Posts by Tony
The best time of day to ask for a...
18 Feb
[1 minute blog] You know the feeling – that sinking sensation in the pit of your stomach just before you go in and ask your boss for a pay rise. That hope that you might finally get what you deserve, alongside the horrible feeling that he’ll... [+]
Meryl Streep commitment
04 Feb
[1 minute self-development] It’s the Oscars soon, and Meryl Streep is favourite to win Best Actress for her performance in The Iron Lady. What an actress, and what a performance. Her powers of commitment and dedication to a role are legendary. I like the story... [+]
Flying hockey balls
01 Feb
Thought you might enjoy this from last weekend. It’s me unsuccessfully attempting to keep my cool at Wembley Arena under attack from flying hockey balls…
The perfect wake-up song?
30 Jan
[1 minute self-development] The more observant amongst you may have noticed that I’ve been a bit quiet the last couple of weeks. That’s because I’ve been here… (Gratuitous opportunity to put in picture of holiday.) But now I’m back, I’m having to forget all those... [+]
Busiest day of the year for...
10 Jan
[1 minute blog] Today is apparently the busiest day of the year for job-hunting. So if you’re sitting at your desk thinking, “I’d really rather be somewhere else”, stop twiddling your pen and wondering how you’ll do it, and follow these steps. First – work... [+]
[New Year's Resolutions 3] Thinking...
27 Dec
Continuing my series on New Year’s Resolutions… read this and make sure you think about your goal multiple times a day until it becomes second nature. Change your computer passwords to reflect your goal for 2012. Most of us ‘log in’ to something every day,... [+]
[New Year's Resolutions 1] Getting...
27 Dec
Happy New Year!I trust you had a great party and are ready for 2012. With a slightly blurry head, here are my first thoughts on New Year’s Resolutions. More to come later this week… Tony. My local gym will be absolutely rammed this week. Thousands... [+]
Merry Xmas, and what's happening in...
23 Dec
[1 minute self-development] My week? Apart from the usual TV stuff it’s probably the quietest few days of the year - and quite right too, we’re all thinking about Christmas, families and fun. From Boxing Day though – things start to get lively as people... [+]
How to get over fear of flying
17 Dec
[1 minute self-development] Some fun stuff last week with the Absolute Radio Christian O’Connell breakfast show. Quite apart from bringing back great memories of my radio days (I worked at the likes of Atlantic 252 and Century FM for 10 years before moving to TV),... [+]
