I came into work this morning, opened my email, and there it was. I had been dreading this email. I had heard rumours that it was on its way, and now it had arrived. My heart pounded. I've been asked to lead the quarterly presentation to one of our company's largest clients. It was a fantastic opportunity to shine in front of my company's leadership team, but right now, that was the last thing on my mind. The meeting was in five days, so the pressure was on. I had a tight dea

All the self-help books in the world are summed up in this simple but genius poem. Act on its advice and you will thrive. This is one of my favourite pieces of poetry. I say that as if I am some kind of expert and widely read. To be honest, I have never really got poetry. Yes, we did it at school, but during these lessons I mostly tuned out. It never captured my imagination. “If” is such a simple two-letter word, but somehow the genius of Rudyard Kipling turns this word into