Howard's Blog

Hi everyone and welcome to my ASANA Connected blog.

From time to time I'll share thoughts, ideas and insights from over 20 years as a property investor and more than 30 years as a professional training manager and development coach.

Some ideas are simple and some more complex, but all of them are designed to help you develop yourself and your business.

Don't forget to let me know your thoughts and comments too. Enjoy!

  • Jun 3, 2024

Determination

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Determination This year I completed my 16th Great Manchester 10k run. Nothing special in that, even at age 66, so why am I talking about it in this blog?
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Gratitude

  • Apr 12, 2024

Gratitude

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During our ASANA Momentum call this week the topic of gratitude took centre stage. It’s one of those peculiar things that we find it easier to express gratitude to others than express gratitude to ourselves for all that we have in our lives.
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Positive Tension - Why the opposite of love is fear

  • Apr 4, 2024

Positive Tension 

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Perhaps at some time you have heard the famous quote by Elie Wiesel - “The opposite of love is not hate; it’s indifference.” However in this blog I want to argue that the opposite of love is not indifference but fear. 
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Is maximising yield always the right thing?

  • Mar 27, 2024

Is maximising yield always the right thing?

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For this blog I want to look at yield beyond the purely business or mathematical perspective, I’ll try and take it to the next level to look at the wider impact of maximising yield.
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Commitment

  • Mar 21, 2024

Commitment

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Two questions, simple but profound, can be applied to almost any decision in your life, be it personal, professional or business related. What is the ‘driver’ for your decision - WHY? - and what is the driver for the timing of your decision - WHY NOW?
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Make it Happen - Planning for non-planners!

  • Mar 11, 2024

Make it Happen - Planning for non-planners!

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How often have you thought about doing something new; about taking a different direction or starting a new venture? And how often does it happen the way you imagined or the way that you planned? Just as importantly, how often does it happen at all!
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Inspiration or Motivation?

  • Feb 27, 2024

Inspiration or Motivation?

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Imagine that you have found something to excite and energise you and which links to your passions, the next logical step is to share it. Not because you are trying to shame anyone else into action but because inspiration is naturally infectious. When you speak with passion about what you plan to do other people inevitable pay attention; how could they not?
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Blogging with Podia

  • Feb 21, 2024

Howard’s Blog and Podia 

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When Podia announced the new blogging option it seemed like the right time to take the blogging plunge. I’m still getting used to the idea - what should I share and how? - but I’m already starting to find my feet by blending ideas with personal anecdotes and my first two blogs are up and running!
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Transform your life before 8:00am! 

  • Feb 19, 2024

Transform your life before 8:00am! 

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In 2020 I was introduced to a book with a bright yellow sun written by Hal Elrod called The Miracle Morning; The Six Habits That Will Transform Your Life Before 8:00am. A bit of a bold claim for any book - just 6 habits and a life transformation? And who is Hal Elrod, this modern day guru? What makes him and his claim so special?
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  • Feb 13, 2024

It’s time to jump through the window! 

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In 1955 two American psychologists - Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham - created a simple but powerful model to help people better understand their relationship with themselves and others - the Johari Window.
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