Julian F

Opportunities come to pass, not to pause: so you grab them while they're there.

Don’t trust skinny chefs or single matchmakers

If you’re an awkward person who doesn’t know how to hold conversations, the best way to make people think the opposite of you is to ask them a lot about themself. It might be basic but it truly does work, & they will want to continue to be around you. People love to talk about themselves.

Embrace failure as a stepping stone to success.

Learn from failures, grow & discover new paths to achieve your goals.

Start surrounding yourself with people who not only celebrate your achievements but genuinely get excited for you, love you loudly, and openly express their happiness and appreciation for having you in their lives.

The pain you’re experiencing can’t begin to compare to the joy that is coming.

Your success in life is largely dependent on how many uncomfortable conversations you're willing to have.

“The more you are in a state of gratitude, the more you will attract things to be grateful for” - Walt Disney

Talking is a waste of time, unless you know the one you're talking to is listening.

The unfortunate truth of owning and running a business.

Running a business is really hard.

What they don’t tell you is that it can cause severe stress and anxiety, and drains you mentally to the point of depression in even the most laid-back people.

People will talk about you, compare you to others, use you, they will view you as a service and not a person anymore.

Friends and family will expect discounts and people will value you and your hard work less than a national brand.

You have to worry about if you forget to email/message someone back, are they going to think it was on purpose? Did you disappoint them? Will they hold that against you? When in reality you just can’t get to everyone’s messages and emails.

Starting up and running a successful business puts incredible strain on personal lives and relationships, many of which fail because there is just often no work-life balance.

You need to be the agent, the worker, the admin, the marketing team, the accountant, the cleaner..... All the while being a parent, a husband or a wife, family support, friend...

There’s a reason you don’t see many people succeed in small businesses after 5-10 years. If they are successful they are overwhelmed.
It takes a toll. It’s freaking exhausting. Especially the past couple of years when so much has been out of our control.

Here’s a small reminder that we are just normal people with hectic lives.

Be kind, be patient, support small businesses…….and hopefully more of us will have success!

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If you don't sacrifice for what you want, then what you want becomes the sacrifice.

Sometimes when you're in a dark place, you think you've been buried, but actually you've been planted.

At the World Championships in Budapest, USA’s Anita Alvarez sank to the bottom of the pool.

Looking across the deck, and noticing she was under way too long, her coach, Andrea Fuentes immediately dove in after her fully clothed, pulling her to safety. Anita was unconscious and didn’t have the capacity to kick, paddle, or help herself in any way.

If Andrea would not have noticed, she would have drown.

But she knew Anita. She looked for her, quickly noticed she was under too long, then dove in without thinking twice.

This has resonated with me….

When you are under too long, who are the people that will look for you, notice, and dive in to pull you to the surface when you lose your strength to swim?

Who are the people that would do that for you?

And can someone count on you to be that person that would go looking and notice when they are under too long, diving in to support them when they are all out of fight and fuel to swim in these turbulent waters we call life?

I've been a Trainer for a few years now and today I've joined The CPD group 🥳 Looking forward to deliver lots of accredited courses ✍️✍️✍️

25 BIGGEST REGRETS IN OLD AGE:

1. Not doing more for others

2. Not being your authentic self

3. Ignoring your happiness

4. Letting the passion die

5. Ignoring your instincts

6. Not spending more time with the kids

7. Not nurturing good relationships

8. Not being more health-conscious

9. Not expressing your feelings

10. Not taking more time off to stay in touch with friends

11. Not being more romantic

12. Not taking risks

13. Not taking vacations

14. Not being more adventurous

15. Missing out on the little moments

16. Not starting a business

17. Not saving for retirement

18. Staying married for your kids

19. Holding onto grudges

20. Trying to live up to everyone's expectations

21. Worrying about other people's opinions

22. Not standing up for yourself

23. Taking life too seriously

24. Not seeing someone before they died

25. Not leaving a legacy

Take control of your life:
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It's important to know how to Listen, Reassure & Respond in a crisis or even prevent one.

✅Mental Health First Aider

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The silent treatment is a form of emotional abuse.

Intentionally punishing someone with removal of love is a coping mechanism of emotionally immature people.

It says: when you do something I don't like, I deny your very existence.

- Dr Nicole LePera

Have a small business and looking for ways to grow? Then this business workshop is for you! 🤝

From finding new effective ways to advertise, to improving the quality of the service you offer - we'll cover it all, briefly. Don't get left behind!

BBQ RULES:
We are about to enter the BBQ season. Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking activity . When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of events are put into motion:

(1) The woman buys the food.

(2) The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert.

(3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill - beer in hand.

(4) The woman remains outside the compulsory three meter exclusion zone where the exuberance of testosterone and other manly bonding activities can take place without the interference of the woman.

Here comes the important part:
(5) THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.

(6) The woman goes inside to organise the plates and cutlery.

(7) The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is looking great. He thanks her and asks if she will bring another beer while he flips the meat

Important again:
(8) THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.

(9) The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces, and brings them to the table.

(10) After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes

And most important of all:
(11) Everyone PRAISES the MAN and THANKS HIM for his cooking efforts.

(12) The man asks the woman how she enjoyed ' her night off ', and, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there's just no pleasing some women