by Colin Pearce | May 12, 2016 | Success ideas for work and life
‘And the award for Best Listener goes to Christine Pearce!’ The whole church clapped and cheered. It was a quasi-awards night at the end of the year and people were being awarded for outstanding contributions to the members. Half the cheering was because people... 
by Colin Pearce | Apr 28, 2016 | Success ideas for work and life
I wasn’t looking for a conversation but here was a delightful invitation. (Shopping is so boring unless I can terrorise someone and feigning conversation mistakes is as good as anything.) I plonked my groceries on the check-out counter and the cheery young miss on the... 
by Colin Pearce | Oct 10, 2015 | Success ideas for work and life
The fishermen. Two poor and hungry fishermen were arguing about who should eat an oyster but could not come to terms. They clearly needed advice but there was none at hand. ‘I saw it first’, said one. ‘But I picked it up’, said the other. ‘Yes, but that’s because I...