By Peter Johnson, on January 24th, 2013 | Comments are closed  I was out in the wonderful Cotswold countryside just after the snow had fallen, a few days ago, and it reminded me just how beautiful this part of England is. The air was crisp and cold but the sun made it feel fresh and welcoming. The sky a translucent blue with a light low cloud that heightens the colours. The Cotswold stone a warm, aged yellow.
The building you see in the picture is Broadway Tower. A folly that was built in 1799 for Lady Coventry – it sits at just over 300 metres. One of the requests was that it should be seen by Her Ladyship from her home in Worcester, some 35km away. It could
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By Peter Johnson, on January 17th, 2013 | Comments are closed In a previous article I shared a picture of the home straight at the races – but it was flooded. Things are now back to normal and to prove the point this picture shows the finishing straight now looking green rather than deep in water. At this time of the year there are no races, the course mostly frequented by people walking their dogs, out for a jog or a run, families out walking and small children learning to ride their bicycles – especially those who have been gifted one by Father Christmas.
As I was out for a walk it got me thinking about the race course and the immense flooding that had occurred. This new
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By Peter Johnson, on January 13th, 2013 | Comments are closed Over the Christmas holidays I had a brief look through some photographs I took when I was in South America a couple of years ago and came across this delightful picture of a lady. She lived in a small village high up in the Andes mountains at nearly 5000 metres, and had lived there all of her life. It was a lovely place albeit for someone who lives near sea level both the views and the altitude did take my breath away in spite of being in the country for many weeks.
She was very content doing her knitting for her grand and great grand children, although sadly as my language was not too good it was
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By Peter Johnson, on December 30th, 2012 | Comments are closed As we head to the end of another year it is a great time to think about what the New Year will bring. But before the New Year resolutions are made, thoughts of holidays discussed, plans for adventures outlined, normal routine considered, new career opportunities envisioned, new learning and development challenges reviewed….
Why not take a little time to reflect on all of the good things that have happened to you at a personal level, a family level and a business level in the past year.
It is so easy to consider all of the things that did not go well, the missed opportunities, the chances not taken when reward of some nature was within our grasp.
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By Peter Johnson, on December 22nd, 2012 | Comments are closed As we head towards Christmas I came across the following words, which I thought are a different ‘take’ on my normal posts. Enjoy:
I Resign
Unknown Author
I am hereby officially tendering my resignation as an adult.
I have decided I would like to accept the responsibility of an 8-year old again.
I want to go to McDonald’s and think that it’s a four-star restaurant.
I want to sail sticks across a fresh mud puddle and make ripples with rocks.
I want to think M&Ms are better than money because you can eat them.
I want to lie under a big oak tree and run a lemonade stand with
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By Peter Johnson, on November 28th, 2012 | Comments are closed I have been away for the past few days at an Insights Discovery business event that certainly raised new thoughts into the way I work. It was an event at which I was speaking too – where I was sharing my experience of my journey to accreditation in Insights Deeper Discovery. For those who follow my blog articles there may be a faint recollection of my time back in Switzerland when I was at the inaugural development event.
I have finished my studies and now fully licensed to run events which focus on individual development, management development and leadership development. As so often happens when preparing for something (in this case my speech) it is interesting to
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By Peter Johnson, on October 23rd, 2012 | Comments are closed As we start to get into the autumn and the need for heat in our homes and workplace becomes important it got me thinking about a large fire I saw a few months ago at Hampton Court, near London.
The fire in question was huge and was in the kitchen of this wonderful old palace. Each side there is a large stock of logs ready to fuel the fire. In the picture you may just see the iron bars that held the spits where various meats were roasted ready for the dinning rooms. A real kitchen where the responsibility of feeding vast numbers of people fell – and often with such an eminent and demanding hunger there
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By Peter Johnson, on October 20th, 2012 | Comments are closed The other day we had the first major frost of the autumn. I was out early in the morning walking along in a frozen mist that hung over everything – it was wonderful and only just below freezing so not that cold. The light was fantastic as the sun was already trying to penetrate through, though just not yet up to the task. The day was forecast to be sunny and so it turned out with clear blue skies, albeit the temperature did not rise to double figures till well past lunch.
Back to the mist though. As I walked along it was lovely to see how nature adapts to the changes although not everyone is happy.
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By Peter Johnson, on September 18th, 2012 | Comments are closed Well, here in England autumn has suddenly cast golden colours into our lives. And what glorious colours they are too. I never remember if the colours are always so magical at this time of year, but this year we seem to be in for a treat. Rather than it being the end of summer and lamenting the loss of the truly warm weather, yes, even in Britain lest we should forget, a new season beckons us.
It brings fantastic light, wonderful mornings where the mist hovers over the rivers and fields….and the trees pierce their way up into the sky defying the mystic web that shrouds them. Just wonderful if we allow the time to see and
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By Peter Johnson, on September 17th, 2012 | Comments are closed I have been working on a Business Consulting Programme for a number of years and have pulled together a vast amount of information that I have used successfully, in businesses and with clients, over many more years than I would care to remind myself about.
A while ago my mentor suggested in very clear terms that I needed to share this information much more widely due to impact that it would have in the business world. Taken aback at the directness of her enthusiasm I set to and have now created an intensive programme where I share my work. In the making of this programme I realised that there is so much that I take for granted
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