My phone contract was up for renewal last Autumn. I wasn’t really inspired by the upgrade options for me as an iPhone user. A newer…
Author: Rich Lord
An inspiring, smiling, motivational blogger
Enabling others to be the best they can be
I have spoken many a time in the past about leadership, management styles, and how some people in certain roles naturally get the best out…
Smartest in the room?
If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room. I bought this print a few years ago. It says ‘If you’re…
Compliments and praise
When a complete stranger gives you a compliment, it means a lot. When a friend or acquaintance gives you a compliment, we struggle to…
Enabling hope in others
There is one thing within all of us that is a powerful source of energy. That thing is hope. Hope is an amazing thing –…
A massive opportunity to do good
A new era has started and it’s got us getting our trainers on! As this week starts the launch of Pontefract’s newest running group –…
Why I resigned from Pontefract A.C.
Having been a member of Pontefract Athletic Club for the last five years and run leader for the last two years, it wasn’t going to…
Others think you should do things differently
Everyone else is an expert in what you do Thinking things should be done differently is a feeling that we’ve all had before. Having ideas…
National Compliment Day
January 24th is National Compliment Day, a day where people are encouraged to pay a compliment to someone else. By being thankful, appreciative, kind, and…
A positive anything is better than a negative nothing
There is a saying that ‘A positive anything is better than a negative nothing.’ Sounds good but what does it mean? My interpretation is…
Cognitive dissonance
Here is one of my new pieces of wall art. It is called Cognitive Dissonance. This is the perception of contradictory information where your…
Heal the pain
“Be good to yourself, ‘Cause nobody else Has the power to make you happy.” These words from George Michael’s 1991 song ‘Heal The Pain’…