Know your worth!
There’s an old saying that goes “People will never rise above their own opinion of themselves and sadly, that opinion is usually rather low” Yet we can NEVER be more than we believe is possible, so we should ALL start believing in possibilities, right!? We have to become our own Publicity Agent We can’t hire […]
We do not see things as they are – we see them as WE are!
The title above is a quote attributed to the prominent writer Anaïs Nin in 1961, this maxim was better articulated by the late great Stephen Covey in his best-selling book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People when he quoted that “each of us tends to think we see things as they are, that we […]
You get what you FOCUS on!
Over the past few weeks, news of the spread of the corona virus has dominated the media and the messages have been rather bleak and scary, to say the least. They’re in our news feed; in our inbox; on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn and many people appear to be gripped with FEAR as a […]
The Change Curve
I normally reserve talking about the well renowned Change Curve (a model originally developed in the 1960s by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross to explain the grieving process) for our culture change projects – and in particular, to help frontline teams and leaders understand that emotional, irrational reactions to significant business change are perfectly NORMAL. The original Kubler-Ross […]
Resilience is KEY!
At times like this, though I’ve never actually experienced ‘times like this’ in my entire lifetime, it’s really important to be extra vigilant about who you hang around with. The brilliant motivational speaker Jim Rohn famously said that “we are the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with…” So, it makes […]
It doesn’t get more controversial than this…
Well you know me – I like to start the New Year with a bang and what better way to grab your attention at the start of this new decade than talking about something properly controversial this week. Two controversial subjects actually – Religion AND women reigning supreme! Have I caught your curiosity yet? Have […]
FIT Comes of Age on Valentines Day
We’re feeling incredibly emotional this morning, in more ways than one, although all of these emotions are happy and positive ones because….. 18 years ago on 14th Feb 2001, we launched our beautiful little company, First Impression Training Ltd and today, after a journey of relentless hard-slog, sweat and (many) tears, we have finally come […]
Hello from the FIT Apprentice
On Monday 4th January 2016, at the start of a brand New Year, the FIT Team moved into their brand new, fresh-as-a-daisy offices in Lordswood, Kent. New desks, new chairs, new desktops, new office supplies, a new FIT Apprentice (moi)! So what could possibly go wrong!? Ah well…… The first major hiccup on our very […]
We’re blowing our own trumpet – again!
WOW! What incredibly glorious weather we’ve had this week, with temperatures skyrocketing to their highest on record in the UK – and the sun has been well and truly shining down on First Impression Training over these last 10 days too. So if it’s OK with you, I’m going to self-indulge for a moment (YET […]
Build a Bridge – Get Over It!
I want to be totally honest with you this week – because you know how important that value is to me and my business. I’ve struggled a little these last couple of months. Not on the outside, obviously. Those of you who know me well, know I’m always the consummate professional when it comes to […]
