by Mark Donovan | Feb 11, 2022 | Uncategorised
I had just joined a new start-up division of an international organisation. I was really excited about what I could learn and achieve in my new role. Week 1 was induction week, fifteen of us had started together. All of us were a bit nervous but excited and highly...
by Mark Donovan | Feb 4, 2022 | Uncategorised
In these challenging times, the road to what we want out of life has definitely got harder! It reminds me of an experience I had in August 1991, I had just finished my bakery apprenticeship and had been studying accountancy through night school. I had no experience of...
by Mark Donovan | Jan 28, 2022 | Uncategorised
There is an old Japanese saying, ‘fall seven, rise eight’. What is hope? One kind of hope is the expectation that tomorrow will be better than today. It is the kind of hope that has us yearning for sunnier weather or a smoother path ahead. It comes without the burden...
by Mark Donovan | Jan 14, 2022 | Uncategorised
Alexander Watson-Watt is given much credit for the much smaller Royal Air Force’s turning back the German Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain in 1940. In 1935, while heading the radio department of the National Physical Laboratory, he wrote to the British...
by Mark Donovan | Dec 31, 2021 | Uncategorised
I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life goes on, and it will be better tomorrow. I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she deals with these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled...
by Mark Donovan | Dec 29, 2021 | Uncategorised
Who am I? I am your constant companion. I am your greatest helper or your heaviest burden. I will push you onward or drag you down to failure. I am completely at your command. Show me exactly what you want done and after a few lessons, I will do it automatically. I...
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