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| 17 Jan 2007 04:52:36 pm |
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Robert Ashton has another helpful book on the shelves for us to delve into, and is allowing us at Select to share with you the introduction.
I found the book easy to read, I like Robert’s style of writing, friendly and to the point, and packed with good ideas. I felt that lots of people would enjoy it and get a lot out of it. The book is supported by a website and if you want more information about Robert you can always check out his site which has loads of useful bits of information. www.robertashton.co.uk. Of course if you want to meet him in the flesh please invite him to speak at one of your events - just let us know the date and we'll make all the arrangements. He's always happy to bring along his books for sale.
Here are a couple of testimonials for the book from people who think like me:
‘Robert writes it like it is, simple, practical and actually achievable’, Fred Smith, Charity manager
‘Robert’s book is full of common sense, a welcome change to the many self help books that frankly are full of nonsense!’, Jenny Jones, life coach
Introduction to ‘The Life Plan’
Congratulations! By opening this book you have taken the most important step towards changing your life for the better. That’s not to say I’m suggesting the life you’re leading now is lacking; it’s just that I know that every one of us has the potential to be happier and more fulfilled.
We all have things we’d like to change. Things we don’t feel are quite under our control or within our reach. Perhaps you’ve already tried to shift some of the things that irritate you and it didn’t quite work. Don’t worry, that’s quite normal. What really matters is that you’re prepared to keep trying until you succeed.
Success usually results from the cumulative effect of lots of small steps. You might not be able to scramble over a high wall; it’s difficult, painful and there’s a real danger of falling. Find a ladder however and you can climb that same wall in short easy steps, pausing for a break whenever you want. This book is your ladder; it will help you scale the barriers to your own happiness and success.
So what does ‘The Life Plan’ give you that is different? Here are ten good reasons why I think you’ll enjoy reading this book.
1. It’s simple – I always find it easier to walk than to take giant leaps and guess you do too. This book contains hundreds of small steps you can take to make life better.
2. You’re in charge – The book is clearly indexed and the tips are presented in lists of ten. It’s easy to navigate your own route through the book. I’d be a fool to assume I know where you want to start; you choose.
3. I’d do it so why not you? – I’m a very simple sort of chap. I’m not terribly brave and there’s nothing in this book I haven’t or wouldn’t try myself. Nowhere do I advocate walking on hot coals!
4. No dictionary needed – I read one self improvement book that was full of words I don’t use. Using a dictionary is educational but it does little for your self confidence. This book uses plan English.
5. It’s realistic – We are all daunted by people who are better at things than we are. Human nature is to spot where we’re weak and forget where we’re strong. This book shows you how improve things, but does not claim to be able to make you superhuman – sorry.
6. It’s fun – Personal development should not be like a trip to the dentist; something you endure to free yourself of pain. It should be more like a holiday, helping you create the opportunity to try new things. There’s nothing here you won’t enjoy.
7. It doesn’t cost any more – Changing your life is not about spending money. This book is not a shopping list for things you can’t really afford. In fact it shows you how to save money instead!
8. It reaches the parts . . . – You’ll be amazed at some of the aspects of life this book encourages you to change for the better. Remember that this game is all about making lots of small changes, not a few big ones. Big ones hurt and small ones don’t.
9. There’s a website too – Once you buy the book, you can visit www.TheLifePlan.net and sign up for my e-newsletters. You can also use the promotional code RDR01 to get one month’s free access to the subscription only content. The website enables you to swap ideas with other readers and help each other along.
10. It’s yours – We are all unique and different and this is your personal journey through life. This book is begging you to highlight sections, insert little pieces of paper and even scribble notes in the margin. It’s personal to you and for you alone. Enjoy! |
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| 17 Jan 2007 04:50:15 pm |
| Mission Africa with Ken Hames and Nick Knowles |
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The dishy Ken Hames is on our screens again in another thrilling series packed with adventure and trials.
This time he has taken 15 trainees from the building, trade select3ed from hundreds of applicants across the UK, to the African Bush to embark on the difficult mission of building a tourist village.
Ken who is known to us fro his incredible Beyond Boundaries programmes has this time joined forces with Nick Knowles of DIY SOS deep in the hostile frontier lands of Northern Kenya in the primitive Sera Conservancy with no water and wild animals for company.
Episode 3 will go out on the 24th January BBC One at 8.30 pm. Where in one of the hottest places on earth Nick’s attempts to get water for concrete have ended in disaster and now the team is running out of drinking water. Attempts by expedition leader Ken Hames and his team to capture a herd of Giraffe start well and end in tragedy.
To follow and support this incredible project log on to www.missionafrica.co.uk. |
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| 17 Jan 2007 04:32:39 pm |
| On-Line Presentation Skills Training - Any time any place an |
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Select is pleased to announce that in association with Ron Aldridge we are involved in the first ever (as far as we know) on-line presentation skills training website www.psychologyofperforming.co.uk
The website is written and presented by our key trainer Ron Aldridge. It’s as good as a one-to-one with Ron as he is video linked to you to teach you presentation skills. Yes it’s just like being in the same room with Ron, which means that you can learn presentation skills via your computer any time of the day or the night from wherever you are.
Ron’s down-to-earth approach is easy to follow and effective and is appropriate for speakers at all levels of their ability.
It’s also ideal if you want to refresh a particular element of presenting as the training is given on-line in nine modules. Watch the free introduction at www.psychologyofperforming.co.uk. |
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| 16 Jan 2007 07:07:57 pm |
| *The Man the Government tried to Silence is ready to speak! |
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Craig Murray is the author of ‘Murder in Samarkand’.
The book is based on his time as the United Kingdom's Ambassador to Uzbekistan until he was removed from his post in October 2004 after exposing appalling human rights abuses by the US-funded regime of President Islam Karimov. In this candid and at times shocking memoir, he lays bare the dark and dirty underside of the War on Terror. In Uzbekistan, the land of Alexander the Great and Tamburlaine, lurks one of the most hideous tyrannies on earth - one founded on cotton slavery and brutal torture. As neighbouring 'liberated' Afghanistan produces record levels of heroin, the Uzbek rulers cash in on massive trafficking. They are even involved in trafficking their own women to prostitution in the West. But this did not prevent Karimov being viewed as a key US ally in the War on Terror.
When Craig Murray arrived in Uzbekistan, he was a young Ambassador with a brilliant career and a taste for whisky and women. But after hearing accounts of dissident prisoners being boiled to death and innocent people being raped and murdered by agents of the state, he started to question both his role and that of his country in so-called 'democratising' states. When Murray decided to go public with his shocking findings, Washington and 10 Downing Street reached the conclusion that he had to go. But Uzbekistan had changed the high-living diplomat and there was no way he was going to go quietly.
To find our more about Craig and his story go to www.craigmurray.co.uk.
*Also see the piece about making the book into a film on this Blog: Coming to a Cinema near You... Our Man in Tashkent.
Craig is available for speaking engagements through Select www.select-speakers.com or by contacting: carol@select-speakers.com |
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| 16 Jan 2007 07:06:56 pm |
| Coming to a cinema near you ... Our Man in Tashkent |
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Extract from an article by Ewen MacAskill in The Guardian March 2006
One of the most embarrassing episodes for the Foreign Office in recent years is about to become even more embarrassing. British film-makers are planning to make a movie for release next year about the exploits of the renegade British ambassador, Craig Murray, with Steve Coogan in the running to play him.
The producer, Michael Winterbottom, who directed The Road to Guantánamo and A Cock and Bull Story, which starred Coogan, has bought the film rights to Mr Murray's Murder in Samarkand, an account of his two years as ambassador to Uzbekistan.
While Mr Murray, 47, was ambassador, he made many public statements condemning the regime of the Uzbekistan president, Islam Karimov, for its atrocious human rights record. At the time, the US government was seeking Mr Karimov's help, especially in using Uzbekistan as a base for US operations in Afghanistan after September 11.
Eva Yates, a spokeswoman for Revolution, said: "We have the rights and we are intending to make it. Because of the nature of the book, we are trying to be quite discreet in terms of research over there [in Uzbekistan]." She said the film was at an early stage and it had not been confirmed who was to play Mr Murray, though Coogan has a long-standing relationship with the company.
"I do not come across as a hero," said Mr Murray. "I am an ordinary, fallible guy who could not go along with what the government was doing. He [Coogan] likes the fact that the humour is self-deprecating."
He added: "There is a lot of satirical humour as well as total horror, really awful moments. We had a certain gallows humour in the embassy."
Asked about the sex content of the book, Mr Murray said: "There is part of me that is a bit fallible. During my couple of years in Uzbekistan, I went through a marriage break-up and started a relationship with a younger woman. The government has been trying to discredit me."
But he said this was only a small part of the book: "It is not a Jackie Collins bodice-ripper."
Craig Murray is available to speak at your next event just contact carol@select-speakers.com |
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