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CIRCULAR Business, Finance & Security 1 Cash for Gold 22 MONEY MATTERS (Martin Lewis) 27 Swap Rate Claims

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The Property Sector 18, 19, 20 Martyn Gerrard Estates 17 Flat (Rent) 29 S&S Estates

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MIND

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Personal Power - Be Careful Who You Believe

Rejected Steven Young Steven was teased and tormented in his primary school. He wasn’t academic and didn’t seem to fit in. He just seemed obsessed with his 8mm video camera which he used to film wrecks of his Lionel train set. His greatest popularity came when others in his class would actually pay him to see this footage.

Things didn’t get much better. He was a drop-out in high school and was even incorrectly thrown into a learning disabled class. When he tried to pursue his passion he was rejected by a traditional film making school.

Then in 1965 everything changed. He packed up his dad’s briefcase with a ‘sandwich and candy bars’, dressed in a dark suit and tie and marched confidently through the gates of Universal Studios, waving at the guard who waved back.

Here’s what he did next: ‘For the entire summer I dressed in my suit and hung out with the directors and writers. I even found an office that wasn’t being used and became a squatter.

I bought some plastic tiles and put my name in the building directory – Steven Spielberg, Room 23C’. The rest is history.

Writing is Your Weakest Skill Amy Amy Tan was in a job that she did not want to be in. That is an understatement. The truth is she described her work as ‘horrible stuff’. She was in a technical writing business with billable hours. Her partner forced her to do all the estimates, going after contractors and collecting bills. She wanted to be creative and do more writing but her partner insisted that writing was Amy’s weakest ability and she should stick to what she was good at.

One day Amy made the tough choice. She quit. Her partner was none too happy – ‘You can’t quit, you’re fired! You’ll never make a dime writing!’ Amy set out to prove him wrong and clung to an inner belief that said she was creative, she had an unexplored genius and that she could go it alone.

She set about working 90 hour weeks taking on whatever assignments she could get her hands on. She poured her heart into a personal project – The Joy Luck Club about a manager who couldn’t write. It sold millions and was so popular it got made into a film in 1993. It centered around a manager who couldn’t write.

Personal power means that we listen to that inner voice that knows. That part of you that absolutely realises that there is something in you that needs to be expressed. Your job is to be the President of that inner voice in this world, represent it and help it realise itself. That is personal power. Personal power is all about where you direct your focus. If you put your mind onto your own opinion about how you should run your life you automatically give it power on every level. Suddenly your opinion will have more sway on you then that of others and you will automatically start designing your life. Begin listening to yourself and you will learn to respect the inner high court judge who is demanding you right now to do your duty to your talents and abilities, to your hopes and dreams, to the things that make you feel completely alive and fulfilled.

(Excerpt from the upcoming book ‘The Winning Mode’ by David Citron)

David Citron, MA, is the Director of The UK Centre for Leadership (UKCL) and is a Business, Life and Leadership Coach. David has been invited to speak to executives from many well known corporations and institutions including Deutsche Bank, The Carbon Trust and S&P. He is passionate about helping people realise their personal and business goals faster. David can be contacted on 07815 597 912. © David B. Citron 2014

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An MOT is not the same as a service A recent survey surmised that most people think that a service is just an MOT with another name and feel cheated that cars expect to have a paid checkup twice yearly. However, the two actually perform very different functions.

“An MOT and a scheduled service are not related, per se,” explains Diane de Voghel of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). “A regular service is essential to take care of the car and the wear and tear of its parts and fluids. The MOT is an annual safety inspection – it is not designed to repair or replace worn vehicle components.”

It is perhaps useful to use the comparison of a vaguely inebriated man - the MOT would check he could walk and talk and get himself home without endangering himself and others.

The service, however, would ply that man with coffee until he was sober, put him through an intensive fitness programme and then give careful consideration to providing a new liver.

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A full service history will also help you command a better price when selling your car.

How often should I have my car serviced?

The regularity of your car’s service depends on the make and model, not to mention your own usage. However, experts say that a car should be serviced between MOTs, so at least once a year. If you drive an older car or tend to rack up a high annual mileage, your car may require more regular servicing.

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