and the snow mountain
I am reading an interesting book at the moment - The Chimp Paradox (The mind management programme for confidence, success and happiness) by Dr Steve Peters. Amongst other things, it talks about the dangers of “crystal-ball gazing”; looking into the future and trying to predict what is going to happen. “This typically leads to unhappiness.”… Continue reading The Crystal-ball Gremlin and the snow mountain
Swamp water curry
Last night I achieved an incredible feat: I managed to make a curry that didn’t actually taste of anything. This was amazing considering the ingredients: 4 cloves of garlic, 3 onions, fresh ginger, copious spices (coriander, cumin, chilli, star anise, garam masala), fresh coriander, tomatoes, cauliflower and chickpeas. But no, it tasted of cauliflower boiled in… Continue reading Swamp water curry
Katherine Bassford 