Who sang: “It ain’t what you do …”?
It’s the way that you do it … in the NEW Year. T’ain’t What You Do was first recorded in 1939 by Ella Fitzgerald, and later by Fun boy Three and Banarama, and I suspect that the version you remember first says a lot about your musical preferences! It ain’t what you do it’s the place […]
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You take the high road and I’ll take the low road
Oh! ye’ll take the high road and I’ll take the low road,
And I’ll be in Scotland afore ye;
But me and my true love
Will never meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.
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Be prepared
Where is your talent taking you? It’s character forming. I remember someone saying that to me, and somehow whenever it applies it never seems to help! It certainly didn’t at the time, since I had found myself managing a Power Station control system refurbishment project that was experiencing a series of challenges in the last […]
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Collateral Beauty
No pain, no gain. The other week I was discussing the plot of a film entitled “Collateral Beauty” with some friends, and although I didn’t pay too much attention to the detailed plot as I was watching the film there was an interesting truth that seemed to emerge as we discussed our recollections. “You’ve been […]
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Intentional neglect
No-one gets to the end of the week and realises “I’ve forgotten to eat this week”, or “I’ve forgotten to sleep”. When it comes down to it we can’t manage time, we can only manage priorities.
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