Rich Rewards February 19th, 2012

At a time when so many businesses are struggling why is it that some survive and others prosper? Is it the economy? Is it the climate? Well the environment is obviously going to have an effect on potential performance, but its not the cause. It’s human error that usually delivers the killer blow. Ironically the economic environment suffers due to human error too. If it’s raining outside and you go out in your underwear, you are going to catch a cold. If you stay out ill equipped for the elements, more serious things will happen. This is exactly what happens in business. Common sense plays a big part. If you go on a spending spree when your bank account is looking full, but you have… Read the Rest »

Up Hill Struggle February 12th, 2012

I am not sure how I really arrived there. Something inside of me should have set off an alarm before we started across the ledge. It can be dangerous at the best of times, with a 600 metre drop to our left and perilous winds that change direction in an instant, however the snow and ice should have been enough for me to call a halt to the exercise. It might be something about not wanting to give up, everyone had tried so hard to get this far and I was determined to help them to the top. I have climbed Snowdon hundreds of times and I have never seen the ground ice over to such extent where even the gravel was an ice rink… Read the Rest »