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How Brands Like

Manchester United

Are Getting It Wrong

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Grip that steering wheel of life, put on your seat belt and push down the accelerator pedal, hard!

Have you ever had the feeling that your life could be compared to sitting in a car driving at top speed going round bends, over bumps and squeezing between other cars yet you don’t feel you even have control of the steering wheel? This is a feeling that I think we all go through at times. Sometimes the drive is exhilarating, enjoyable and fun, a roof down, and wind in your hair dream drive. Other times, it can be terrifying, painful and you are just waiting for a mighty thump

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News Flash! It’s not good news

I used to watch the news religiously. To the point were as soon as I arrived home the news would be on to the groans of my kids and also my wife. I used to tell them that it is important to understand what is going on in the world. I used to sit and watch the same stories gradually increasing in information as the continual loop of things from around the world would cycle through each hour. CNN, BBC, Sky news and all the others have turned news into an art form where every in

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Life is not perfect, so keep making adjustments along the way.

Self doubt can be the most paralyzing feeling you experience. You can be sprinting down your path full of confidence when from no where comes self doubt and knocks you sideways. It stuns you and blocks you. It stands in front of you mocking the very things you believe. Tearing every shred of assurance you have away. It can be a terrifying experience as there is no way of seeing it coming. It often comes when after being passionately involved in something for so long with care

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BP’s logo and business practices combined

It always amazes me the level of humor and creativity that you find online. I was searching for a particular logo of a company we were presenting to and came across the link, “BP’s new logo.” So I clicked it and what I saw really made me laugh. Someone has created a new version of the BP logo made out of thick black oil. A much better fitting logo than the environmentally beautiful creation they currently have. Don’t get me wrong, as I do not believe what has happened is a la

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Happiness is a full time job

The easy way out of anything is to be upset and miserable. To see the brighter side of life takes a concerted effort on a daily basis. Don’t get me wrong, this message is probably more to me than anyone. It has taken me a while to pick up the pieces of a failed business to really see all the things I did wrong or could’ve done better. It is easy to blame other things for the cause but unless we face up to the things we also failed to do, then the future will be just a lie you

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Take the time to stop just for you

If we were to stop what we are doing today and just look around at the world we live, see the beauty in our galaxy and the wonders of our universe; everything that we have going on today, the problems or deadlines, would just pale in comparison. I know how much our daily activities take over our lives and we find ourselves chasing our own tails rather than being in control of our journey. We are often reminded by a great tragedy or maybe just sitting with a child and listenin

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Take the time to stop just for you

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Two careers, one love.

There are times recently that you are far away. Life has taken our paths into different directions. Success and ambition drives us both forward, achieving goals that seem to appear on our separate paths but always knowing that we are thinking about each other. As there is no success worth reaching and no ambition worth achieving unless we reach there together. 12 years ago you barged your way into my heart, loudly, as only you could do, whilst still radiating beauty and poise

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Two careers, one love.

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Keep it simple stupid

If I had a dollar for every time I have heard this statement in the halls and corridors in the advertising agencies I have been in all over the world, I could retire, easily, today. It is a statement you start hearing at university/college and it never seems to lose momentum at all. It is possibly the most guiding principle of advertising. Consumers do not have time to figure out a complicated story line or concept that is so deep you would need a submarine to understand it.

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Keep it simple stupid

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You can do anything, but you can’t do everything.

With a passion for everything to do with art, I often find myself lost in a maze of inspiration where I do not know which route to take. Should I write, draw, paint, photograph, sculpt or anything else that is racing around my mind to do. I would genuinely love to do everything but unfortunately time doesn’t permit when you have other commitments. But this is not an excuse. It is no excuse not to be doing one thing at least as just because you could do everything, it doesn’t

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You can do anything, but you can’t do everything.

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Leave no room in your life for ‘what if’s’

A resolution to live the life I dream and a resolution to never shrink from fear of failure. If my insecurities surface I will face them with courage and heart. Be determined on my mission to fulfill any potential I may have. I will re-examine every ounce of my abilities so that I grow the positives and improve the negatives. I will learn from the lessons in the past and be sure that I am prepared to succeed through any trials that may and probably will come my way in the com

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Leave no room in your life for ‘what if’s’

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Without challenges, you will never know what you are a capable of achieving

Every challenge we face really tests our limits of persistence, character and ambition in life. Are we willing to settle for what we have right now? or do we strive to overcome obstacles which will help us understand what we , as individuals, are truly capable of. As you move through life you notice people who seem content to stay where they are whilst others never stop trying to improve themselves. For me, it depends on what you want out of life and what makes you happy, for

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Without challenges, you will never know what you are a capable of achieving

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Never regret any decision you make, for it was the right one for you at that time.

We all make decisions in life where when we look back we question why we chose the path we did. But we should never regret anything as regret is a dark path that will never help you move forward. Just accept that that was the best decision you could make with the current state of your affairs and deal with the consequences the best way you can. Many times I have looked at situations I acted in a way counter to what I would perceive as normal for me and only later understand o

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Never regret any decision you make, for it was the right one for you at that time.

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Limitations live only in our minds

“Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.” Are the borders we assume real or are they created from our insecurities and fears? Not everyone can be the best in the world at what they do, but you can be the best you can be at something. But this takes a mindset that accepts the possibility and probability that failure will happen. I have met some of the most talented people in photography, design, advertising, art a