To achieve professional growth and change you can come up with a plan, but the most important part is the starting point.

Here I explain how to get started.

Our dreams and aspirations tend to become reality much slower than we want and expect and I think that's a good thing.

We’re back to in-person events and with that comes planning, preparation and getting used to face to face interactions again. Here are my top tips for making the most of your time at tech conferences.

It's great to say yes to the right things but how do you identify opportunities in your life in the first place?

Don’t wait for motivation to show up at your door. Create your own momentum for success with the tips I share in this blog.

Find your own style for asking better questions and asking more of them. We’re generally tempted to do too much talking in a conversations and we all benefit from taking a pause and listening more.

How can you approach planning your career? And how should you respond to unforeseen changes and opportunities while still pursuing your career goals?

How do you make big, sometimes scary decisions that have long-term implications, financial commitments and require us to plan ahead, often beyond the point you’re really comfortable with? That’s this week’s topic for Midweek Mentor.

How do you find something you’re good at? How do you find your passion? What if you’re not passionate about something? Start with your skills…

I’m launching Midweek Mentor, a YouTube series with new videos every Wednesday. It’s your weekly dose of mentoring with pragmatic advice - entirely free!

The last 36 years have given me a life with many many ups and only a few bumps in the road. It’s been a great ride so far and long may it continue. Today I want to share all those life lessons that I have been able to think about and write down in the past three months since I met my dear friend Jack for lunch on a rainy Friday afternoon and decided to keep a list with these ideas.

A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.Zen Shin