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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Goal Achievement – Letting Language Loose!
A recent series on TV had me revelling in the joy of language, and the impact it has on areas like goal achievement, self improvement, personal development, etc. The first episode concentrated on how we learn to speak, so that’s … Continue reading
A New Marathon World Record…Or Is It?
September 25th 2011, and the Berlin marathon took place in Germany. There were lots of goal achievement lessons that shouted out to me, but I want to focus on just one here – read on to find out what it … Continue reading
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Tagged goal achievement, goal setting, Gordon Bryan, marathon, motivation, Patrick Makau, personal development, self improvement, setting goals, sport, The Great Gordino Newsletter
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Ronnie Corbett – A Short Tale About Goal Achievement!
Whether you’ve heard of Ronnie Corbett or not, his early career story is full of goal achievement nuggets, which are well worth taking on board. It’s only a short tale – I’d say about 5’1”… That was a joke about … Continue reading
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Tagged entertainment, goal achievement, Gordon Bryan, motivation, personal development, Ronnie Corbett, self improvement, setting goals, The Great Gordino Newsletter, TV
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Why Is Serena Williams Still So Ugly?
I wrote an article in 2007 called ‘Why Is Serena Williams So Ugly?’ about what I felt was bad sportsmanship by the tennis player. Since then she has had a welll known outburst at the US Open at a lineswoman, … Continue reading
Remembering Rick Rescorla 2011
2011 sees the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and that’s meant the day being marked maybe more notably than the other years. Back in 2005 I wrote an article called ‘Remembering Rick Rescorla’ after reading about him, so I … Continue reading
Do You Say ‘I Surrender’ To Your Goal Achievement Needs?
I love discovering goal achievement stories, and this one comes from an area I have dipped into many times – music. Read on to find out why I ask if you say ‘I Surrender..! In an interview, I saw a … Continue reading
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Tagged goal achievement, goal setting, Gordon Bryan, Joe Lynn Turner, motivation, music, personal development, Rainbow, Ritchie Blackmore, self improvement, setting goals, The Great Gordino Newsletter
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Goal Achievement – Marvellous Moments From Mo!
Sep 4th 2011, and Mo Farah wins the 5,000 metres at the world athletics championships. You may ask ‘who is Mo Farah?’ or ‘so what?’ but the goal achievement lessons in his win are so glaring, so valuable, I had … Continue reading
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Tagged athletics, goal achievement, Gordon Bryan, Mo Farah, motivation, personal development, self improvement, setting goals, sport, The Great Gordino Newsletter
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Goal Achievement – Does 1st September Mean Time To Wind Down?
As the 1st September rolls around (which it tends to do on a regular basis!), it’s time to batten down the hatches, and get ready for that long slog through the dark cold months, putting our goal achievement on hold … Continue reading
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