“What does not destroy me, makes me strong.”
Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche coined the phrase “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” back in the 19th century. Actually, his words in 1889’s Twilight Of The Idols were “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”

COACHING COUNTS!

My wonderful colleague Dirk Gilleard taught me a long time ago that for any organization to succeed it must develop a coaching culture that is constantly, relentlessly and uncompromisingly asking us to stretch and develop to be our brilliant best. 

BE YOUR BRILLIANT BEST!

Whether we like it or not, our colleagues know what we think of them and we all know that children, young people, colleagues and friends live up to, or down to, our expectations of them.

NOTES TO THE HURRYING MAN!

I struggle to understand why everyone is in such a hurry all the time.

"Take pride in how far you have come

and have faith in how far you can go."

Christian Larson

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION!

This year our New Year resolution should be that we will work together to create a new learning landscape for all our  children and young people.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hope 2012 brings you and those you love peace and happiness, fun and laughter and everything you deserve. Remember that when it comes down to it the only things that really matter are faith, family and friends. With love and best wishes Chris

Twixtmas!

My colleague and friend Geoff Roberts sent me this important reminder as we approach 2012...

The future is what you make it!

"Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don’t and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said that it’d be easy, they just promised it would be worth it."

However you look at it 2011 has been a great year with successes, surprises,  brilliant stories and shared adventures!

Westfield Sports College!

I visited Westfield Sports College in Sheffield today

"There is nothing in life so difficult that it cannot be overcome. 

This faith can move mountains. It can change people. It can change the world."

Norman Vincent Peale

The 'A Team'!

Saw the 'A Team' yesterday for lunch.

SUCCESS!

We must work hard to make success commonplace. To see what works, what is successful and figure out what are the characteristics of success are so that we can make it commonplace, so that we recognise and celebrate success and continuously learn, network, co-operate and collaborate to improve and develop.