A motivating September

It's been a great September with lots of new business enquiries, a visit to 100% Design and Design Junction, a conference about corporate communications in Brazil, a fantastic production of Certified at Leicester's Curve theatre and finally a presentation of my certificate of appointment as a Fellow of the CIPR.  Unlike the doom and gloom that seems to haunt my every morning when the Today programme comes on with the alarm clock, my experience is that clients have returned from their summer breaks re-invigorated and determined to do their utmost to create business wherever they can.  Maybe they're partly motivated by the amazing summer of sport during the Olympics and Paralympics.  I for one echo that determination, let's hope that motivation continues for the rest of the Autumn.

Leicester back on the world map again!

I can't help feeling excited about the recent archaeological discoveries in Leicester.  To find an ancient church underneath a bland, grey, city council car park is exciting enough, but yesterday's announcement of a find of remains which quite possibly could be those of King Richard III has got me reaching for my history books and re-reading about that part of British history.  I was particularly pleased to receive this morning's email from www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk  including a brilliant interview with Richard Buckley from the University of Leicester describing the find.  So pleased, I thought I'd share it - have a look at this!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRY0CLRCjM8