tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374031702024-03-06T04:48:32.334+00:00Mike Leahy Life is not a gamble. Plan YOUR futureMike Leahy SwanTVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093360457174282123noreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37403170.post-57665115902191175472022-04-01T11:24:00.002+01:002022-04-01T11:24:19.114+01:00<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Hi There</span></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">After a year I am writing again. There is so much happening, all positive.</span></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I have now had two art exhibition this week in Swansea during 2021 and was really happy with the interest shown and the sales made. It is difficult to judge whether your art is liked or whether it is just yourself! I started painting in earnest 18 months ago and have created around 100 paintings of various sizes. With no formal art training I have been a free spirit and painted what I wanted to do. And I have been very satisfied with my work.</span></span></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNhCmsSt_5WLbUuBA-srabbbe_YxxQXvnTOBLdlvk7ycvvBL2EIf5oPqkfvpCweV95vfNLdm9keqQjAatyaL7UxdpYlw002-jxnkxo-GVI9qotfJCfL8M0KWSryXM-h1yq4hK/s1047/art+19aa.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="1047" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNhCmsSt_5WLbUuBA-srabbbe_YxxQXvnTOBLdlvk7ycvvBL2EIf5oPqkfvpCweV95vfNLdm9keqQjAatyaL7UxdpYlw002-jxnkxo-GVI9qotfJCfL8M0KWSryXM-h1yq4hK/w320-h241/art+19aa.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></h4></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I have mainly painted abstract work, all highly energised and dynamic, using both brushes and palette knives. </span></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Each painting is built up in layers of strong prime colours, often poured or applied directly to the canvas so that my work is both visual but also highly tactile and I like people to touch the surface and feel the ridges, bumps and other shapes.<br /></span></span></h4><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtGz7WBCoC5bca4nhcB0OxcKJkDiu6yl9-NuhK331nDR0-3ytW1wp1tW0iTUzmLskiH453gCgZc7V9k2umCeKziT_wJa6ePtPQAp47YtsgmH5S-V_eJwj5u1NFJGzJu3ztdoN/s3653/P1050621+%25282%2529.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3653" data-original-width="2422" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtGz7WBCoC5bca4nhcB0OxcKJkDiu6yl9-NuhK331nDR0-3ytW1wp1tW0iTUzmLskiH453gCgZc7V9k2umCeKziT_wJa6ePtPQAp47YtsgmH5S-V_eJwj5u1NFJGzJu3ztdoN/w234-h352/P1050621+%25282%2529.JPG" width="234" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">This painting is one in a series of 4 which I will be expanding as they are so colouful, attracting the eye in any room setting. My paintings have become larger during the last few months and I am now producing work up to 2 metres wide. These are ideal for offices, boardrooms and showrooms. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">My paintings are not framed as I want them to be an integral part of the room setting and not as if you are looking out of a windoww or into a recess. So I extend painting onto the sides of each canvas. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I have painted serveral themed works such as my "Elms" series with paintings of elms at different times of the year, and my "Feathers" series which are large canvases </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZutoaRGK3HgSRNnGp6Jj1SvCEacw6l6ve2vZ-xIQsXomzwlF5s1R2Yh_RTwggNpQrPRWlueuo0tFZFYSbvIdT_LFWLhnBkIfI1hXU5lr8pR5PArom2XTVCh-961hg7ibb0Xy5dbBr19tZtT7DBwbZxF4-L-uN1tmEulVqyBXaOBxoYXq8eg/s997/creative%20bubble%2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="997" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZutoaRGK3HgSRNnGp6Jj1SvCEacw6l6ve2vZ-xIQsXomzwlF5s1R2Yh_RTwggNpQrPRWlueuo0tFZFYSbvIdT_LFWLhnBkIfI1hXU5lr8pR5PArom2XTVCh-961hg7ibb0Xy5dbBr19tZtT7DBwbZxF4-L-uN1tmEulVqyBXaOBxoYXq8eg/s320/creative%20bubble%2010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>This photo is from my exhibition in the CReative Bubble in Cradock Street, Swansea which ran for 10 days and attracted a regular stream of passers together with some of my followers.<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAkeae20m-veaSAGKXTTB-y7wjGwQUJxMfeVRmpdLKoss8XiAM6qSvWnnIeZS1Na4rCKNsPPmzgztk9IcSGwZtY9A32J5Yd1Jigi1kQHtfCqND3yDd7WLau4P7-6WkDvd7u6n8ptJvAUSzc0vNuqTDK0MBctYy5lLHtxKwM0xEY6cUylVbw/s1599/creative%20bubble.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1599" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAkeae20m-veaSAGKXTTB-y7wjGwQUJxMfeVRmpdLKoss8XiAM6qSvWnnIeZS1Na4rCKNsPPmzgztk9IcSGwZtY9A32J5Yd1Jigi1kQHtfCqND3yDd7WLau4P7-6WkDvd7u6n8ptJvAUSzc0vNuqTDK0MBctYy5lLHtxKwM0xEY6cUylVbw/s320/creative%20bubble.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">A different wall of my work at the Creative Bubble.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmj8lkL86T9-igVP7BxyqMzaUHihk7o8Y6wjRQAfMd3Y-CGpAvq9cjJkqqxlsqDiRtPg7eacDo-rO7jTecaI6SZEKSqULl8xadwOCZdltAiSd-Q_dWjzaf2wlswhGHbgAET8xi-_Rgzn03wrStOKSQKWXpS-LxO84Y4fqZQV0T_tJsw70TQ/s2560/BMJ_9435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="2560" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmj8lkL86T9-igVP7BxyqMzaUHihk7o8Y6wjRQAfMd3Y-CGpAvq9cjJkqqxlsqDiRtPg7eacDo-rO7jTecaI6SZEKSqULl8xadwOCZdltAiSd-Q_dWjzaf2wlswhGHbgAET8xi-_Rgzn03wrStOKSQKWXpS-LxO84Y4fqZQV0T_tJsw70TQ/s320/BMJ_9435.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Another exhibition wa held at the Volcano THeatre in the large Seaside Gallery where I invited Jeffery Phillips, the well known Swansea Illustrator to show his works of Swansea history. He has a stunning collection of large paintings that show different aspects of the area over many years. At this exhibition he showed hos Copper City collection which was about Swansea in the 1800's when Swanseaas the world copper capital<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIEjYzQww4rYnkzH04HFDIhQAy201drTxg801tT8c-uU7TIMwgOYKHx4rkTxzvLgTfIt8xx95BB2Jf3jYY3q8RjEdoMnnqo2IVQcDR7V5Oa9CBSWfjRSRF6GQkJkrBhSA3KlwjL-p0EN4XcBEruOtDj9JMTbreGdwu8Rek3WJe_3A7XiTmw/s2560/BMJ_9400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="2560" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIEjYzQww4rYnkzH04HFDIhQAy201drTxg801tT8c-uU7TIMwgOYKHx4rkTxzvLgTfIt8xx95BB2Jf3jYY3q8RjEdoMnnqo2IVQcDR7V5Oa9CBSWfjRSRF6GQkJkrBhSA3KlwjL-p0EN4XcBEruOtDj9JMTbreGdwu8Rek3WJe_3A7XiTmw/s320/BMJ_9400.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span>At our opening of the Volcano exhibition we were pleased to have the Mayor of the City and County of Swansea to open the event. There was a very good turnout to see this show of around 80 paintings in total.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Please do take a look at my website www.creativitybyleahy.co.uk where many of my works are shown. Also I have prints at https://www.etsy.com/shop/CreativityByLeahy. </div><div><br /></div><div>Watch out for more about my work as an artist. Stay safe, be happy<br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzud_5j_jfmgQX4pFhoA5NHPnt96-wz54XI28K9Qn-OwKHw01wBvolnxYebP0gbhs8kMlh4l5aOQVwUkrBLQzHLUoOjeprO2rjnyZRvznmQsYILj9kh9yOVeOvm488cwexYHfYRWTK71zE9-5xCbl3UUaSOGuzyrCqmtuGYovtq1foGBxaA/s224/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="112" data-original-width="224" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzud_5j_jfmgQX4pFhoA5NHPnt96-wz54XI28K9Qn-OwKHw01wBvolnxYebP0gbhs8kMlh4l5aOQVwUkrBLQzHLUoOjeprO2rjnyZRvznmQsYILj9kh9yOVeOvm488cwexYHfYRWTK71zE9-5xCbl3UUaSOGuzyrCqmtuGYovtq1foGBxaA/s1600/signature.png" width="224" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><p><br /></p></div>Mike Leahy SwanTVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093360457174282123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37403170.post-29189801717373440572020-10-15T22:48:00.003+01:002020-10-15T22:48:43.392+01:00Free Marketing Course<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZp1Cn741vqLHPvQZIAcrup2iC-1YaMYrvcqdgxUFMlxmw34-FuEurYJ6Y67hOiCBl2U3PfsZRyi4u3ON9BBkYdFZAu3C73VNthlGE8rPegZlSNAvWkvTWuB-QnyIIsnw2sUrLA/s920/Copy+of+EARN+EXTRA+CASH%2521+aa.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="920" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZp1Cn741vqLHPvQZIAcrup2iC-1YaMYrvcqdgxUFMlxmw34-FuEurYJ6Y67hOiCBl2U3PfsZRyi4u3ON9BBkYdFZAu3C73VNthlGE8rPegZlSNAvWkvTWuB-QnyIIsnw2sUrLA/w640-h244/Copy+of+EARN+EXTRA+CASH%2521+aa.png" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">SPECIAL OFFER FOR 5 DAYS </span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Including FREE Marketing Course</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If you have been affected by Corona19 then read on. 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Most will be dreamers or finding excuses not to start, or putting off until tomorrow, which never comes.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If you seriously want to start making money tomorrow with no training or experience, no money, no vehicle, no premises and no stock then this is for you. ANYBODY can succeed, you just need the detemination and be ready to take the first steps. Whether you just want a few bucks a week to make up a shortfall or a full-time business you'll find the answer here. I do not make any claims of your success because that will depend on your state of mind and willingness to try something new. Sometimes you'll find you started the wrong project, give it time and if it doesnt work then try another. Don't waste time or money. Remember! The average young millionaire has tried up to 17 different ventures before finding the right one. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>HERE ARE THE LINKS. Click on the relevant blue link to go straight to the page</b><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> AMAZON PRINTED BOOK USA </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="short-link"><a href="https://amzn.to/3bvVzYi" target="_blank" title="Shortened URL for https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DSYSQ1P/ref=crt_ewc_img_srh_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE">https://amzn.to/3bvVzYi</a></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> AMAZON PRINTED BOOK UK </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span class="short-link"><a href="https://amzn.to/3bE3yTf" target="_blank" title="Shortened URL for https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08DSYSQ1P/ref=crt_ewc_img_srh_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE">https://amzn.to/3bE3yTf</a></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">SMASHWORDS E_BOO</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">K <span><span class="short-link"><a href="https://bit.ly/2QUhYox" target="_blank" title="Shortened URL for https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1030965">https://bit.ly/2QUhYox</a></span></span> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> ON-LINE COURSE <span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span class="short-link"><a href="https://bit.ly/2GwqfNx" target="_blank" title="Shortened URL for https://success.official.academy/#!earn-extra-cash/Lm80x/">https://bit.ly/2GwqfNx</a></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span class="short-link"> </span></span></span></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span class="short-link">COMING SOON!</span></span></span></span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span class="short-link"><b>SALES AND MARKETING SUCCESS BLUEPRINT</b> will be available on 1st October. This book a comprehensive list of marketing and sales ideas that will help you launch your new business using no-cost and low-cost ideas that have been proven to work. Watch out for more details. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span class="short-link">This book is based on the live course that has been running for almost 20 years and regularly updated, helping small businesses to success. Most of the ideas have, however, been around for longe</span></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7o9gn4JLCW8QKcUpJxk9Cv3XHPgfxi_zpsdhSbzAkgtgkN3H4u3KBMavHQYp0mpnDlY-LbExaKV4wkk2DlAW0xq2WhUegSgl4r2T5BlW6Y9Tp8UaHnRUzNd5byYzNR5xiQXY9qQ/s2048/Sales+%2526+Marketing+Success+Blueprint.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1383" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7o9gn4JLCW8QKcUpJxk9Cv3XHPgfxi_zpsdhSbzAkgtgkN3H4u3KBMavHQYp0mpnDlY-LbExaKV4wkk2DlAW0xq2WhUegSgl4r2T5BlW6Y9Tp8UaHnRUzNd5byYzNR5xiQXY9qQ/s320/Sales+%2526+Marketing+Success+Blueprint.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span class="short-link">r and are the basis for a successful local business. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span class="short-link">Marketing is an area that is vital to any business. You can have the best product or service at a really competitive price and feel that everyone can benefit. But why aren't you selling any? You have to tell to sell and this book shows you clearly how to promote your products or services. There is no magic formula, if there was every business would be doing the same thing. But there is a whole range of ideas that can be used and that will help you promote and sell. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span class="short-link">We live in a world of online sales but local business should be involved in the local community. 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Mike Leahy SwanTVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093360457174282123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37403170.post-77693998463056164212016-11-18T17:33:00.000+00:002020-03-18T20:23:25.050+00:00Secret Closing Techniques that Work<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hi <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">F<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">riends</span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">W<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e</span> are all selling throughout of lives. </span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">W<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e</span> might be sales-people<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, and out talking face to face or on the phone. We may be <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">persuading our partner to go out to a movie rather than stay at home</span>. W<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e</span> may be on a job interview for that dream position we have always wanted. Whatever your situation<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, you are selling. S<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e</span>lling tangible objects <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">or intangible ideas. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPniTkjgoSj_Vmp2-9IQAXlWcrISSbNHGu-IZnnyAQ1vYMNT_VAIACDepWFhMjCb27IGIReJR35pE9xWo-iXvr76Zq09QzEAeW_QulQ8Yfj7rLI4exgoiQQnYDGppUQijgq_LV/s1600/winner-1575839_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPniTkjgoSj_Vmp2-9IQAXlWcrISSbNHGu-IZnnyAQ1vYMNT_VAIACDepWFhMjCb27IGIReJR35pE9xWo-iXvr76Zq09QzEAeW_QulQ8Yfj7rLI4exgoiQQnYDGppUQijgq_LV/s320/winner-1575839_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And there are so many <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">routes </span>to bring people to your way of thin<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">k</span>ing. To persuade them to do what you want, sometimes without realising<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> that what you said or did actually influenced them to make a decision in your favour.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sometimes it is the words we use and sometimes how we actually use th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ose words. Learning how to persuade is a skill that <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">will put you in control<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and gain in all areas of your life. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> is an</span></span> example of how words can bring about <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a positive result. Just think of a time when you wanted to persuade your life partner that a night out at a movie would be <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">enjoyable and it was something you wanted to do. Money is tight, it's the end of the month but you just want a night out. You might say "Shall we go to see that movie? Lets finish eating and go. W<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e</span> will just make it for the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">early</span> performance." T<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">h</span>e answer is likely to be negative.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now let<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s reword that. Give some alternatives. Take the decision away from<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> shall we spent the money we d<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o</span>n't have to perhaps </span></span>a minor decision of which performance<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> to catch. W<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e</span> might say "That movie we w<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">anted to see is on in town. You were talking about it at the weekend. We could go tonight. Wh<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ich performance shall we go to? We could just catch the early show if we went as soon as we have eaten. Or<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, you could <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">take some time and change and we <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">then go to the last show. Which would you prefer?" Now I'm not saying that this will work 100% of the time but in my experience it works<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> almost every time. Taking the other persons thoughts away from "Shall <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">we go or not?" to "Which show s<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">h</span>all we watch<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">?" is an easier decision. Y<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ou can use this in almost every situation. "Which colour do you prefer? Red or white", "Shall we asked the Whites to come with us or go by ourselves<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">?" "That holiday you longed to go on. Shall we book <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to go to . . . . . or . . . . . ?" </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Try this out <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">when you are with the family, at work or if you are in a real selling situation like "I know you <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">like this model. 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But you can bet, sure that eggs is eggs, that there have <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">been no major changes in human <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">behaviour</span>. Yes there may be attitude changes galore but our basic <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">human instincts are the same. We still aren'<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t satisfied, we want more and better. And this is good because it drives us on to a better life. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Seventy years ago fridges, freezers and dish-washers were luxury goods. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bq3JxFstLwzHT7MDwDq-Yg98RYW2GX4bkkdxhjawnMJTafbvd6TrEkkHSdFD1djncbCsflx19hy2h-l86UhQ3pLYREq1BA0plhQ5NRYG5JnmcZezdh1ju89UGCDtQm9M9B16/s1600/dolls-kitchen-546966_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bq3JxFstLwzHT7MDwDq-Yg98RYW2GX4bkkdxhjawnMJTafbvd6TrEkkHSdFD1djncbCsflx19hy2h-l86UhQ3pLYREq1BA0plhQ5NRYG5JnmcZezdh1ju89UGCDtQm9M9B16/s320/dolls-kitchen-546966_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">N<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ow we all have them and in fact it's now becoming common to have more than one. So for example I know people with two dish-washe<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rs. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How did we get to this stage? Because we want more and better. Often because we feel that we need to compete to be accepted. All of the emotions are the same as they were 1000 years ago. So the techniques for influencing people are the same as they were. W<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e</span> may use social media but face to face are the life blood of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ou</span>r society. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So I'd highly recommend that you enrol in this course today and s<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ee</span> the results tomorrow. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://motiv8.teachable.com/p/how-to-successfully-persuade-people-and-close-sales" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><b>CLICK HERE</b></span></a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and I see you inside.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Good luck </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Working from home is just great. There are some really good benefits but you have to be so<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I’ve worked from home for over 25 years apart from some short spells and I’ve gone through the best of times and worse of times. So here are some of the hurdles you’ll find on the path to home working success. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Working for a company gives you the structure that separates your life into segments. You get up, dress and groom yourself, travel to work for a set time, finish at a set time or work agreed overtime and then leave and go to your home life. Sometimes you might take work </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">home but usually you can stop working when you leave the office and not start again until you arrive next morning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Working from home means you probably never stop working. You might have a home office but its usual to work on the dining or kitchen table in the evenings and even as soon as you get out of bed. It’s like an addiction. Whether you love it or hate it, you just can’t get away. You are tied to your business, probably your laptop which is constantly always switched on.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Mealtimes go out the Window and you famine or feast</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Remember when someone yelled out “Anyone for a bacon buttie?” and there was a rush to pay the guy who was going to the sandwich bar to pick them up. Lunchtime comes and you go out, eat in the staff restroom or even work at your desk, but at least you ate at regular times. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now you are working on that priority project or just get carried away and forget the time. Suddenly it’s 4 in the afternoon and you haven’t eaten. So you make a sandwich or grab a ready to eat snack. Then just a hour later you have a family meal but aren’t very hungry. Or you are drinking coffee with 2 sugars and snacking continuously during the day. Then<br />
wonder why your clothes don’t fit!! </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">You become isolated</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">You worked with others and that had its ups and downs. But in the main you have an office social life where you interact with others. Might be small talk about what you did last night, the TV or football. Could be office meetings or discussing work. But you are talking to others<br />
usually in an informal way with people you are familiar with. For some, the office life is their life where they are maybe unhappy or lonely at home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">the<br />
people you meet online. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So you finish up becoming quite isolated. And that<br />
might have an effect on your personality and your relationships with your<br />
family. And it certainly can add stress and uncertainty. Do you begin to prefer<br />
your own company, do you start talking to yourself! Do you start talking to<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Being alone you stop for a while and hit Facebook.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Or . . . your life starts to revolve around<br />
Facebook and you sink into the fantasy world of what everybody else is doing.<br />
And begin to lead your life on theirs. And you may start texting or adding<br />
posts to these “friends” pages whom are really at best just acquaintances and<br />
often almost strangers. And this can lead to you not only wasting time but also<br />
getting trapped in situations you just don’t want.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So . . . basically your social life just vanishes<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Working for yourself means you usually can’t afford<br />
to take a sick day, or snowed in day when you just can’t get to work. When you<br />
just need to roll out of bed and slouch down to your work area there’s just no<br />
excuse. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So not only do you miss those days which could be<br />
spend out snowballing or just having a bit of fun. You stay alone, working. Outside<br />
you see Mums and Dads having fun with their kids. You aren’t paid by the hour.<br />
You have to complete to compete.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Are you busy? Can you just . . . ?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And you know what’s coming next. Nobody thinks you<br />
work. Your time is almost your own. But on second thoughts it not. Your time is<br />
everybody else’s. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Sorry to bother you but can you just drop Mary off<br />
at college. She’s late and it’ll only take you 10 minutes” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes!. Suddenly that 10 minutes is 10 minutes<br />
there and 10 minutes back. “And whilst you are out we need some milk and a loaf<br />
of bread. Can you just stop off and get it? Oh and don’t use the corner shop,<br />
they are too expensive.” So you go out of your way to the supermarket. The total<br />
time is now over an hour!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Then there are the friends who drop in or call you<br />
and want to tell you about their latest escapade with the car parking in town.<br />
And that’s another hour gone. So you decide to clamp down on this and tell<br />
everyone that you are working and not on a sabbatical. That works for a couple<br />
of days then back to the old routine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Working in an office and nobody calls you to do a<br />
pick up! Everybody respects that you are working.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Your Neighbours wonder what you do</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">What does Jim do all day? He doesn’t seem to work<br />
and when he goes out he looks so unkempt. Maybe he lost his job. Maybe he’s an alcoholic.<br />
He’s always in old clothes. Strange man isn’t he.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And suddenly you are being accosted when you go out<br />
and asked some strange searching questions<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br />
</span>. . .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or you are ignored. So once<br />
again you are losing that social interaction and get strange looks. So you are<br />
talking and drop into the conversation that you write courses online. And you<br />
get those funny looks and you can almost hear the gears in their brains<br />
clinking into action “What does he mean? I don’t really like to ask because he’ll<br />
think I’m stupid” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Remember when you wore a suit every day? Those were<br />
the days. Looked good, felt good. Knew you were the smart guy. Always a sharp<br />
dresser.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Working from home it’s sloppy joe time. No need to<br />
dress up. Old jeans, trainers and a sweatshirt. Fine. You feel comfortable. Some-one<br />
had told you that when you dressed well and felt good then your work was<br />
better. But you just can’t be bothered. And your work does probably suffer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">You look at yourself in the mirror and suddenly realise<br />
that you need a shave if you’re a guy or haven’t used make-up for days as a<br />
woman and you look like you are recovering from a hangover. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Office Parties a thing of the past</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember<br />
those office parties? Xmas or some other celebration like a birthday or<br />
leaving. Any excuse. Leave work, head for a bar or go for a meal and have a<br />
laugh. Get to know everyone better and let your hair down. It’s time to relax.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">But working alone you have nobody to celebrate<br />
with. You could go down the pub and sit in the corner. No. Just forget it. You<br />
can’t even reclaim the tax on a Christmas dinner. Ah well. Better get on with<br />
work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I worked in an office some years ago selling<br />
conservatories by phone. This was about 1998. We used to do the whole sale by<br />
phone. No salesman visiting to close the deal. It was hard but rewarding. But<br />
my point here is that every lunchtime a couple of us would go out and just walk<br />
for about 30 minutes. It was an industrial estate so nothing particular to see.<br />
But we used to get back to work and be active in the afternoon whilst everyone<br />
else began to get tired. I also rememeber that I was pretty fit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Working alone you’ll keep going all day and then<br />
wonder why you are tired in the afternoon. You’ll have forgotten what fresh air<br />
smells like and you will become lethargic. Life will be work, work, work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I’ve listed out the bad things about working for<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">You don’t have to slop around the house or feel<br />
isolated. You can have a work/life balance and be respected by your friends and<br />
neighbours. You just need to bring that discipline you have in working for a company<br />
into your life. It does mean self discipline but you just need to get some new<br />
habits into place. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The main benefits, however, in working for yourself<br />
is that you can achieve what you want. Whether you want money, fame,<br />
satisfaction or anything else, it’s possible. If you work for yourself now, you’ll<br />
know this is true. There is nobody else you need to rely upon. Just yourself. </span><br />
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Mike Leahy SwanTVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093360457174282123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37403170.post-47930643828087455332016-10-29T23:32:00.000+01:002016-11-05T23:09:06.803+00:00All the Lonely People - where do they all come from!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOF7uF0cu6a1gPOFPocp56oHV7VzYv6E7sse1cZ_pnpzpn91U32MfWn3z0s2K2YA2aVtPfqTUx01rydL4sAvkNLjk3o90UPsEbDp3qVgsLPeYlcUSmNYzNTGO5e4JWZNWfVLGi/s1600/abandoned-1251614_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOF7uF0cu6a1gPOFPocp56oHV7VzYv6E7sse1cZ_pnpzpn91U32MfWn3z0s2K2YA2aVtPfqTUx01rydL4sAvkNLjk3o90UPsEbDp3qVgsLPeYlcUSmNYzNTGO5e4JWZNWfVLGi/s320/abandoned-1251614_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="goog_1492423067"></span><span id="goog_1492423068"></span>Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been. Lives in a dream. Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door<br />Who is it for? </span></i><span style="font-size: large;"><i>All the lonely people. Where do they all come from? All the lonely people. Where do they all belong?</i> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The world is full of lonely people. There might be a lonely person sitting next to you on the bus, working alongside you at work, behind the window you are walking past, or even in the next room to you now - in the heart of your family. </span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Loneliness can be staring you in the face in the mirro<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r </span>and you can't see it. Maybe you are lonely, can't find anyone on the same length, can't talk to strangers or even your family and tell them your inner most secret thoughts. Loneliness doesn't discriminate. Loneliness sometimes strikes us when we least expect it. Loneliness does affect us all at sometime, even for a brief spell. But some people spend a life of loneliness, never having anyone to share with. Have a look at the first illustration and see if any of the descriptive words strike a cord. If you can list more than three then you need to look at your life. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Loneliness is not a disability but a whole variety of disabilities can make people lonely. And many of these disabilities are outside the categories of disability as laid down in the original DDA (Disability Discrimination Act) but I still think they are disabilities and have barriers that need to broken down. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm talking about self confidence and self esteem. I'm talking about negativity and inaction. I'm talking about those who are trapped, perhaps when they are at work and not able to apply for a new position or even finding any satisfaction there. And considering most of us spend a third of our days at work then this is really depressing. I read the other day that over 81% of the population spend more than an hour a day thinking about what they'd like to do if they could, or if they won the lottery, or had a car, or had friends to go out with at the weekend. Think about it. That is equivalent to almost one and a half days a month. Wishing your life away.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are some people that so lack in confidence and self esteem that they won't even go out of their from door. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Think how difficult this is, for what I guess we would call able-bodied people! Now consider how much more difficult for disabled folk. Maybe someone who has little or no eye-sight; a wheelchair user; or someone who has a mental disability. And some do suffer but many have managed to overcome and found confidence to do great things. Have a look at the Paralympics. Look at politicians and scientists that have done so well. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">So here's the thing. If you feel lonely are are out and about start being aware of others. Instead of sitting there afraid to look at others or say anything. Start looking at other people in the face, not starting but just looking at them for a second or two and smile. Don't carry on looking. Look away after a second or two, long enough for them to recognise and respond. Then move on. This is really beneficial.</span></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> It actually makes you feel good inside, smiling lightens your spirit</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The other person may smile back and this will make them feel good. Most people feel good if they are just acknowledged with a smile.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The other person may smile at someone else and the cycle continues.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This will ripple out and affect many people over a relatively fast period. </span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I guess smiling is a good head exercise too. </span></span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nc6X1d73CgxUqWvskkYpG0ktVnfuHID7_6NxImeZ7KBxLxPawIyX9nLsLXVpkebhlRYE2jkFXwACpipS8nJqsU9OtWeCtbNGT1MGSdgl1L63zozRovMcI6jFyfPot1qgLxMZ/s1600/african-american-1180847_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nc6X1d73CgxUqWvskkYpG0ktVnfuHID7_6NxImeZ7KBxLxPawIyX9nLsLXVpkebhlRYE2jkFXwACpipS8nJqsU9OtWeCtbNGT1MGSdgl1L63zozRovMcI6jFyfPot1qgLxMZ/s320/african-american-1180847_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Look at this girl here. If she smiled at you then you'd probably feel good and smile back. This is not some sort of strange way to pick up or be picked up by someone but merely a stranger giving a happy signal.Give it a try. And you can raise your confidence too. A smile is often the introduction to a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n exchange of words<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. But first step first. Want to shrug off loneliness or build your confidence? Then start smiling a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t</span> people today. I know its not easy but take that first step and it will become easier and more enjoyable every time.</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Out of interest I smile<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and talk to most people in shop<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s, on buses and trains, queuing anywhere, in doctors waiting rooms. I'm not looking for any sort of conversation just passing the time of day. If someone wants to talk more then I'm usually up for it.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Usually it's "Lovely day isn't it"<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, "Did you see the match yesterday?" "<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's busy here today isn't it" </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Try this and be surprised day. Sometimes people <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">will ignore you, others they'll look annoyed but in my experience about 98 out of every 100 will respond positively.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MMiycJYQZbUG-KsXYjx3Wx7N7y7j6EfqfWZokRktgOv295XNKxYia-NPDaX6fjL_XxdMj0n4dzdnel14ZFVHov1YGQIr0Npgh2J2SpEg9GqhHGNGxEYdKQvpH8yDUgbfBYIF/s1600/word-cloud-679936_1280.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MMiycJYQZbUG-KsXYjx3Wx7N7y7j6EfqfWZokRktgOv295XNKxYia-NPDaX6fjL_XxdMj0n4dzdnel14ZFVHov1YGQIr0Npgh2J2SpEg9GqhHGNGxEYdKQvpH8yDUgbfBYIF/s320/word-cloud-679936_1280.png" width="320" /></a></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So stop <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">thinking you ain't good enough. T<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hrow away that invisible cloak that you hide inside</span></span>. Step out into the real world and live. So forget about the words at the top of the page and look at this grid. Now choose the words that describe you or that you would l<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ike to be described as.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Learn about your inner<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> self<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now look at t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hose words again. Easy! Positive! Optimistic! Free! Certain! Daring! Affectionate! Curious! <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Who do you know who has a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ll those characteristics? Would you like to be more like them? </span></span></span>To be more confident, with self-esteem, and a good mixer you need to gather others with those qualities around you, they will energise you and also ward off <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pessimistic</span>, miserable lonely people. </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivq2pvb-eateprffCxRj6jQnIdvx8s-dipmWjVCsZI9rHBZ_ttsUQHLtSV7RacBoZx5GrZ4mvZoAURIf0u_33un8M3rK9J8CoT2l5k4_6Fugao145IOi1yL36xzqhrvbi-YO9T/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivq2pvb-eateprffCxRj6jQnIdvx8s-dipmWjVCsZI9rHBZ_ttsUQHLtSV7RacBoZx5GrZ4mvZoAURIf0u_33un8M3rK9J8CoT2l5k4_6Fugao145IOi1yL36xzqhrvbi-YO9T/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnnz1wv7m5cqn31jb9dB6vUmyECVdrwQGPQgz80wjVIV8GYlR9xG_0EhCwJsNqkembDF7rHrX04egw2X4nKVlbfzJ7IGWOKPo9z5X2GDIHuDy2LyFP6IX_hlkMaQCJwRaU8l9/s1600/motivation-1389160_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnnz1wv7m5cqn31jb9dB6vUmyECVdrwQGPQgz80wjVIV8GYlR9xG_0EhCwJsNqkembDF7rHrX04egw2X4nKVlbfzJ7IGWOKPo9z5X2GDIHuDy2LyFP6IX_hlkMaQCJwRaU8l9/s200/motivation-1389160_1280.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The secret of life is to </span></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">JUST BE YOURSELF</span></b></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span>Mike Leahy SwanTVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093360457174282123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37403170.post-5569439487168319142016-10-28T17:06:00.000+01:002016-11-05T23:14:24.281+00:00habits to live with<div class="article-body inc_editable" data-content-id="105219" data-content-type="article" data-editor-class="InlineText" data-fieldname="inc_clean_text" data-label="Body">While there's no doubt that <a href="http://www.inc.com/peter-economy/forget-smart-goals-try-clear-goals-instead.html" target="_blank">big goals and larger-picture things are incredibly important,</a> it's the little things that keep us going on the day-to-day. Have you ever found yourself wondering what successful people do every day that you're missing out on? Read on for the 7 exercises to keep you strong, successful, and moving.<br /> <strong>1.Always being completely transparent</strong><br /> Sometimes, it can feel really hard not to indulge in what appears to be a harmless white lie. Yet, the problem with white lies many people don't realize is that they add up--and they add up really quickly. The more honest and vulnerable you are with those around you, the truer you are to yourself. Not only are your intentions clear to those you work with--you'll never be questioned about your motives.<br /> <strong>2. Wake up really early</strong><br /> Although some of us are night owls rather than early birds, <a href="http://www.inc.com/peter-economy/morning-habits-of-9-remarkably-successful-people.html" target="_blank">it's been proven that peak productivity is definitely in the early morning.</a> Force yourself to complete a couple tasks while sipping on your morning coffee. Your long-term success will come.<br /> <strong>3. Keep petty change</strong><br /> All money is money, even though we often tend to forget that. Even when spending $5 here or $3 there may not seem like a big deal, keep in mind that things--whether we like it or not--always add up.<br /> <strong>4. Eat well</strong><br /> Your body is a reflection of your perceived self-worth--so definitely be sure that you're treating it well. If you feed your body nutritious foods, greens, and lean protein, you'll feel great. And your productivity will reflect that.<br /> <strong>5. Don't touch your phone</strong><br /> Have at least one hour a day when you don't go on your phone. These days, we're all so addicted to this little box of glass and wire that, sometimes, we lose sight of the splendor around us. Put your phone down. Your real-life experiences will amplify.<br /> <strong>6. Set realistic goals</strong><br /> Don't overload yourself or multitask to an unreasonable extreme. We all have things we know we can do, and we'll feel amazing when we complete them. Focus on those--don't drown yourself.<br /> <strong>7. Ask for help</strong><br /> Even though many of us are shy to admit when we can't take on all the work ourselves, the time can come when it's no longer reasonable to do everything ourselves. <a href="http://www.inc.com/peter-economy/steve-jobs-on-the-remarkable-power-of-asking-for-what-you-want.html" target="_blank">In those moments, reach out to those you trust for help.</a> Your tired, stressed nerves will feel blessed.</div>Mike Leahy SwanTVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093360457174282123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37403170.post-33153587870911108412016-10-25T18:09:00.000+01:002016-11-05T23:09:06.837+00:00FIRESALE TACTILE WELSH/ENGLISH SIGNS RAISED TEXT AND SYMBOLS BRAILLE<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>UNIQUE WELSH/ENGLISH </b></span></span></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">SPECIAL FIRE SALE 6 DAYS ONLY</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">TACTILE SIGNS </span></span></b></i></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmZK3MIWzQMSH5KezFHnUT63ZDIrrAtlIkRsd6chgZGYlmn2rff5tIh64k6_ygV_B3l0MRRNE7K6p3Rmlaxj0bcBiN4l8ntysith3g_dAD4NIkE4wpR_UggE_SPETx-WNyoKU/s1600/IMG-20110425-00564.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmZK3MIWzQMSH5KezFHnUT63ZDIrrAtlIkRsd6chgZGYlmn2rff5tIh64k6_ygV_B3l0MRRNE7K6p3Rmlaxj0bcBiN4l8ntysith3g_dAD4NIkE4wpR_UggE_SPETx-WNyoKU/s640/IMG-20110425-00564.jpg" width="640" /></a></span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihc9iK4PLhcxqXRLcWrR-2e9V3jNHPCBx2itBqgHmnsytMWStRmVaYA_vuhULg524dbcGOYo-6V0xk8bw8jV_AGeZNw7exydy0kT8vqF2AVYpVxwmJ6cHAPyFsHF2QL5TaW_CP/s1600/IMG-20110425-00557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihc9iK4PLhcxqXRLcWrR-2e9V3jNHPCBx2itBqgHmnsytMWStRmVaYA_vuhULg524dbcGOYo-6V0xk8bw8jV_AGeZNw7exydy0kT8vqF2AVYpVxwmJ6cHAPyFsHF2QL5TaW_CP/s320/IMG-20110425-00557.jpg" width="320" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">All tactile signs comply with legislation and best practice. All, unless otherwise stated are bi-lingual in Welsh & English. All have raised text and symbol (where applicable) and bi-lingual Braille.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">All signs are in blue, unless otherwise stated, and have contrasting white text, symbols and border so that they are easy to identify.There is an indent raised white arrow head marking at the beginning of the Braille so that it can be easily identified. All signs are made of a durable long-life plastic, vacuum formed to be used both indoors and outside. They come with a self-adhesive peel-off backing sutable for most surfaces but can be screwed for added security.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There follows some common signs that are currently available. These are end of line items and once sold will not be available at these low prices.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lpj8zq7kv8vp9CaHyXyzRFPUrIEy-7NHwnSNQ2sw_Gh6mWf7IxYmoJ__Ev39bA2eAaYAR74QAXZX2HrwF-6H-XwORTlc29lLwpOtUrWK0IEqa02Z9Syc90ztsBVsEJv8a_tQ/s1600/IMG-20110425-00524+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lpj8zq7kv8vp9CaHyXyzRFPUrIEy-7NHwnSNQ2sw_Gh6mWf7IxYmoJ__Ev39bA2eAaYAR74QAXZX2HrwF-6H-XwORTlc29lLwpOtUrWK0IEqa02Z9Syc90ztsBVsEJv8a_tQ/s640/IMG-20110425-00524+-+Copy.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>RECEPTION</b> 30 x 15cm</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Raised Text, Symbols. Braille, Welsh and English </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Normally £15.50</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>SPECIAL £5.00 + PP</b></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7m-qcFmY8oslgcFyYGw65q7BO97LSLuwOqGUf6JRsuV8w16sm8QwwM9RAjG6DfOS0gGgVi9hovTo7KzFqwAEwOkorMT2G0Rd3IBRb0OFdVIWC0MAEV7D6BaYQsDdL89C7ZMxK/s1600/IMG-20110425-00541+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7m-qcFmY8oslgcFyYGw65q7BO97LSLuwOqGUf6JRsuV8w16sm8QwwM9RAjG6DfOS0gGgVi9hovTo7KzFqwAEwOkorMT2G0Rd3IBRb0OFdVIWC0MAEV7D6BaYQsDdL89C7ZMxK/s640/IMG-20110425-00541+-+Copy.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>WAITING AREA</b> 30 x 15cm</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Raised Text, Braille, Welsh and English </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Normally £15.50</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>SPECIAL £3.50 + PP</b></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXcdV0-5SjDg_oHQ2pxlN4E_Eg_CBkIdwDyh2yPqygONjaLp_BQlKtp3R7IVzJeK9XYJoTXvoWgroKQBxHQsZC9hdtr5q2jCcXTska5cJFWywDBTVKk8Cvz3IbGTA4FwpOsBm/s1600/IMG-20110425-00530+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXcdV0-5SjDg_oHQ2pxlN4E_Eg_CBkIdwDyh2yPqygONjaLp_BQlKtp3R7IVzJeK9XYJoTXvoWgroKQBxHQsZC9hdtr5q2jCcXTska5cJFWywDBTVKk8Cvz3IbGTA4FwpOsBm/s640/IMG-20110425-00530+-+Copy.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>FIRST FLOOR</b> 30 x 15cm</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Raised Text, Braille, Welsh and English </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Normally £15.50</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>SPECIAL £3.50 + PP</b></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2sP6zrQahI9c_suVYmPpQEHv9_Mz7wwLjvDxqqyaj_zybx8lOIYWPp0MaZEBDLquzHZWSfm7604nAeNLVu9EjNCVxGKu0Q7pbA47wBuZbLNbdoOjGcuzyv9AGZTTYY-0X_Gk/s1600/IMG-20110425-00532+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2sP6zrQahI9c_suVYmPpQEHv9_Mz7wwLjvDxqqyaj_zybx8lOIYWPp0MaZEBDLquzHZWSfm7604nAeNLVu9EjNCVxGKu0Q7pbA47wBuZbLNbdoOjGcuzyv9AGZTTYY-0X_Gk/s640/IMG-20110425-00532+-+Copy.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>SECOND FLOOR</b> 30 x 15cm</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Raised Text, Braille, Welsh and English </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Normally £15.50</span><br /><span style="background-color: magenta;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>SPECIAL £3.50 + PP</b></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRbBdLoG_w7DKatYhW3hN2E6CgpVJB7mxfm2aaytn9A9r_nbhOPglfKzSO6nv4LJG3BvlpcJPS-3uT55q3yBz0tw0l33NvdqFSeQg9gvsx0ZJJN93vVyROsK1_uXNo7nTS0DZ/s1600/IMG-20110425-00544+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRbBdLoG_w7DKatYhW3hN2E6CgpVJB7mxfm2aaytn9A9r_nbhOPglfKzSO6nv4LJG3BvlpcJPS-3uT55q3yBz0tw0l33NvdqFSeQg9gvsx0ZJJN93vVyROsK1_uXNo7nTS0DZ/s640/IMG-20110425-00544+-+Copy.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>INTERVIEW ROOM</b> 30 x 15cm</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Raised Text, Braille, Welsh and English </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Normally £15.50</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>SPECIAL £3.50 + P</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>P </b></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7noaNgVnsmdo3jzU9-Zua6RGePYD5dEPNSy2GI0J5_B8kxM3BhR8Q6dTEuuK6GYiTwOjN778oM-uEr26d9kpZcd6VP2XasTguIowFONxmBmyFxuXATjPjRouBYGqUgFOh69nB/s1600/IMG-20110425-00526+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7noaNgVnsmdo3jzU9-Zua6RGePYD5dEPNSy2GI0J5_B8kxM3BhR8Q6dTEuuK6GYiTwOjN778oM-uEr26d9kpZcd6VP2XasTguIowFONxmBmyFxuXATjPjRouBYGqUgFOh69nB/s640/IMG-20110425-00526+-+Copy.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>GROUND FLOOR</b> 30 x 15cm</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Raised Text, Braille, Welsh and English </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Normally £15.50</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>SPECIAL £3.50 + PP</b></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjTvAY3xtScudf_2xEyCJVKAjLuJ2jUuIZAUqdi_62ab3x3TVpKKrlmz4jFyCm6h9K46TWOLFfyz7eq_NPKeFKKm4rqmQ7firdiGdGOB7djB96ueqt7cQm3skQy-6h2jOhcQz/s1600/IMG-20110425-00536+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjTvAY3xtScudf_2xEyCJVKAjLuJ2jUuIZAUqdi_62ab3x3TVpKKrlmz4jFyCm6h9K46TWOLFfyz7eq_NPKeFKKm4rqmQ7firdiGdGOB7djB96ueqt7cQm3skQy-6h2jOhcQz/s640/IMG-20110425-00536+-+Copy.jpg" width="504" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>ACCESSIBLE TOILET</b> 20 x 15cm</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Raised Text and Symbol, Braille, Welsh and English </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Normally £15.50</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>SPECIAL £5.00 + PP</b></span></span></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJx7S1de9G0zyGwFv71_PKC5Rsr6E74ylvB6qkgNrJPpWVXgE5mssllOrVo02uzVsrYOmvEhQS_2XYxkcBx7JIsXLoT31aOxCVeqZY97JH_GQPV4Oh-lTp-DaOlbChl2OyVifZ/s1600/IMG-20110425-00560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJx7S1de9G0zyGwFv71_PKC5Rsr6E74ylvB6qkgNrJPpWVXgE5mssllOrVo02uzVsrYOmvEhQS_2XYxkcBx7JIsXLoT31aOxCVeqZY97JH_GQPV4Oh-lTp-DaOlbChl2OyVifZ/s640/IMG-20110425-00560.jpg" width="502" /></a><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>FEMALE</b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b> TOILET</b> 20 x 15cm</span></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Raised Text and Symbol, Braille, Welsh and English </span></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Normally £15.50</span></div><br /><span style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>SPECIAL £5.00</b></span></span><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbeWkdN1mYHt0bljVUUPaZdwAJLqizjpT__ipxVxcn2K8eeW36-g47VaLiqfEha8CLUiFiQ2PqCBXsS1Lgwyz3O893dsLqzwSSKrYasNu6dnNHZyS878lfZb3OSe90JdkYFuW/s1600/IMG-20110425-00561.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbeWkdN1mYHt0bljVUUPaZdwAJLqizjpT__ipxVxcn2K8eeW36-g47VaLiqfEha8CLUiFiQ2PqCBXsS1Lgwyz3O893dsLqzwSSKrYasNu6dnNHZyS878lfZb3OSe90JdkYFuW/s640/IMG-20110425-00561.jpg" width="508" /></a><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>MALE </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>TOILET</b> 20 x 15cm</span></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Raised Text and Symbol, Braille, Welsh and English </span></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Normally £15.50</span></div><br /><span style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>SPECIAL £<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5</span></span>.50 + PP</b></span></span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b></b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yNUBH8c5FQeTaRRx2wF4YJOb7zV_M45cEJs3rvbNCQrzPkamg10Blg0bgoB6K1rJs7BnIPqZW3eYZOlnT9nepWMVsBtfvZ1ilJe8FDWIfv4iT2sRyNrmIvDNpOdOsvFArBLG/s1600/IMG-20110425-00550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yNUBH8c5FQeTaRRx2wF4YJOb7zV_M45cEJs3rvbNCQrzPkamg10Blg0bgoB6K1rJs7BnIPqZW3eYZOlnT9nepWMVsBtfvZ1ilJe8FDWIfv4iT2sRyNrmIvDNpOdOsvFArBLG/s640/IMG-20110425-00550.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b></b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>PRESS FOR ASSISTANCE </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 20 x 10cm</span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Raised Text and Symbol, Braille, Welsh and English </span></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Normally £10.50</span></div><br /><span style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>SPECIAL £<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4</span>.00 + PP</b></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <i><b>Other signs are available.</b></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>Call 07964827959</b></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>or e-mail info@accessaudit.co.uk</b></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>for more details and to order </b></i></span></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br />Mike Leahy SwanTVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093360457174282123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37403170.post-19588857500874531202016-08-14T13:06:00.000+01:002016-12-03T15:55:46.943+00:00St Paul's church Sketty, Flower Festival 2016<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi Folks</span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Went to the The Flower Festival at St Paul's church at De La Beche Road, Sketty Swansea was held on July 30th to August 2nd 2016. It was themed around Swansea at Work and covered all the many work related subjects in the area.</span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CUwdEQqLdKU" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>You may be interested to know that I need new equipment to carry out this project together with my other community filming and that I am currently looking for funds through crowdfunding. If you have enjoyed this and the other films coming along and you feel like making a donation of any size please go to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_861253832"> </a></i><a href="https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/Future-Past.">https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/Future-Past.</a></span><br /><div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mike Leahy</span><br /><br />Mike Leahy SwanTVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093360457174282123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37403170.post-76038104702652036352016-08-14T11:57:00.000+01:002016-12-03T15:55:46.975+00:00Seventh Day Adventist Church Swansea Opening Ceremony<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi Folks</span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This short film was made at the opening ceremony of the new Seventh Day Adventist Church at 55 Gower Road, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 9BH UK on 30th July www.adventistswansea.org.uk led by Pastor Jovan Adamovic. Many people from local churches and community attended. The ultra modern halls are available for community use.</span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7eWg_2VwsvM" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>You may be interested to know that I need new equipment to carry out this project together with my other community filming and that I am currently looking for funds through crowdfunding. If you have enjoyed this and the other films coming along and you feel like making a donation of any size please go to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_861253832"> </a></i><a href="https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/Future-Past.">https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/Future-Past.</a></span><br /><div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mike Leahy</span>Mike Leahy SwanTVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093360457174282123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37403170.post-48856816625616730942016-08-09T11:10:00.000+01:002016-12-03T15:55:47.014+00:00Glyn Vivian Art Gallery Auction at the Grand Theatre.<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hi Folks</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Video number <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">three<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. And this one is an event that took place <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">recently</span> at the G<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rand <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eatre in Swanse<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">87 artists contributed works of arts to be auctioned off by the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fr</span>iends of the Glyn Vivian Art Gallery<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. T<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">h</span>e event was held on F<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r</span>iday <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">29th July</span> in the Grand Theatre Swansea.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-crwXxC2MsI/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="316" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-crwXxC2MsI?feature=player_embedded" width="560"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Gallery has been undergoing extensive renovated and refurbishing and will be opened in just a few weeks. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">A multi-million pound redevelopment project funded by the Arts Council of Wales, the Welsh Government, the Heritage Lottery Fund, Cadw and Swansea Council has been undertaken at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery.<br /><br />The project includes a new lecture theatre as well as conservation, library, exhibition, collection display, learning and community spaces. There’ll also be a new store for the art collection and the fully accessible entrance that means more people than ever will enjoy greatly improved access to the artworks. A new state-of-the-art extension will link to the historic buildings, including the Grade II* listed 1911 gallery, which has benefitted from complete restoration and </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqObPoWMRi-1V18qwjsUcyDnPeh2N291187ylxXMwPE1irIpEkVHk9DLzn3vFIRksZqCSQxqqZklF4uiPA_QyhliwxQyG59E-lPRzVG6dZdKUVxogXw-q-o5W2pFXkJR8NGXO/s1600/Glynn_Vivian_Art_Gallery%252C_Swansea%252C_close-up.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqObPoWMRi-1V18qwjsUcyDnPeh2N291187ylxXMwPE1irIpEkVHk9DLzn3vFIRksZqCSQxqqZklF4uiPA_QyhliwxQyG59E-lPRzVG6dZdKUVxogXw-q-o5W2pFXkJR8NGXO/s320/Glynn_Vivian_Art_Gallery%252C_Swansea%252C_close-up.jpg" width="320" /></a>improvements to facilities and access, all of which will ensure the Glynn Vivian is fit for the 21st Century. Other work on-going at the Glynn Vivian in preparation for re-opening includes the installation of artworks soon to feature in public exhibitions and displays. The learning, shop and café areas are being fitted out to offer a new visitor experience for our communities in Swansea and Wales.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqObPoWMRi-1V18qwjsUcyDnPeh2N291187ylxXMwPE1irIpEkVHk9DLzn3vFIRksZqCSQxqqZklF4uiPA_QyhliwxQyG59E-lPRzVG6dZdKUVxogXw-q-o5W2pFXkJR8NGXO/s1600/Glynn_Vivian_Art_Gallery%252C_Swansea%252C_close-up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Looking forward to the re-opening</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mike Leahy</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>You may be interested to know that I need new equipment to carry out this project together with my other community filming and that I am currently looking for funds through crowdfunding. If you have enjoyed this and the other films coming along and you feel like making a donation of any size please go to </i><a href="https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/Future-Past">https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/Future-Past</a>.</span><br /><br /><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Make a donation of any amount and you'll be mentioned in the credits on at least one film.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Give £50 and be invited to the premier showing. Venue, date and time to be announced but it will be in the Swansea area.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Give at least £100 and receive a personalised DVD of a selection of completed films and invitation to the premier</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Give £1000 and we'll make a short film for you subject to feasibility.</span></li></ul>Mike Leahy SwanTVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093360457174282123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37403170.post-42626428606927511292016-08-08T19:40:00.000+01:002016-12-03T15:55:47.060+00:00Uplands Street Market 3rd Year Anniversary<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hi Folks</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Uplands Street</span> Market in Swansea runs every month and is celebrating it's third year. Sketty is an up and coming part of town with places to eat and socialise. </span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Veqrmd64fBg/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Veqrmd64fBg?feature=player_embedded" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Uplands</b></span></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"> Monthly Street Market</span></b></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is an important community project bringing many home grown and small businesses together. Here is where you'll find locally produced cheeses with someone who can talk about them with authority. There are bakers who've been working all night to bring you a wide variety of unusual breads, cakes and other sweet goodies. You'll find artists, potters and crafts galore.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Take a look at their website for more details http://www.uplandsmarket.com/ </span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mike Leahy</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>You may be interested to know that I need new equipment to carry out this project together with my other community filming and that I am currently looking for funds through crowdfunding. If you have enjoyed this and the other films coming along and you feel like making a donation of any size please go to </i><a href="https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/Future-Past">https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/Future-Past</a>.</span><br /><br /><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Make a donation of any amount and you'll be mentioned in the credits on at least one film.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Give £50 and be invited to the premier showing. Venue, date and time to be announced but it will be in the Swansea area.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Give at least £100 and receive a personalised DVD of a selection of completed films and invitation to the premier</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Give £1000 and we'll make a short film for you subject to feasibility.</span></li></ul><br /><br />Mike Leahy SwanTVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093360457174282123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37403170.post-12418349319892703552016-08-08T17:56:00.000+01:002016-12-03T15:55:47.091+00:00Welcome to Site<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi Folks</span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Welcome to this blog. I'm starting a new community project called Future-Past. This is a series of short films about people and places from your prospective. Rather than through the eyes of a film-maker it will be as the subject sees life. </span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">These short films will be about 5-15 minutes long and will be about an event, a person , a group or anything that is of general interest and that will be of interest in the future. A look at life as it is today, you might say. </span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We all use our smartphones to video our personal life but how much is actually seen a</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">fter the first viewing. Most is just lost in the bytes of time, rarely to ever see the light of day again. A bit like the photos we used to take and that we religiously took to the chemist to have processed, looked at a couple of times and stored away. All of these memories gone. Now sometimes you've shot something that is socially interesting and that is lost too.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIYS8yzY1X_SNPmlx4ZaWdPNFcda8rA-0Zpy85X_Vr9XSySUmK2L_VY6wP8sOuLpbQn-pnK_mSKtLv6moUmwfE0lHTEBdNfYCf6RR6g_P_PZNAn6BTg7outs6BUqGW1G7ADb-/s1600/20160112_075636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIYS8yzY1X_SNPmlx4ZaWdPNFcda8rA-0Zpy85X_Vr9XSySUmK2L_VY6wP8sOuLpbQn-pnK_mSKtLv6moUmwfE0lHTEBdNfYCf6RR6g_P_PZNAn6BTg7outs6BUqGW1G7ADb-/s320/20160112_075636.jpg" width="180" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I can look at a photo and it conjures up memories. This photo takes me right back to 1952 when I lived in Birmingham and spent 4 months living with my grandparents at Mary Tavy in Devon. I used to go for long walks with my grandfather. You can see I had to dress up even for an afternoon walk, short trousers, mackintosh, school cap. And emulating my grandfather with a walking stick!! But it brings back a wealth of other memories just associated with the photo. And I'm sure you've had similar experiences of a photo nudging your thoughts. Now just think how a video would impact. You'd remember much more.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So I'm quite exciterd about this and not only welcome you but encour<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ag</span>e you to be part. Call me or write if you feel you or someone you now have something that will contribute to the success of this project. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">T<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">h</span>is is some of the equipment I'm looking to use. See below.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jO9bhNTO4Jl6EcfrASHU_RGsu57oRgaHmu5ZyZ0VJJutf96wZQW8CbM_jiIMYBK1UMs7SBaVggYqe-rqBVkbYQlf68l2WPmmPOtmm6VjrMe0crAdQ2kQXnY4fdkEqVFuN33Y/s1600/XF100_Default_tcm14-941735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jO9bhNTO4Jl6EcfrASHU_RGsu57oRgaHmu5ZyZ0VJJutf96wZQW8CbM_jiIMYBK1UMs7SBaVggYqe-rqBVkbYQlf68l2WPmmPOtmm6VjrMe0crAdQ2kQXnY4fdkEqVFuN33Y/s400/XF100_Default_tcm14-941735.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A budget professional video camera is the heart of good results. Camera specifications <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">have risen dra<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">matically over recent years so that making budget, doc<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">umentaries<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and solo films have become much easier<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, manageable and cost effective. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Obviously it's not just a question of pointing and shooting<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, learning the craf<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t is essential.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxVCEM7fndfzm4gYiVwFuS3LnX9fh1_XoybABWaMK5PfuMbthUiihQORHy0u_pdYoTb1wv5grkX9oVieBHEczS8zhH2uu2QHCyMsWpc8VYIQBnlng4drhxCiqdnNuR0v_6qzy/s1600/photo-mics.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxVCEM7fndfzm4gYiVwFuS3LnX9fh1_XoybABWaMK5PfuMbthUiihQORHy0u_pdYoTb1wv5grkX9oVieBHEczS8zhH2uu2QHCyMsWpc8VYIQBnlng4drhxCiqdnNuR0v_6qzy/s320/photo-mics.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Radio microphones just make it easier in many circumstances. Once a mic is fitted the user has real fre<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">edom of movement and usually forgets they are being filmed. It's one of the best tools to ensuring clear<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, controlled sound. It's also possible to move into a crowd <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and have the voice picked up withou<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t inter<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">f</span>erence. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Radio mics vary t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">remendiyusly in price but it is important to have a set that is of a good quality.</span></span></span></span></span> </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1iXmdV8RdyuMfFs4OGUIXfEbNFNBml_SePG7jFaeKjlA1EzsiS1uyCtVh5adu_N4aYbkLpePNNy4lOSwnirPwHgQnX5wHs0pDgb5UP23heNJu5Ke86vvUi9YPZxjOknuwRY0F/s1600/61-Weifeng-717-Professional-Video-Camera-Tripod-Support-Fluid-damping-tripod-Pan-Free-shipping.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1iXmdV8RdyuMfFs4OGUIXfEbNFNBml_SePG7jFaeKjlA1EzsiS1uyCtVh5adu_N4aYbkLpePNNy4lOSwnirPwHgQnX5wHs0pDgb5UP23heNJu5Ke86vvUi9YPZxjOknuwRY0F/s320/61-Weifeng-717-Professional-Video-Camera-Tripod-Support-Fluid-damping-tripod-Pan-Free-shipping.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hand-held camer<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">as always wobble, shake or plain move. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A good tripod will ensure steady film<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. I know that sometimes hand help cameras are necessary either because of the circumstances or to produce a special eff<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ect.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mike </span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/Future-Past" target="_blank"><img alt=" https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/Future-Past." border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZLxSQUHl8-kT7fBtJ3KgJK5y3L4KqOUJ1vUyixnWkzQg_U4mn_zGigTS3XQA5ix4C8AifVF6RdZpZ7HgS1K_k9Qzcp_618dJnFu7PIqPckdGll0VLTYK7lDZjhlJ2mB5_ismS/s640/funding_1.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>You may be interested to know that I need new equipment to carry out this project together with my other community filming and that I am currently looking for funds through crowdfunding. If you have enjoyed this and the other films coming along and you feel like making a donation of any size please go to </i><a href="https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/Future-Past">https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/Future-Past</a>.</span><br /><br /><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Make a donation of any amount and you'll be mentioned in the credits on at least one film.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Give £50 and be invited to the premier showing. Venue, date and time to be announced but it will be in the Swansea area.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Give at least £100 and receive a personalised DVD of a selection of completed films and invitation to the premier</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Give £1000 and we'll make a short film for you subject to feasibility.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Mike Leahy SwanTVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093360457174282123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37403170.post-24514087826559367602016-08-08T15:41:00.000+01:002016-12-03T15:55:47.123+00:00Gower Show 7th August 2016Hi Folks<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/333GyQzn18U/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="316" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/333GyQzn18U?feature=player_embedded" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gower Show 2016</span></span></b></div><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Enjoy this very short film of the Gower Show. There was so much going on and to see that I was disappointed to have to leave so early due to other commitments. This show, celebrating it's 99th anniversary is a real draw and was packed with crowds drawn from far and wide.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are fewer shows every year around the UK but the support in here in Gower does mean that the future looks good and with the centenary coming up next year I'd be surprised if it wasn't really special. It's difficult to imagine life around a century ago when this was the major highlight of the year for the the local population. When life was hard and days were long. When there was no television or radio so entertainment was home grown and communications were difficult. Meeting up at the Show was to hear about births and deaths, marriages and more. Where the church or chapel and market were central to village life. Where the best clothes saw the light of day and men attended the Show, even on a sweltering day, dressed in the Sunday suit, shirt and tie, and of course the obligatory hat.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/luD8gDz-29o/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/luD8gDz-29o?feature=player_embedded" width="560"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">T<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">h</span>e above video was produced in 2011.</span></b></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am building up a collection of 100 short films celebrating life as seen from grass-roots. So if you have a hobby, an interesting story, an achievement, belong to a group or want to tell me about your memories then get in touch. Once I have reached the 100 target I will consider the next level. Your support is most appreciated.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>You may be interested to know that I need new equipment to carry out this project together with my other community filming and that I am currently looking for funds through crowdfunding. If you have enjoyed this and the other films coming along and you feel like making a donation of any size please go to </i><a href="https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/Future-Past">https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/Future-Past</a>.</span> <br /><br /><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Make a donation of any amount and you'll be mentioned in the credits on at least one film.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Give £50 and be invited to the premier showing. Venue, date and time to be announced but it will be in the Swansea area.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Give at least £100 and receive a personalised DVD of a selection of completed films and invitation to the premier</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Give £1000 and we'll make a short film for you subject to feasibility.</span></li></ul><br /><br />Mike Leahy SwanTVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093360457174282123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37403170.post-59650617628927024952016-04-29T22:01:00.000+01:002020-03-18T20:23:25.305+00:00Life-long Learning is NOW<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi Friends</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> 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mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} </style><![endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcKEnUyroKi4_02-j16uj2qpJYsAGxeLRdgC_JNTUE2XfynW5pt22UdCwqNwQvRY_g0xeNTpLm5snBv3BeQ5iEYZCV9x4jZhBR7KWVWP6ie8cuPsdmN6ubfwYU9sYc7-LVd-ZVA/s1600/wall-837313_1280.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcKEnUyroKi4_02-j16uj2qpJYsAGxeLRdgC_JNTUE2XfynW5pt22UdCwqNwQvRY_g0xeNTpLm5snBv3BeQ5iEYZCV9x4jZhBR7KWVWP6ie8cuPsdmN6ubfwYU9sYc7-LVd-ZVA/s320/wall-837313_1280.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Each day for 7 days I are looking at a new habit and would encourage you to follow each for a next month so that they become regular habits from then onwards. In 7 weeks we will have 7 new daily habits that may completely change our lives in a </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">positive way, making us better at work, socially and at home. Each habit is simple and within the limits of everybody. </span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Today’s habit is learn something new every day. It might be something small or a new course that will be life changing. It’s up to you.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Life is a learning experience. We used to talk about a job for life but that is changed and re-training is a theme today. Many people are changing their job every few years because they are on short term contracts, short term projects, they are made redundant or are looking for promotion. And for these people it’s usually essential to be on a learning roller-coaster. But that roller-coaster isn’t a steady ride and that’s what I want to tell you about here. Another group of people need to undertake annual training to keep their professional status. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVVbXzpMe5llIh__6TVaMDW0t9RskJ6LgcYsiIQInZIplYB9gPa_K-R8Cdx2cQ6Iom6CNm7MuEXnRA3dkcD8IxiR2yQG-8Hni9Wuvc9hGKHDXOtESAseKFU78x_eq__zJiOyzOw/s1600/board-784347_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVVbXzpMe5llIh__6TVaMDW0t9RskJ6LgcYsiIQInZIplYB9gPa_K-R8Cdx2cQ6Iom6CNm7MuEXnRA3dkcD8IxiR2yQG-8Hni9Wuvc9hGKHDXOtESAseKFU78x_eq__zJiOyzOw/s200/board-784347_1920.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And that’s what you should be doing to keep your place in life. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">In fact we talk about learning for life. Do you feel you know everything you need to know? Everything to get along? That you don’t need to bother with any more learning? </span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Maybe there’s a physical skill you want to learn like photography or painting, gardening or driving. Perhaps you feel inadequate in a life skill like being able to talk in public, feel confident, be able to manage others, or be a better team member. </span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">So why not sit down and list out 5 things you’d like to learn about and why. Now put them into an order and think about the subject at the top of the list. Now what can you do to learn about this? </span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Maybe you should get a book from the library or buy a book. They say that only 2 books in every 100 that is bought are actually read. Some of the rest are started but some aren’t even opened. That is very sad. They also say that if you spend just one hour a day reading about anything, then you will become an expert in 12 weeks. By expert we mean that you know much more than the average person. </span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">You might learn by looking up the information on the internet and either finding articles or videos. This is a common way to learn and there are free and paid curses that will help too. A course is so much better than random videos or articles because they are structures and complete.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DSfS6Q0YfhI/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DSfS6Q0YfhI?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">You might join a local night school or day classes. If you are particularly enthusiastic you might even sign up on an Open University home study degree course. Wouldn’t it be exciting to tell your family and friends that you’ve just been awarded a degree. </span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Learning something new will keep your mind active, make you a more interesting person for others, and widen your knowledge. It might give you skills that will have other advantages. If you learn skills like decorating, car mechanics, gardening or plumbing then you could save yourself money at home, or even turn it into a send income or teach others. Just remember we can all learn, all the time and we will benefit. If you learn one small thing every day you can only benefit.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Remember if you are unwilling to learn, no one can help you, but if you are determined to learn, no one can stop you. Make today the first day of a new learning plan.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">And make this your new habit that you will use every day from now.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Good luck with your new habit. Please try and learn something every day.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8zPQctKdTTsTVbJVdT2TcK7r8TkyxyCwOr3j56J0yfIh_ZzSgdVzjlP22s0m5b6MRHXe7XLOG3-LRVb5A1VA6X5TujAcWgIWMyIoP55Yk_VsNp_kAqHzJQDoCfGeR9uyGopp06A/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8zPQctKdTTsTVbJVdT2TcK7r8TkyxyCwOr3j56J0yfIh_ZzSgdVzjlP22s0m5b6MRHXe7XLOG3-LRVb5A1VA6X5TujAcWgIWMyIoP55Yk_VsNp_kAqHzJQDoCfGeR9uyGopp06A/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mike Leahy 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table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} </style><![endif]--> <br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Hi Friends</span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Speaking in public takes many forms. You could be on a TV or radio chatshow, running a webinar online or seminar offline, it might be a speech at a wedding, work event like a presentation or when a colleague retires, it could be just in a </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9D8wURsN6LQDVPqg_duBy4YxUT2PZk9O3V0cqsinPHAeCe4pHbuYPJOzyw1ty4NMb-3BgWtKdbRh7nrn6udOAQNXT3QPX1Vk-VJ-C5dn0y-9dVdL5JJQ_00FGPPNyxEwwPsb0w/s1600/hand-977641_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9D8wURsN6LQDVPqg_duBy4YxUT2PZk9O3V0cqsinPHAeCe4pHbuYPJOzyw1ty4NMb-3BgWtKdbRh7nrn6udOAQNXT3QPX1Vk-VJ-C5dn0y-9dVdL5JJQ_00FGPPNyxEwwPsb0w/s320/hand-977641_1280.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">group at the pub where you want to make an announcement. making videos for an online course is another situation which isn't actually speaking in public but does feel like that when you start. We have probably all had to make a public speech at sometime or another, usually with some time to prepare but occasionally on the spur of the moment. </span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Public speaking is an art that you have to learn. An art that is vital in some jobs. An essential as an entrepreneur. <span> </span>Public speaking can take you to the heights you need to be successful.<span> </span>But you need to work on this skill. And you must bear in mind that your first time will be a real learning experience, and you will think you were terrible. BUT . . if you ask anyone you trust that was in the audience then you might be pleasantly surprised. They won't have picked up on your nervousness. They won’t have noticed the mistakes or that big chunk you missed out completely because they didn’t know. But listen to what they say and if you think they have valid criticism then try to correct what you did. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">And you’ll learn yourself from the speech. Maybe you couldn’t read what you wrote. Perhaps you didn’t talk up or show enough emotion. So you weren’t prepared for the questions at the end. So let’s look at some good practices. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Research </span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">When I first started running an online TV channel I commissioned an experienced presenter to run a couple of interviews for me. I met her at the railway station and we went for a coffee to talk about the day’s schedule. Then we went to the first interview that we did in a quiet hotel lounge. She sat down with the interviewee who was a local song-writer singer and just spoke with him for a few minutes to put him at ease.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Then she started. It was a positive interview about his career and forthcoming show. As she asked questions it became apparent that she had found out so much about the guy. And she was able to lead him through a really informative 20 minutes.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The same thing happened with the second interview which was with the local Top Cop. She knew about his career and a family outline, so she was able to talk about him as a family man, making it more intimate.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Research is so important and so easy today. Google anyone </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVXhwHxuEQWMd7u6OAWE5jO2_WSVT5K-t5eNAciho8TW8vZa6h5_E7dWhY65YbQ9gVIJlyys-4DzhgNz_jTjy6aAXqEukz6NQnmvEish109ulPtS9uFuC2sLQTOvr5bflfvutmA/s1600/Businessman_06.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVXhwHxuEQWMd7u6OAWE5jO2_WSVT5K-t5eNAciho8TW8vZa6h5_E7dWhY65YbQ9gVIJlyys-4DzhgNz_jTjy6aAXqEukz6NQnmvEish109ulPtS9uFuC2sLQTOvr5bflfvutmA/s320/Businessman_06.gif" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">who is anyone, and lots of people who aren’t! <span> </span>Companies, places corporations are all here. And you will come up with enough background to strengthen your speech. You won’t need to use everything but it is useful to know and substantiates your speech. If you have a question and answer session after it will give you rock steady answers. So research.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Tell Them</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Remember the old adage. Tell them what you are going to tell them! Tell them! Tell them what you’ve told them!</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">So at the beginning introduce yourself and tell them what you are going to cover. This sets the tone and is like the forward and table of contents.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Then tell them by giving your speech.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Then conclude by giving a brief overview of what you have covered. This sequence will help them understand, know where you are throughout the talk, and keep you on topic.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Rehearse</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I cannot tell you how important this is. You aren’t rehearsing to be word perfect because you will sound wrong. You are rehearsing to feel comfortable, to get the order and words right and to look good. You’ll probably use notes with bullet points to keep you on track. Look at great speakers and see how passionate they are, how the words can spill out or be controlled. It’s because they have rehearsed. Can you imagine an actor learning the script but not attending rehearsals. Or worse thinking they can carry the script during the performance. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Suit the length to the subject content</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">A speech doesn’t have to be short to be interesting. On YouTube most people get distracted after a couple of minutes because there are distractions, just keep surfing!! But being in an audience listening to an interesting speech is different. There are no distractions. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Don’t overstay your welcome. Make sure the content is relevant and not to fill a time slot. It’s like writing a sales letter. A very long sales letter will be more successful than a short one if every word is important. A long speech will hold the audience if every phrase means something to them.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Voice Inflections and Body Language</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Write your speech out and speak it. You will find that some doesn’t sound right, it doesn’t have rhythm. Writing and speaking are different, use different phrases and language. Speaking is generally less formal. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Try to alter the pace and volume of your words. You can slow down and almost whisper or shout to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. Often when you do lower your voice the audience leans forward and breath quieter. This can have a real impact. Don’t hurry your words. The listeners often don’t know you so they aren’t used to your voice, and when </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ3FR9azxr6j-_ypNBKBY6hN_-c_2FbV3POCpMBUAZZ2VPnU59PDASlu4vKwbKEfANxG0m-ve30Pz_pkAeWalke9h4WcH5OVCpgb-6cJNPt5m5wb1ipLICrh-ztITfKbU_w1kP6A/s1600/Businessman_10.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ3FR9azxr6j-_ypNBKBY6hN_-c_2FbV3POCpMBUAZZ2VPnU59PDASlu4vKwbKEfANxG0m-ve30Pz_pkAeWalke9h4WcH5OVCpgb-6cJNPt5m5wb1ipLICrh-ztITfKbU_w1kP6A/s320/Businessman_10.gif" width="210" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">people are taking in information they need more time.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Likewise do pause. You will be amazed the effect you have on people when you pause for a few seconds. As an aside try this is conversation, particularly when you ask a question. Wait for the answer and don’t rush in. It always works that you get more than you expected. So pause. It gives the audience time to think, makes them expectant and keeps them interested.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Use Eye Contact</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">You have your notes but just try not to look at them continuously. Look at the audience. I’d suggest that you don’t let your eyes wonder across the whole audience. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Concentrate on one or two people, then when you move to the next topic or thought, then concentrate on someone else in another part of the audience. And smile. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">You may have a white-board or screen presentation, don’t turn your back. You may have to sometimes but avoid where you can. IF you have a presentation use bullet points, don’t have every word on screen and just read. Likewise keep is simple, no fancy PowerPoint animations because it will distract. If you need this then your speech lacks interest.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Be Humorous</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">A joke right at the beginning is a great ice-breaker and will build up empathy. Not political, religious or sexual. A joke against yourself is a winner. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">You can add in a couple more jokes along the way to keep everyone focussed but don’t spoil your speech by making it a funny throughout, unless it’s intentional and each joke works with your audience. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Being too intense throughout is as bad as too many jokes. Keep the tone light and in tune. Don’t talk down because you are the expert. Remember the definition of an expert. The “Ex” is a deadbeat has been. Whilst the “Spert” is a drip under pressure. Think about that. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Your Learning Experience</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Mistakes are good. If nobody else realises you’ve gone wrong, as is normally the case, then you can be pleased. Just learn from your flaws and try to correct them. The only one who doesn’t make mistakes is up there somewhere looking down. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">More importantly is list out all the things you did right and build on that. And every time you manage to put a mistake right then add this to your list. Of course it’s important to correct these problems. But the right things will give you a firm base to work from. Like a building, firm foundations keep the house standing, even when there are floods or hurricanes. So work on these points and follow them each time.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Oh. And practise a few situations you may run into. The more you practice in front of a mirror, or friends if anyone is willing, then the better you will become. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Good luck with any public speaking</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8zPQctKdTTsTVbJVdT2TcK7r8TkyxyCwOr3j56J0yfIh_ZzSgdVzjlP22s0m5b6MRHXe7XLOG3-LRVb5A1VA6X5TujAcWgIWMyIoP55Yk_VsNp_kAqHzJQDoCfGeR9uyGopp06A/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8zPQctKdTTsTVbJVdT2TcK7r8TkyxyCwOr3j56J0yfIh_ZzSgdVzjlP22s0m5b6MRHXe7XLOG3-LRVb5A1VA6X5TujAcWgIWMyIoP55Yk_VsNp_kAqHzJQDoCfGeR9uyGopp06A/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span></div>Mike Leahy SwanTVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093360457174282123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37403170.post-39691546638413744002016-04-20T15:01:00.000+01:002020-03-18T20:23:25.626+00:00Start a new habit today - Happiness, Motivated, Accept, Confident<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do you want to be a better person? I guess we would all answer "YES" but what do I have to do? And will I want to do that? And that is the problem for most of us. We set ourselves targets but don't reach them because we give up or don't even start. Look at New Year Resolutions. Lots of us make these at the beginning of the year - go on a diet, do more exercise, take the dog our for longer walks, learn a language, save some money, give up or cut down on alcohol or sugar. We start in earnest but by the end of week one we are already slipping. Week two starts and you are tired after work: can you not go to the gym just today! Ok. It'll be fine. The following week the same happens and in week four you are down to going twice a week. After that you just give up. There are too many other priorities. You have to plan your habit and follow through. The saying is plan your work and work your plan. </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The beginning of the year is probably the worse time to start anything. The Spring is the best. Holidays are only a few months or even weeks away, the weather is better for outdoor activities, we want to throw off the winter blues. So Spring is good. And guess what! Its Spring now. 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If your goal is to become a better person</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> by being a better leader, </span></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="color: black;">businessperson, entrepreneur </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">parent, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">mentor, friend or teacher,</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> then the first step is to learn to do better. And doing better is something we all can aspire to, wherever we are, whatever we're already doing.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">That aspiration--to constantly improve, to always be changing and growing, to keep doing better--is what keeps us moving forward. However successful we already may be, it's how we prepare the way for tomorrow's success. The alternative is a sad one: to look back one day and wish you had done better.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">The time to start is today. So I'm suggesting that you start some new habits over the coming weeks. Someone suggested starting a new habit every day for a week but I gave that a go and was finding it difficult by day two!! A journey starts with a single step. The long haul isn't a sprint then being exhausted and dragging yourself for the rest of the way, or giving up. So I'd suggest starting a new habit weekly.</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_s4-I4e7b-g/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_s4-I4e7b-g?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">That might still be a struggle but it does mean 7 new habits in 49 days. And they say do something regularly every day for a month and it will become a habit so after just 4 new habits, the first one will become natural to you. I'm calling this the <u><b>49 Steps</b></u>, a challenge I hope you'll take up with me. Write a comment below and join me on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022708864459788/" target="_blank">Facebook page, click here</a> where you can also comment or write posts. 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For most people the first thing they see or hear is the TV or radio. And the news pops up with negative bad stuff. National disasters, deaths, loss of jobs, misery. Even when you are listening to a music show the news creeps in. If your first contacts with the outside world are negative then your whole day with start that way.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">So I’d suggest selecting your own choice of music and listen to this, either through your home equipment or your mp3 which is probably your smartphone today.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Good music in the mornings has a good beat because this will raise your soul and heart-beat. It will also get you moving faster and feeling positive. Feeling positive will make you be happier in your skin and accept more who and what you are. Feeling positive will make you optimistic. And when you talk to others you will speak to them in a positive optimist way.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">If you are a perfectionist you need to think about living for the moment. Think. Is it better to do something that is your best effort but possibly flawed, than strive for perfection, because with some things you will never reach perfection. And learn from each experience so the next is better and improved. Think! I don’t make mistakes, I have learning experiences that will enhance my appreciation of life, make my next shot better and leave me feeling I have done my best at that moment.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">If you just do your best in that moment you can come away feeling that you accept yourself and all your strengths and weaknesses. And you will feel good about yourself.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">As you meet others show this new positive side by smiling, greeting them where appropriate and talking in positive way. If the weather is bad say “looks like its going to clear soon” rather than isn’t it awful today. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">And listen to yourself. You can think about what you are going to say before your open your mouth. Check and be careful. A recent survey actually showed that we have a better feeling towards others if they talk positively.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">And when you speak positively you’ll stand up straighter than when you are talking negatively. And first impressions count so give a good first impression.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">And make this your new habit that you will use every day from now. Good luck. Please leave a comment.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvo6R8I51CW8TFRi04X5l52BI_09BUlgw0uq6U6FHMzuDxOPpnDXj1Ucwa5K-nynUcrmiUH4EEXD54NvFf2YRwxbMZw_lltZuey2qgRzczNQygdTfwcr2HohGf-hBKsotjGs_x/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvo6R8I51CW8TFRi04X5l52BI_09BUlgw0uq6U6FHMzuDxOPpnDXj1Ucwa5K-nynUcrmiUH4EEXD54NvFf2YRwxbMZw_lltZuey2qgRzczNQygdTfwcr2HohGf-hBKsotjGs_x/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvo6R8I51CW8TFRi04X5l52BI_09BUlgw0uq6U6FHMzuDxOPpnDXj1Ucwa5K-nynUcrmiUH4EEXD54NvFf2YRwxbMZw_lltZuey2qgRzczNQygdTfwcr2HohGf-hBKsotjGs_x/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7s5fdZggmOl_wz7X6u40tQAot46OKW-OOvZ_CB6C7clbs0uZcm2X2M6rkqWwN_FHDLGps0o77htfv2GpJGf9A5H5MAcpJpFNrgmVzYODmyMT0l486KKThZIR-1MFoz3CZa5e4/s1600/Untitled+design%252812%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mike Leahy SwanTVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093360457174282123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37403170.post-12402247084100839052016-04-20T14:56:00.000+01:002016-11-05T23:11:20.009+00:00New Habit Happiness, Acceptance, Positive, Motivated<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do you want to be a better person? I guess we would all answer "YES" but what do I have to do? And will I want to do that? And that is the problem for most of us. We set ourselves targets but don't reach them because we give up or don't even start. Look at New Year Resolutions. Lots of us make these at the beginning of the year - go on a diet, do more exercise, take the dog our for longer walks, learn a language, save some money, give up or cut down on alcohol or sugar. We start in earnest but by the end of week one we are already slipping. Week two starts and you are tired after work: can you not go to the gym just today! Ok. It'll be fine. The following week the same happens and in week four you are down to going twice a week. After that you just give up. There are too many other priorities. You have to plan your habit and follow through. The saying is plan your work and work your plan. </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The beginning of the year is probably the worse time to start anything. The Spring is the best. Holidays are only a few months or even weeks away, the weather is better for outdoor activities, we want to throw off the winter blues. So Spring is good. And guess what! Its Spring now. 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If your goal is to become a better person</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> by being a better leader, </span></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="color: black;">businessperson, entrepreneur </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">parent, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">mentor, friend or teacher,</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> then the first step is to learn to do better. And doing better is something we all can aspire to, wherever we are, whatever we're already doing.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">That aspiration--to constantly improve, to always be changing and growing, to keep doing better--is what keeps us moving forward. However successful we already may be, it's how we prepare the way for tomorrow's success. The alternative is a sad one: to look back one day and wish you had done better.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">The time to start is today. So I'm suggesting that you start some new habits over the coming weeks. Someone suggested starting a new habit every day for a week but I gave that a go and was finding it difficult by day two!! A journey starts with a single step. The long haul isn't a sprint then being exhausted and dragging yourself for the rest of the way, or giving up. So I'd suggest starting a new habit weekly.</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_s4-I4e7b-g/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_s4-I4e7b-g?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">That might still be a struggle but it does mean 7 new habits in 49 days. And they say do something regularly every day for a month and it will become a habit so after just 4 new habits, the first one will become natural to you. I'm calling this the <u><b>49 Steps</b></u>, a challenge I hope you'll take up with me. Write a comment below and join me on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1022708864459788/" target="_blank">Facebook page, click here</a> where you can also comment or write posts. 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For most people the first thing they see or hear is the TV or radio. And the news pops up with negative bad stuff. National disasters, deaths, loss of jobs, misery. Even when you are listening to a music show the news creeps in. If your first contacts with the outside world are negative then your whole day with start that way.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">So I’d suggest selecting your own choice of music and listen to this, either through your home equipment or your mp3 which is probably your smartphone today.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Good music in the mornings has a good beat because this will raise your soul and heart-beat. It will also get you moving faster and feeling positive. Feeling positive will make you be happier in your skin and accept more who and what you are. Feeling positive will make you optimistic. And when you talk to others you will speak to them in a positive optimist way.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">If you are a perfectionist you need to think about living for the moment. Think. Is it better to do something that is your best effort but possibly flawed, than strive for perfection, because with some things you will never reach perfection. And learn from each experience so the next is better and improved. Think! I don’t make mistakes, I have learning experiences that will enhance my appreciation of life, make my next shot better and leave me feeling I have done my best at that moment.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">If you just do your best in that moment you can come away feeling that you accept yourself and all your strengths and weaknesses. And you will feel good about yourself.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">As you meet others show this new positive side by smiling, greeting them where appropriate and talking in positive way. If the weather is bad say “looks like its going to clear soon” rather than isn’t it awful today. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">And listen to yourself. You can think about what you are going to say before your open your mouth. Check and be careful. A recent survey actually showed that we have a better feeling towards others if they talk positively.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">And when you speak positively you’ll stand up straighter than when you are talking negatively. And first impressions count so give a good first impression.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">And make this your new habit that you will use every day from now. Good luck. Please leave a comment.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvo6R8I51CW8TFRi04X5l52BI_09BUlgw0uq6U6FHMzuDxOPpnDXj1Ucwa5K-nynUcrmiUH4EEXD54NvFf2YRwxbMZw_lltZuey2qgRzczNQygdTfwcr2HohGf-hBKsotjGs_x/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvo6R8I51CW8TFRi04X5l52BI_09BUlgw0uq6U6FHMzuDxOPpnDXj1Ucwa5K-nynUcrmiUH4EEXD54NvFf2YRwxbMZw_lltZuey2qgRzczNQygdTfwcr2HohGf-hBKsotjGs_x/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvo6R8I51CW8TFRi04X5l52BI_09BUlgw0uq6U6FHMzuDxOPpnDXj1Ucwa5K-nynUcrmiUH4EEXD54NvFf2YRwxbMZw_lltZuey2qgRzczNQygdTfwcr2HohGf-hBKsotjGs_x/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7s5fdZggmOl_wz7X6u40tQAot46OKW-OOvZ_CB6C7clbs0uZcm2X2M6rkqWwN_FHDLGps0o77htfv2GpJGf9A5H5MAcpJpFNrgmVzYODmyMT0l486KKThZIR-1MFoz3CZa5e4/s1600/Untitled+design%252812%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mike Leahy SwanTVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093360457174282123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37403170.post-43062165134438027002016-04-06T13:57:00.000+01:002016-11-05T23:11:20.035+00:00Working from Home. 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There are some really good benefits but you have to be so focussed and selfish you’d not believe. If you slip you’ll find you can be crushed by the outside forces and the inner torment that can just destroy you.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I’ve worked from home for over 25 years apart from some short spells and I’ve gone through the best of times and worse of times. So here are some of the hurdles you’ll find on the path to home working success. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Work/Life balance</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Working for a company gives you the structure that separates your life into segments. You get up, dress and groom yourself, travel to work for a set time, finish at a set time or work agreed overtime and then leave and go to your home life. Sometimes you might take work </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNWtFA6SriLv8i3wDLOt5LQbxN0kHwPEx6IslHl3Nga3WyUdw8iVbYIqcU_3GttSRmSezajlcWWqsKM2dLd8sBCORPdRlAwagwcgJEXwpp7If2YBrqyrg0ztUjvJ-_WWhaZCD/s1600/photo_18287_20100630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNWtFA6SriLv8i3wDLOt5LQbxN0kHwPEx6IslHl3Nga3WyUdw8iVbYIqcU_3GttSRmSezajlcWWqsKM2dLd8sBCORPdRlAwagwcgJEXwpp7If2YBrqyrg0ztUjvJ-_WWhaZCD/s200/photo_18287_20100630.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">home but usually you can stop working when you leave the office and not start again until you arrive next morning.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Working from home means you probably never stop working. You might have a home office but its usual to work on the dining or kitchen table in the evenings and even as soon as you get out of bed. It’s like an addiction. Whether you love it or hate it, you just can’t get away. You are tied to your business, probably your laptop which is constantly always switched on.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Mealtimes go out the Window and you famine or feast</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Remember when someone yelled out “Anyone for a bacon buttie?” and there was a rush to pay the guy who was going to the sandwich bar to pick them up. Lunchtime comes and you go out, eat in the staff restroom or even work at your desk, but at least you ate at regular times. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now you are working on that priority project or just get carried away and forget the time. Suddenly it’s 4 in the afternoon and you haven’t eaten. So you make a sandwich or grab a ready to eat snack. Then just a hour later you have a family meal but aren’t very hungry. Or you are drinking coffee with 2 sugars and snacking continuously during the day. Then wonder why your clothes don’t fit!! </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">You become isolated</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">You worked with others and that had its ups and downs. But in the main you have an office social life where you interact with others. Might be small talk about what you did last night, the TV or football. Could be office meetings or discussing work. But you are talking to others usually in an informal way with people you are familiar with. For some, the office life is their life where they are maybe unhappy or lonely at home.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now compare that with working at home. You are working alone, either in your home office, or on the kitchen table. Or perhaps making a video, but still alone. The radio may be on but there’s nobody to talk to. The phone rings and it’s a problem. You have to face up to everything on your own, nobody to sit down with and discuss what to do. OK! There are internet forums and support but these are remote and you can never be absolutely sure of </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAq0z5K4eIYixk6FL-MdeSJ_RtDXNz7A0PiH1gnw0Any0fEIj729lb85OKITibCKfwRoHnuti12MUZ6nRxWaujO2uXg0uFBmutGwXsqjml-APFM9_1KGhdarVTCJbVesap8Ca/s1600/3D-Women-Stop-02.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAq0z5K4eIYixk6FL-MdeSJ_RtDXNz7A0PiH1gnw0Any0fEIj729lb85OKITibCKfwRoHnuti12MUZ6nRxWaujO2uXg0uFBmutGwXsqjml-APFM9_1KGhdarVTCJbVesap8Ca/s320/3D-Women-Stop-02.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">the people you meet online. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So you finish up becoming quite isolated. And that might have an effect on your personality and your relationships with your family. And it certainly can add stress and uncertainty. Do you begin to prefer your own company, do you start talking to yourself! Do you start talking to your pet goldfish.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Social Media becomes your Social Life</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Being alone you stop for a while and hit Facebook. That’s when your troubles really begin because you either start surfing within Facebook as one connection leads to another.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Or . . . your life starts to revolve around Facebook and you sink into the fantasy world of what everybody else is doing. And begin to lead your life on theirs. And you may start texting or adding posts to these “friends” pages whom are really at best just acquaintances and often almost strangers. And this can lead to you not only wasting time but also getting trapped in situations you just don’t want.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So . . . basically your social life just vanishes into thin air, to be replaced with a fantasy world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all need to socialise but you’ve cut yourself off. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">You can’t have a Sick Day</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Working for yourself means you usually can’t afford to take a sick day, or snowed in day when you just can’t get to work. When you just need to roll out of bed and slouch down to your work area there’s just no excuse. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So not only do you miss those days which could be spend out snowballing or just having a bit of fun. You stay alone, working. Outside you see Mums and Dads having fun with their kids. You aren’t paid by the hour. You have to complete to compete.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Are you busy? Can you just . . . ?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And you know what’s coming next. Nobody thinks you work. Your time is almost your own. But on second thoughts it not. Your time is everybody else’s. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Sorry to bother you but can you just drop Mary off at college. She’s late and it’ll only take you 10 minutes” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes!. Suddenly that 10 minutes is 10 minutes there and 10 minutes back. “And whilst you are out we need some milk and a loaf of bread. Can you just stop off and get it? Oh and don’t use the corner shop, they are too expensive.” So you go out of your way to the supermarket. The total time is now over an hour!! </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Then there are the friends who drop in or call you and want to tell you about their latest escapade with the car parking in town. And that’s another hour gone. So you decide to clamp down on this and tell everyone that you are working and not on a sabbatical. That works for a couple of days then back to the old routine.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Working in an office and nobody calls you to do a pick up! Everybody respects that you are working.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Your Neighbours wonder what you do</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsuy2lACItWAWeb82D_Hn2E1EK9fX4wp-UfEoseu39n3nw5hd88XGqxmkj-w5pt4AUOTZrCZyr5Ypu1-e2Itt6yt8MPx71pE7PdTG_VmukC3dKqmfwNWxepDCXqQhyphenhyphenoap2hsT/s1600/man-with-symbol-05.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsuy2lACItWAWeb82D_Hn2E1EK9fX4wp-UfEoseu39n3nw5hd88XGqxmkj-w5pt4AUOTZrCZyr5Ypu1-e2Itt6yt8MPx71pE7PdTG_VmukC3dKqmfwNWxepDCXqQhyphenhyphenoap2hsT/s200/man-with-symbol-05.png" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">What does Jim do all day? He doesn’t seem to work and when he goes out he looks so unkempt. Maybe he lost his job. Maybe he’s an alcoholic. He’s always in old clothes. Strange man isn’t he.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And suddenly you are being accosted when you go out and asked some strange searching questions<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. . .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or you are ignored. So once again you are losing that social interaction and get strange looks. So you are talking and drop into the conversation that you write courses online. And you get those funny looks and you can almost hear the gears in their brains clinking into action “What does he mean? I don’t really like to ask because he’ll think I’m stupid” </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Looking Good</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Remember when you wore a suit every day? Those were the days. Looked good, felt good. Knew you were the smart guy. Always a sharp dresser.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Working from home it’s sloppy joe time. No need to dress up. Old jeans, trainers and a sweatshirt. Fine. You feel comfortable. Some-one had told you that when you dressed well and felt good then your work was better. But you just can’t be bothered. And your work does probably suffer. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">You look at yourself in the mirror and suddenly realise that you need a shave if you’re a guy or haven’t used make-up for days as a woman and you look like you are recovering from a hangover. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Office Parties a thing of the past</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember those office parties? Xmas or some other celebration like a birthday or leaving. Any excuse. Leave work, head for a bar or go for a meal and have a laugh. Get to know everyone better and let your hair down. It’s time to relax.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">But working alone you have nobody to celebrate with. You could go down the pub and sit in the corner. No. Just forget it. You can’t even reclaim the tax on a Christmas dinner. Ah well. Better get on with work.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Getting some exercise</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I worked in an office some years ago selling conservatories by phone. This was about 1998. We used to do the whole sale by phone. No salesman visiting to close the deal. It was hard but rewarding. But my point here is that every lunchtime a couple of us would go out and just walk for about 30 minutes. It was an industrial estate so nothing particular to see. But we used to get back to work and be active in the afternoon whilst everyone else began to get tired. I also rememeber that I was pretty fit.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Working alone you’ll keep going all day and then wonder why you are tired in the afternoon. You’ll have forgotten what fresh air smells like and you will become lethargic. Life will be work, work, work.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">But it’s not all Bad</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I’ve listed out the bad things about working for yourself from home but there are some great advantages. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">You don’t have to slop around the house or feel isolated. You can have a work/life balance and be respected by your friends and neighbours. You just need to bring that discipline you have in working for a company into your life. It does mean self discipline but you just need to get some new habits into place. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The main benefits, however, in working for yourself is that you can achieve what you want. Whether you want money, fame, satisfaction or anything else, it’s possible. If you work for yourself now, you’ll know this is true. There is nobody else you need to rely upon. Just yourself. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Be positive. Ta<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">k</span>e Action </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRH0FcAZc5ftLYHjfjHZvSABQ5NuUGMY_pMNeMH0yPMft2AtCx4KlX6V9jGWw2hwpT-cixhHOHdK95L404sgxg9Nb8sO9A9ssvJ3XpNepHBwZvJOBUFeoM7X0mnez4sY8oy9QV/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRH0FcAZc5ftLYHjfjHZvSABQ5NuUGMY_pMNeMH0yPMft2AtCx4KlX6V9jGWw2hwpT-cixhHOHdK95L404sgxg9Nb8sO9A9ssvJ3XpNepHBwZvJOBUFeoM7X0mnez4sY8oy9QV/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>Mike Leahy SwanTVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093360457174282123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37403170.post-11357386669207524432016-04-06T13:54:00.000+01:002020-03-18T20:23:25.885+00:00Working from Home. 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mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} </style><![endif]--> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Working from home is just great. There are some really good benefits but you have to be so focussed and selfish you’d not believe. If you slip you’ll find you can be crushed by the outside forces and the inner torment that can just destroy you.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I’ve worked from home for over 25 years apart from some short spells and I’ve gone through the best of times and worse of times. So here are some of the hurdles you’ll find on the path to home working success. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Work/Life balance</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Working for a company gives you the structure that separates your life into segments. You get up, dress and groom yourself, travel to work for a set time, finish at a set time or work agreed overtime and then leave and go to your home life. Sometimes you might take work </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNWtFA6SriLv8i3wDLOt5LQbxN0kHwPEx6IslHl3Nga3WyUdw8iVbYIqcU_3GttSRmSezajlcWWqsKM2dLd8sBCORPdRlAwagwcgJEXwpp7If2YBrqyrg0ztUjvJ-_WWhaZCD/s1600/photo_18287_20100630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNWtFA6SriLv8i3wDLOt5LQbxN0kHwPEx6IslHl3Nga3WyUdw8iVbYIqcU_3GttSRmSezajlcWWqsKM2dLd8sBCORPdRlAwagwcgJEXwpp7If2YBrqyrg0ztUjvJ-_WWhaZCD/s200/photo_18287_20100630.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">home but usually you can stop working when you leave the office and not start again until you arrive next morning.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Working from home means you probably never stop working. You might have a home office but its usual to work on the dining or kitchen table in the evenings and even as soon as you get out of bed. It’s like an addiction. Whether you love it or hate it, you just can’t get away. You are tied to your business, probably your laptop which is constantly always switched on.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Mealtimes go out the Window and you famine or feast</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Remember when someone yelled out “Anyone for a bacon buttie?” and there was a rush to pay the guy who was going to the sandwich bar to pick them up. Lunchtime comes and you go out, eat in the staff restroom or even work at your desk, but at least you ate at regular times. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now you are working on that priority project or just get carried away and forget the time. Suddenly it’s 4 in the afternoon and you haven’t eaten. So you make a sandwich or grab a ready to eat snack. Then just a hour later you have a family meal but aren’t very hungry. Or you are drinking coffee with 2 sugars and snacking continuously during the day. Then wonder why your clothes don’t fit!! </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">You become isolated</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">You worked with others and that had its ups and downs. But in the main you have an office social life where you interact with others. Might be small talk about what you did last night, the TV or football. Could be office meetings or discussing work. But you are talking to others usually in an informal way with people you are familiar with. For some, the office life is their life where they are maybe unhappy or lonely at home.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now compare that with working at home. You are working alone, either in your home office, or on the kitchen table. Or perhaps making a video, but still alone. The radio may be on but there’s nobody to talk to. The phone rings and it’s a problem. You have to face up to everything on your own, nobody to sit down with and discuss what to do. OK! There are internet forums and support but these are remote and you can never be absolutely sure of </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAq0z5K4eIYixk6FL-MdeSJ_RtDXNz7A0PiH1gnw0Any0fEIj729lb85OKITibCKfwRoHnuti12MUZ6nRxWaujO2uXg0uFBmutGwXsqjml-APFM9_1KGhdarVTCJbVesap8Ca/s1600/3D-Women-Stop-02.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAq0z5K4eIYixk6FL-MdeSJ_RtDXNz7A0PiH1gnw0Any0fEIj729lb85OKITibCKfwRoHnuti12MUZ6nRxWaujO2uXg0uFBmutGwXsqjml-APFM9_1KGhdarVTCJbVesap8Ca/s320/3D-Women-Stop-02.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">the people you meet online. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So you finish up becoming quite isolated. And that might have an effect on your personality and your relationships with your family. And it certainly can add stress and uncertainty. Do you begin to prefer your own company, do you start talking to yourself! Do you start talking to your pet goldfish.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Social Media becomes your Social Life</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Being alone you stop for a while and hit Facebook. That’s when your troubles really begin because you either start surfing within Facebook as one connection leads to another.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Or . . . your life starts to revolve around Facebook and you sink into the fantasy world of what everybody else is doing. And begin to lead your life on theirs. And you may start texting or adding posts to these “friends” pages whom are really at best just acquaintances and often almost strangers. And this can lead to you not only wasting time but also getting trapped in situations you just don’t want.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So . . . basically your social life just vanishes into thin air, to be replaced with a fantasy world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all need to socialise but you’ve cut yourself off. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">You can’t have a Sick Day</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Working for yourself means you usually can’t afford to take a sick day, or snowed in day when you just can’t get to work. When you just need to roll out of bed and slouch down to your work area there’s just no excuse. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">So not only do you miss those days which could be spend out snowballing or just having a bit of fun. You stay alone, working. Outside you see Mums and Dads having fun with their kids. You aren’t paid by the hour. You have to complete to compete.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Are you busy? Can you just . . . ?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And you know what’s coming next. Nobody thinks you work. Your time is almost your own. But on second thoughts it not. Your time is everybody else’s. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Sorry to bother you but can you just drop Mary off at college. She’s late and it’ll only take you 10 minutes” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes!. Suddenly that 10 minutes is 10 minutes there and 10 minutes back. “And whilst you are out we need some milk and a loaf of bread. Can you just stop off and get it? Oh and don’t use the corner shop, they are too expensive.” So you go out of your way to the supermarket. The total time is now over an hour!! </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Then there are the friends who drop in or call you and want to tell you about their latest escapade with the car parking in town. And that’s another hour gone. So you decide to clamp down on this and tell everyone that you are working and not on a sabbatical. That works for a couple of days then back to the old routine.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Working in an office and nobody calls you to do a pick up! Everybody respects that you are working.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Your Neighbours wonder what you do</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsuy2lACItWAWeb82D_Hn2E1EK9fX4wp-UfEoseu39n3nw5hd88XGqxmkj-w5pt4AUOTZrCZyr5Ypu1-e2Itt6yt8MPx71pE7PdTG_VmukC3dKqmfwNWxepDCXqQhyphenhyphenoap2hsT/s1600/man-with-symbol-05.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsuy2lACItWAWeb82D_Hn2E1EK9fX4wp-UfEoseu39n3nw5hd88XGqxmkj-w5pt4AUOTZrCZyr5Ypu1-e2Itt6yt8MPx71pE7PdTG_VmukC3dKqmfwNWxepDCXqQhyphenhyphenoap2hsT/s200/man-with-symbol-05.png" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">What does Jim do all day? He doesn’t seem to work and when he goes out he looks so unkempt. Maybe he lost his job. Maybe he’s an alcoholic. He’s always in old clothes. Strange man isn’t he.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And suddenly you are being accosted when you go out and asked some strange searching questions<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. . .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or you are ignored. So once again you are losing that social interaction and get strange looks. So you are talking and drop into the conversation that you write courses online. And you get those funny looks and you can almost hear the gears in their brains clinking into action “What does he mean? I don’t really like to ask because he’ll think I’m stupid” </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Looking Good</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Remember when you wore a suit every day? Those were the days. Looked good, felt good. Knew you were the smart guy. Always a sharp dresser.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Working from home it’s sloppy joe time. No need to dress up. Old jeans, trainers and a sweatshirt. Fine. You feel comfortable. Some-one had told you that when you dressed well and felt good then your work was better. But you just can’t be bothered. And your work does probably suffer. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">You look at yourself in the mirror and suddenly realise that you need a shave if you’re a guy or haven’t used make-up for days as a woman and you look like you are recovering from a hangover. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Office Parties a thing of the past</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember those office parties? Xmas or some other celebration like a birthday or leaving. Any excuse. Leave work, head for a bar or go for a meal and have a laugh. Get to know everyone better and let your hair down. It’s time to relax.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">But working alone you have nobody to celebrate with. You could go down the pub and sit in the corner. No. Just forget it. You can’t even reclaim the tax on a Christmas dinner. Ah well. Better get on with work.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Getting some exercise</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I worked in an office some years ago selling conservatories by phone. This was about 1998. We used to do the whole sale by phone. No salesman visiting to close the deal. It was hard but rewarding. But my point here is that every lunchtime a couple of us would go out and just walk for about 30 minutes. It was an industrial estate so nothing particular to see. But we used to get back to work and be active in the afternoon whilst everyone else began to get tired. I also rememeber that I was pretty fit.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Working alone you’ll keep going all day and then wonder why you are tired in the afternoon. You’ll have forgotten what fresh air smells like and you will become lethargic. Life will be work, work, work.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">But it’s not all Bad</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I’ve listed out the bad things about working for yourself from home but there are some great advantages. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">You don’t have to slop around the house or feel isolated. You can have a work/life balance and be respected by your friends and neighbours. You just need to bring that discipline you have in working for a company into your life. It does mean self discipline but you just need to get some new habits into place. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The main benefits, however, in working for yourself is that you can achieve what you want. Whether you want money, fame, satisfaction or anything else, it’s possible. If you work for yourself now, you’ll know this is true. There is nobody else you need to rely upon. Just yourself. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Be positive. Ta<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">k</span>e Action </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRH0FcAZc5ftLYHjfjHZvSABQ5NuUGMY_pMNeMH0yPMft2AtCx4KlX6V9jGWw2hwpT-cixhHOHdK95L404sgxg9Nb8sO9A9ssvJ3XpNepHBwZvJOBUFeoM7X0mnez4sY8oy9QV/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRH0FcAZc5ftLYHjfjHZvSABQ5NuUGMY_pMNeMH0yPMft2AtCx4KlX6V9jGWw2hwpT-cixhHOHdK95L404sgxg9Nb8sO9A9ssvJ3XpNepHBwZvJOBUFeoM7X0mnez4sY8oy9QV/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>Mike Leahy SwanTVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093360457174282123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37403170.post-65939399738731944212016-02-19T10:57:00.000+00:002020-03-18T20:23:26.232+00:00Actions Speak louder . . . <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hi Guys</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Taking Action is the seed for everything. For without action there is no future.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MJOTuXPPyjU/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MJOTuXPPyjU?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Take a look at this very short video I made in January, last month. Not raining for a change but was it windy. But I had to do it. If you put off actions because of circumstances you'll never get anything done.</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoygUqQ0Mbl-XDnz6dCf1pyAqZO0E17H_l8ZJ8mmR-59vVPTK72X31EtbC1E_WivZz_tTslKhdK_qU8g6T4v_SOrnsci9EqUCzLlZ4wO0ARvBeRda6FrrAQaAJfM82vxNttLzqiQ/s1600/photo_16234_20100508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoygUqQ0Mbl-XDnz6dCf1pyAqZO0E17H_l8ZJ8mmR-59vVPTK72X31EtbC1E_WivZz_tTslKhdK_qU8g6T4v_SOrnsci9EqUCzLlZ4wO0ARvBeRda6FrrAQaAJfM82vxNttLzqiQ/s320/photo_16234_20100508.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So coughing liked an old man (ok no jokes please!) I set off for the beach. Wrapped up warm I was still cold as the wind shook me. I felt that although the wind was spoiling the true sound, it was important to carry on. And in fact I think the wind adds a new dimension, and you can hear me clearly.</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivfnKtMwAqcSgBfQLJDw2Ses9deXJlrBSqBrukZjJVSujNbemUNtzPYDEJDixl6GhS0SyVZe5OL149HnvSVTVR_Kj6CIlHRjjhZybGcRqUg6iepPbp66uGffvWYwDOwFeIli0Aw/s1600/runner-beans-1073214_1920.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivfnKtMwAqcSgBfQLJDw2Ses9deXJlrBSqBrukZjJVSujNbemUNtzPYDEJDixl6GhS0SyVZe5OL149HnvSVTVR_Kj6CIlHRjjhZybGcRqUg6iepPbp66uGffvWYwDOwFeIli0Aw/s1600/runner-beans-1073214_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We all need to dream but then we must turn that seed of a dream into reality. Just think about seeds for one moment. I used to grow vegetables in my garden and greenhouse and kept back some seeds each year. Now most seeds are better bought because they are cultivated by the seed suppliers to be genetically good to succeed. Sometimes you take your own seeds from your produce and they turn out to be bad and either don't grow at all or are disfigured. In the end the only seeds I kept were from my runner beans and the </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">originals had been given to me by an elderly neighbor who, in turn, had been given them by her neighbor many years previously. And every year they grew consistently good. Every year they gave a bumper crop of delicious beans. So many in fact that we gave many away to friends and neighbors and still had enough for our daily needs plus sufficient to freeze and give us many more meals. By the way there are two points here. First, be kind and generous to </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivfnKtMwAqcSgBfQLJDw2Ses9deXJlrBSqBrukZjJVSujNbemUNtzPYDEJDixl6GhS0SyVZe5OL149HnvSVTVR_Kj6CIlHRjjhZybGcRqUg6iepPbp66uGffvWYwDOwFeIli0Aw/s1600/runner-beans-1073214_1920.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivfnKtMwAqcSgBfQLJDw2Ses9deXJlrBSqBrukZjJVSujNbemUNtzPYDEJDixl6GhS0SyVZe5OL149HnvSVTVR_Kj6CIlHRjjhZybGcRqUg6iepPbp66uGffvWYwDOwFeIli0Aw/s320/runner-beans-1073214_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a>friends and neighbours, secondly without me taking action every year we would not have had delicious beans freshly grown. I used to pick them, top and tail them and then straight into a pan of boiling water. Minutes later drained, butter added and onto the plate. </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I read last week that over half of the population spend more than an hour a day think about their future and dreaming about what they want. And many of these dreams can be turned into reality by just taking the first step. OK! So its going to be a struggle to be an astronaut if you haven't had a reasonable education including (probably science) and a university degree. You can't fly without wings. But . . you could start looking for your dream job. You could take a course in something you are interested in, you could take driving lessons, take a second job and start saving for that new house or holiday or car. </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you really want it you can do it. Remember! There's no gain without pain. Most times it is uncomfortable starting to work towards your dream. But try to forget that pain and just do it.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And when you start leave a comment here. I really want to know what you are doing. </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEzRXtrum8_zIBVZlBjbsIdtj2KK7UiyDVwiDpYBleVZ7yEkJoB1ZuxWfaq43YQPm4kudf_2CKyAH_mofAr3H0YF_AL1ZJAZvNXVOTF4EtALsPCX2fwFuoUzJ-liIbbQ7-YJhcQ/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEzRXtrum8_zIBVZlBjbsIdtj2KK7UiyDVwiDpYBleVZ7yEkJoB1ZuxWfaq43YQPm4kudf_2CKyAH_mofAr3H0YF_AL1ZJAZvNXVOTF4EtALsPCX2fwFuoUzJ-liIbbQ7-YJhcQ/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mike Leahy SwanTVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093360457174282123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37403170.post-48821758999152695532016-02-01T15:15:00.000+00:002020-03-18T20:23:26.370+00:00Watch your Manners. Learn with us - here<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT</span></b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hi Guys </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My new course "<a href="http://tinyurl.com/zzweqzn" target="_blank"><i>Manners maketh Man & Woman</i></a>" is now completed and available. As a special introduction to this and my other courses I am offering it free for 2 days only. This offer will finish on Thursday 4th February at midnight GMT.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJA6-4ToSbBMv0us1A9yWeTv0urXlWc9Tf8s5UeN66DodK-c2vThJJn_KQ9GB_fNDP_9fas7ojHhfGlqwuNvipZ7XrIkFFq_fhs0AvSdkDqkUWB2Srj7tpmAQXC_WL4Y_AgdQ7Vw/s1600/manners.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJA6-4ToSbBMv0us1A9yWeTv0urXlWc9Tf8s5UeN66DodK-c2vThJJn_KQ9GB_fNDP_9fas7ojHhfGlqwuNvipZ7XrIkFFq_fhs0AvSdkDqkUWB2Srj7tpmAQXC_WL4Y_AgdQ7Vw/s400/manners.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To get immediate free enrollment </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">copy and paste this link <b><a href="http://tinyurl.com/zzweqzn">http://tinyurl.com/zzweqzn</a> </b>Please share this link whilst it lasts.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All my courses include lifelong access so that you get all future updates and additional content. All these courses are being continually updated: for example I have just added 5 new videos to "The Complete Guide for Overseas Students in the UK" covering how to get a part-time job during studying and full-time job when graduated, plus new videos on English manners. </span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9rVGz8eg7pfLu3oYbD_8AjdE-tvUrVo6sjEaK238A_zWZsp-NEnGJJTmkM9hU9-_HHYiBJwYhEsyEJjGBSyFTI6ee5dLxgo30aVqrujji7BCdl5KBg9TXZHy3tXkQXjZ_u9gSw/s1600/wall-837313_1280%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9rVGz8eg7pfLu3oYbD_8AjdE-tvUrVo6sjEaK238A_zWZsp-NEnGJJTmkM9hU9-_HHYiBJwYhEsyEJjGBSyFTI6ee5dLxgo30aVqrujji7BCdl5KBg9TXZHy3tXkQXjZ_u9gSw/s200/wall-837313_1280%25281%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is a huge market for online courses and I am very pleased to hear from you if you would like to create a course to go on my site. I can give you all the help you need to produce this and you'll not necessarily have to appear </span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5bKYAlS6wRpNNK9A-XpMhm5wkBxf6a5Q3cqTeh0xpv56UNOTUqIWR1Pz0TeUqrAA5TebgYAt4zxQWtEM51dZ2QluC1cEFFG6osdK9yqovgY7J9h1vXzY6NiI_IkVzk7mPn1jpA/s1600/laptop-1071781_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5bKYAlS6wRpNNK9A-XpMhm5wkBxf6a5Q3cqTeh0xpv56UNOTUqIWR1Pz0TeUqrAA5TebgYAt4zxQWtEM51dZ2QluC1cEFFG6osdK9yqovgY7J9h1vXzY6NiI_IkVzk7mPn1jpA/s200/laptop-1071781_1280.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">yourself. There are alternatives such as Powerpoint presentations, animation, using an actor (through a low cost agency) and more. I can show you how to set up a home studio in a small space such as a bedroom or living room, enhance the audio, edit video and much more. Interested? Leave a comment or e-mail me personally at ask@mikeleahy.com<a href="mailto:ask@mikeleahy.com" target="_blank">ask@mikeleahy.com </a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Not only will you be sharing information and helping others but you'll make some spare cash too. This is a great opportunity. You probably have a skill or knowledge that you haven't thought about. Maybe you are a keen gardener, cook, keep fish, have a second language, have coding knowledge, photographer, are a good dresser or can do brilliant make-up. Maybe you want to create a religious course, meditation, losing weight or keeping fit. One course I saw was a man training in his living room. He started making video when he started his workouts. It was remarkable how he did turn from a weak frame to muscular and because the course followed his progress it was seen as genuine and sold well. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And you don't have to be a genius. So long as you know more than the average person about your subject then you can create a course. I'm happy to work on joint ventures too, so if you have the knowledge we can work together if you wish.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Many people say that they can find everything fee online, and yes you can. But courses are better because everything is together and there is a 30 day full money back guarantee on all courses on my site so you can depend on the tutor as being reliable and good. Courses are usually inclusive, by which I mean that you have everything in one place. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It doesn't have to be a paid course. Some people like to just share their interest and run free courses. That's fine with me. The <a href="https://learningcentre.zenler.com/" target="_blank">Learning Centre</a> is a general resource that is growing. </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So to recap</span></span></b><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enrol in my manners course for free <a href="http://tinyurl.com/zzweqzn" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">CLICK HERE</span> </a></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you want to create your own course contact me.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Have a great life. Watch this space. Please follow me<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEzRXtrum8_zIBVZlBjbsIdtj2KK7UiyDVwiDpYBleVZ7yEkJoB1ZuxWfaq43YQPm4kudf_2CKyAH_mofAr3H0YF_AL1ZJAZvNXVOTF4EtALsPCX2fwFuoUzJ-liIbbQ7-YJhcQ/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEzRXtrum8_zIBVZlBjbsIdtj2KK7UiyDVwiDpYBleVZ7yEkJoB1ZuxWfaq43YQPm4kudf_2CKyAH_mofAr3H0YF_AL1ZJAZvNXVOTF4EtALsPCX2fwFuoUzJ-liIbbQ7-YJhcQ/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmP74JSGtK7p_TwFDumQGSdmydz8-EyLfvGQqa4DlTo-JeB303rLIu73xgeFsIUS5FbIFIAWx-6WpruB0BRkYJGKFKo1iuYapwblTZbU3BXbuPbwJV8IHCzmRFy8nGH18mRrzobg/s1600/board-784347_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmP74JSGtK7p_TwFDumQGSdmydz8-EyLfvGQqa4DlTo-JeB303rLIu73xgeFsIUS5FbIFIAWx-6WpruB0BRkYJGKFKo1iuYapwblTZbU3BXbuPbwJV8IHCzmRFy8nGH18mRrzobg/s320/board-784347_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Be an educator</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Be a learner</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Get the knowledge </span><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span>Mike Leahy SwanTVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093360457174282123noreply@blogger.com0