tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26975931146118865102024-03-05T14:46:35.382+00:00Life Clubs - a clearer way of thinkingLife Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.comBlogger291125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-58847071165999136682011-10-02T09:21:00.002+01:002014-07-07T11:32:47.374+01:00Just a reminder...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eMMauF-d9yWtvYhBb-X6uARKsOAE3BoN7GM0Qmog_c2vcc4MEc3rWt4lcLOR_YdpjbuIK1Mb1MBjuFwhw7sG2C68tHp3AxAw2QUqqBCD_MV7w3ECsSGtW8PtzM-oLch9wpwwSa6RYxk/s1600/Hand+waving+from+car.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eMMauF-d9yWtvYhBb-X6uARKsOAE3BoN7GM0Qmog_c2vcc4MEc3rWt4lcLOR_YdpjbuIK1Mb1MBjuFwhw7sG2C68tHp3AxAw2QUqqBCD_MV7w3ECsSGtW8PtzM-oLch9wpwwSa6RYxk/s400/Hand+waving+from+car.jpeg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658808536328877234" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 288px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 377px;" /></a><br />
Do move to my new <a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/blog">blog</a> and become a google friend or RSS subscriber again.<br />
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Another little piece over there waiting for you... and I'm missing your company!<br />
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Otherwise, I hope you're having a lovely weekend - I am.<br />
Best wishes,<br />
Nina<br />
PS Waving to you to come and join meLife Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-19467479079961422702011-09-25T12:03:00.003+01:002014-07-07T11:31:45.475+01:00Thank you SO much<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1-rwSJK_lHMTSxm631-EWych2KGM94oQL6eEWF31zT3DaZHdQP3q1vjHARCK96nGHdoxhb_G_N-xRl-bYXvT0iBUVvYmPfI9VjL802sIktGV1tDrAgc32uydn9sGWLd4teUwh6lNf9Y/s1600/thanx001.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1-rwSJK_lHMTSxm631-EWych2KGM94oQL6eEWF31zT3DaZHdQP3q1vjHARCK96nGHdoxhb_G_N-xRl-bYXvT0iBUVvYmPfI9VjL802sIktGV1tDrAgc32uydn9sGWLd4teUwh6lNf9Y/s400/thanx001.gif" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656251711248820786" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 265px; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; width: 337px;" /></a><br />
With help from <a href="http://www.glittergraphicsnow.com/thank-you.html">glittergraphics</a> I want to thank you for being such wonderful followers of my blog.<br />
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As hinted at last week, we are now moving to the <a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/">Life Clubs website</a> - a far more appropriate home - and I look forward to welcoming you there. <br />
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As I won't be posting on this website any more, I do hope you'll sign up to be one of our followers again, either through an RSS feed or becoming a Google friend. Just click <a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/">here</a>.<br />
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It's been great knowing you all and I hope we'll stay together.<br />
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Best wishes and thanks again. Here's to new beginnings!<br />
NinaLife Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-23667484366722532632011-09-16T10:25:00.001+01:002011-09-16T10:28:54.598+01:00I do like writing on Joomla...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEksEMjD4lKd2GD5tDL0ghm7xUy0wq50QygrD-XiYwuKkkfbIndHt2Q2cRY87OMvCK6yOqrE-sfTjtwHnStrtrUaj1X933UnrSlMPXc8XonkDPQUQcuzM23qJbXFvGyV2nCuuU6sCgYqw/s1600/polls_talking_5254_437768_answer_1_xlarge.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEksEMjD4lKd2GD5tDL0ghm7xUy0wq50QygrD-XiYwuKkkfbIndHt2Q2cRY87OMvCK6yOqrE-sfTjtwHnStrtrUaj1X933UnrSlMPXc8XonkDPQUQcuzM23qJbXFvGyV2nCuuU6sCgYqw/s400/polls_talking_5254_437768_answer_1_xlarge.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652887032116437506" /></a><br /><br />Yes, it's exciting. I'm about to stop writing on blogspot and, taking the advice of many who know better than I, have bought my blog into our website.<br /><br />But it's also scary. Joomla is a massive engine that holds our website together. I find it quite complicated and, sometimes, unmanageable. Am I going to cope?<br /><br />This week's workshop, <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news">Training Your Mind</a></span>, is about the way we talk to ourselves. <br /><br />I could sit here writing my first ever post, saying 'I can't do it. I loved my old blog - we'd been together for four years. I'm not going to feel creatively inspired. I'm not going to be able to understand how to use this new system.' <br /><br />Or, I could sit here going 'Gosh, this is an adventure. I love the new layout. It's going to attract way more people to our website. I can learn things easily. I'm a closet geek. Bring on the challenge.'<br /><br />What do you think I'm going to be saying to myself?<br /><br />Let's train your mind. <br /><br />Repeat after me: 'I'm going to Life Clubs this week. I'm going to Life Clubs this week...'<br /><br />Only joking.<br />See you there,<br />Nina<br />Founder of Life Clubs and tester of all things new <br /><br />I am moving to my website blog, but, as yet you can subscribe to it. I'll let you know when we're all set up and ready to go. Thanks.Life Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-57711726866233648392011-09-11T10:26:00.007+01:002011-09-11T11:10:48.267+01:00We only use such a tiny part of our brains<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRQzJiuf_m3IZutnahwmg3o9tL-VQm4dtG9MvwiSHAfoFuuBCYPYCpSf-fKtKfB7XffVpcM1DWSgq8UNn91M52BzwG0rLTzan4_NltuI8yMRZv6KGISVtzWBoNu6XCqsLGkfjl8IhYQI/s1600/RubyVisualisationWeb.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRQzJiuf_m3IZutnahwmg3o9tL-VQm4dtG9MvwiSHAfoFuuBCYPYCpSf-fKtKfB7XffVpcM1DWSgq8UNn91M52BzwG0rLTzan4_NltuI8yMRZv6KGISVtzWBoNu6XCqsLGkfjl8IhYQI/s400/RubyVisualisationWeb.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651031299998270306" /></a><br />This week I happened to pass by an exhibition by Stephen Wiltshire, a severely autistic artist. If you've never seen Stephen's work, do click on this <a href="http://www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk/index.aspx">link</a>. The complexity and detail in his work that comes from his memory, rather than from copying a photograph, is amazing. <br /><br />Similarly, though in a different vein, those who win pub quizzes and <span style="font-style:italic;">Mastermind</span> have brains they've trained to hold enormous amounts of information. And, again, concert pianists have worked their brains to memorise vast and complex pieces of music and, at the same time, to play them. <br /><br />Our brains can do so much more than most of us use them for. We're often just scratching the surface in terms of what we've asked our brains to do - a bit like only using <span style="font-style:italic;">Word</span> on a computer - and so it makes sense that we should train them a little more.<br /><br />Visualisation, the subject of this week's workshop, <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://"><a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news">Holding Your Dreams</a></a></span>, is all about how to use a little bit more of your brain more effectively. <br /><br />Drawing is a simple way to think about visualisation - as is cooking. We start a drawing or cooking a meal (as <a href="http://planbperformance.net/dan/blog/?tag=visualisation">Ruby</a> probably did when she wanted to demonstrate all the new colours in her kindergarten, see image, or as <a href="http://www.nigella.com/">Nigella</a> probably does before she starts cooking) by imagining what we want to cook or draw before we begin. Then we fill in the spaces from here to end product.<br /><br />Visualisation has been shown to help people cure illnesses, to help lose weight and to help with our careers and life in general. It can be used as a superior form of planning - I visualise what I'm going to say and do each week before my club so I can be certain I know what I want to say and how I want to say it and, most essentially, what I want to bring along to the workshop.<br /><br />So start visualising now about how you're coming along to <a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/lifeshop/">Life Clubs</a> this week and going to learn something that will change your life... just how exciting is that?<br /><br />I'm visualising seeing you!<br />Best wishes,<br />NinaLife Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-91291699166221623242011-09-03T10:15:00.005+01:002011-09-03T10:42:14.111+01:00There's never enough time...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OV0jix8QMgJBcRi-CkAG2DXv9XBewUETu56NvbS7wQ3Pb82eJBTUUD6aLlGsALf7VCx4ifOVcifq96lFhk3Hig7xPQODTJCsSjpKuXggWOaErwe76UdM9O8Jwdcv66YToVzbZCoPdRg/s1600/Balance+Chart+2.1+graphic.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OV0jix8QMgJBcRi-CkAG2DXv9XBewUETu56NvbS7wQ3Pb82eJBTUUD6aLlGsALf7VCx4ifOVcifq96lFhk3Hig7xPQODTJCsSjpKuXggWOaErwe76UdM9O8Jwdcv66YToVzbZCoPdRg/s400/Balance+Chart+2.1+graphic.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648060784664481266" /></a>
<br />To me there's never enough time on holiday. I want holidays to go on and on.
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<br />At the start of each holiday it seems as if I've got infinite time ahead (that's a great feeling!), but by the time I've relaxed into holiday mode, the days go quicker and quicker and suddenly it's the end and there hasn't been enough holiday.
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<br />But during my working life there's always enough time... for what I want to do.
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<br />I'm constantly aware of my Balance Chart (see picture) and know which bits of my life I want to work on at any time. We use a Balance Chart every week at Life Clubs for that reason - so it becomes a part of your life too.
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<br />We've customised a Balance Chart that we use at Life Clubs Base Camp, so that we can prioritise each area of work and focus on what we want (or need) to do every day. We delegate to each other, know each other's strengths and weaknesses, tell each other when we need help and then together focus on our next tasks. By working as a team and knowing what's important we're increasing speed and cutting out inessentials.
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<br />Why do people say they haven't got enough time? Is it an excuse for not wanting to do something?
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<br />If you're finding yourself saying 'I haven't got enough time', just stop and think. What would be the harm in saying 'No'?
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<br />Learn how to prioritise, avoid procrastination and say 'No' this week at the nearest Life Clubs to you.
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<br />It's a great workshop, we call it <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news">Streamlining</a></span> - we like to think of increasing speed to gain time.
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<br />See you there,
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<br />Life Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-20736400735893468882011-08-28T08:56:00.004+01:002011-08-28T09:48:39.416+01:00Why give feedback?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcry9SGG9MeA6Qp2JvFlFM-0OREiAd6FEoa7gTBZPJ-vrAf-oxpA9W0RG4uyHnl44-6bPx6YSJCV7TCy8r3cwIkTQPho4XbcUgCYLpz7Gb8oUG9Ql1gORt_m_UI9mxAp7b65jbonGjPY/s1600/Why1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcry9SGG9MeA6Qp2JvFlFM-0OREiAd6FEoa7gTBZPJ-vrAf-oxpA9W0RG4uyHnl44-6bPx6YSJCV7TCy8r3cwIkTQPho4XbcUgCYLpz7Gb8oUG9Ql1gORt_m_UI9mxAp7b65jbonGjPY/s400/Why1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645812867181548546" /></a>
<br />There's a lot written about giving feedback and how to give it and this week's workshop, <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news">Telling It Like It Is</a></span>, will help you enormously understand the ins and outs of feedback, but to me what's really important and often not thought about enough, is why you're giving feedback in the first place.
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<br />It might feel easier to think about why you're giving Positive feedback - because everyone likes a compliment - but I'm not sure it is.
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<br />The other day I was on the set of the really fun film my son is appearing in (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/Papadopoulosandsons?ref=ts">Papadopoulos & Sons</a>) and the lead actor, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0226820/">Stephen Dillane</a>, came over to have a chat. I'd just heard him acting a man losing his temper and had been really scared by that 'fake' outburst of anger and wanted to tell him, but, at the same time a little voice was going through my head asking me why I wanted to tell him...
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<br />Was it because I wanted to share my sensation of being scared by 'his' temper with him and how impressed I was that he could put that on so easily?
<br />Was it because I could never act and wanted to have a conversation with him about what it's like acting?
<br />Was it because I wanted to boost his ego for the rest of the day - or at least a second?
<br />Was it because I felt awkward in front of someone so good at what he does and felt a compliment was the best way in?
<br />Was it because I wanted him to like me?
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<br />Gosh, it's complicated isn't it?
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<br />Or maybe it isn't complicated.
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<br />Maybe with positive feedback, it's OK to have mixed reasons for wanting to give it, because hopefully the compliment given to the other person does make them feel better, especially if it was honest and true, but with negative feedback it's crucial you know why you're giving it.
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<br />Sometimes when my children are wearing clothes I don't think suit them, for example, why would I give them negative feedback and tell them I don't like their shirt, especially if they're just about to go out? What outcome do I want?
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<br />Because it gets it off my chest (wrong reason)
<br />Because it might make them go and get changed into something 'nicer' (wrong reason)
<br />Because it's important to me what they look like ('get over it, Nina')
<br />Because I'm a controlling mum (definitely wrong reason)
<br />Because I think others will like/respect them more if they're wearing something 'better' (wrong reason - how do I know what their friends will like)
<br />Because I want to change them (impossible and definitely wrong reason)
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<br />Of course, I mean it well, but...
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<br />Negative feedback is a tool that has to be used carefully. It's key to find out what outcome you want before you launch into it. If it's a situation you want to change then it's essential to use it, but if you just want to change someone else... forget it.
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<br />You can't change me through feedback, but any constructive feedback you want to throw my way, I'd be delighted.
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<br />See you there,
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<br />PS This week's workshop always has wonderful feedback from those who come along. What more can I tell you?
<br />Life Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-12084566239597662422011-08-20T18:19:00.004+01:002011-08-20T18:38:12.985+01:00Finding Your Strengths<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OjY4AVbIla2KnA0u1VUfu4RzLC8rqrOpJRMiuUBKhiYi6IsNH0NhdLWRQSB0rYAP-Toci26awUBvzuZbzyICQ7LOKBdtJxQfXGqW9wSWlbxOMw6RvU81Pt73RODXDbH4sbXzHHxFfsQ/s1600/article-page-main_ehow_images_a08_3n_0v_moral-physical-intellectual-strengths-800x800.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OjY4AVbIla2KnA0u1VUfu4RzLC8rqrOpJRMiuUBKhiYi6IsNH0NhdLWRQSB0rYAP-Toci26awUBvzuZbzyICQ7LOKBdtJxQfXGqW9wSWlbxOMw6RvU81Pt73RODXDbH4sbXzHHxFfsQ/s400/article-page-main_ehow_images_a08_3n_0v_moral-physical-intellectual-strengths-800x800.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642989766842494994" /></a>
<br />As you can imagine, this photo has very little to do with this week's Life Clubs workshop, <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news">Presenting Me</a></span>, except that the model clearly knows one of his strengths and is able to use it to his best advantage.
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<br />September is a time when many of us are going to be looking for new jobs and often we don't go into the career that actually suits us best and plays to our strengths, possibly because we're not aware of them.
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<br />A great friend of mine, for example, redefines charisma. He sparkles when you meet him. He makes you feel alive and interesting. He's a delight to be with. Everyone he knew suggested that he became the next Michael Parkinson, but no. He decided to become a philosopher instead - a career which didn't really play to as many of his strengths.
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<br />We tend to do that. Things that come easy to us seem boring and obvious. Instead we go for careers that challenge us and in which we feel we can learn more.
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<br />But that isn't what's going to make us happy in the long run. We can challenge ourselves in any subject, whether it's something we're good or bad at. There's always more to learn.
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<br />The guy in this photo has found his strengths and this week at Life Clubs we're going to be finding your strengths - in time for the September job market. Come along and flex your muscles.
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<br />See you there. Looking forward,
<br />Nina
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<br />Life Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-20707225840475037742011-08-13T18:49:00.005+01:002011-08-13T19:17:29.952+01:00Feeling good in your body<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9v98yoEjtmbyjt1qtG2MmJJ7hc9e-NgAipPojOksmuZ8h7sjfDdd8pyoEd0JFoqRXn0xPlesYe39nVJOHiqnH1QsTj_nKa6BIIFRO5lf-cP8RU2g2x8ZVARAnbxbc8uBdbry7d4m62Y/s1600/images.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 287px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9v98yoEjtmbyjt1qtG2MmJJ7hc9e-NgAipPojOksmuZ8h7sjfDdd8pyoEd0JFoqRXn0xPlesYe39nVJOHiqnH1QsTj_nKa6BIIFRO5lf-cP8RU2g2x8ZVARAnbxbc8uBdbry7d4m62Y/s400/images.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640399431562334962" /></a>
<br />My husband is a cross between the water rat in <span style="font-style:italic;">The Wind in the Willows</span> and a character from <span style="font-style:italic;">Three Men in a Boat</span>, so I know to expect a weekly 'let's go rowing'. I quite often find some sort of excuse, but as the clouds were nowhere to be seen and this week's workshop is called <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news">Energise Your Body</a></span> and is all about finding out what makes your body feel good, I thought 'why not' and got ready for a bit of gentle exercise.
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<br />It was beautiful on the river. A little choppy, but one of those windy, sunny days which I love. After a disastrous start, in which we almost collided with Richmond bridge, I was off and very much at one with my oars.
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<br />We speeded along admiring the coots, grebes, gulls, cormorants and herons, swapping every now and again to take it in turn to row. We were having a lovely time, smiling at all the other passing boats, and I was glad I'd come.
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<br />Then, disaster struck. Nearing the boatyard my husband suggested he row the final stretch so that he could 'park' the boat. We got ready to swap sides.
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<br />Now, this boat is very narrow, very shallow and a little bit tippy anyway and I had one of those feelings that something was going to happen. As we did our crawling on your hands and knees dance to swap over, the boat toppled over onto its side and I, almost in slow motion, fell out and into the Thames.
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<br />I was pleasantly surprised at how warm the water was and I got some swimming in - so even more exercise than I'd anticipated - but once I got back into the boat I began to feel extremely cold and a little shivery.
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<br />Luckily my husband had a spare jumper and pair of shorts, so I could get out of my wet clothes and into his dry ones, but I couldn't wait to get home and have a hot shower.
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<br />Now, tucked up in bed with a sweet cup of tea I'm feeling much better. I wouldn't say 'good' in my body, but almost.
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<br />Roll on next weekend. Can't wait to go rowing again.
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<br />See you this week for our inspiring workshop on your body. Great for anyone who doesn't think they like exercise and wonderful for anyone who does
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<br />Love,
<br />NinaLife Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-646705251929657212011-08-07T08:20:00.004+01:002011-08-07T08:57:21.890+01:00Que Sera Sera<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDUf46k0lNpPW7Xt_krX0YwCuHEWJ9QUBLC7ry0yId9QwR0PZJuBAT6oRmaBb_ZBDaBzeflZIY4daXsA5HMlQrXwd40kBcBlFZoicGU2gHixqZBTEU6Q43ZIWHlI-7UMWoKQdqXqXFWM/s1600/Doris-Day-doris-day-54441_450_600.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDUf46k0lNpPW7Xt_krX0YwCuHEWJ9QUBLC7ry0yId9QwR0PZJuBAT6oRmaBb_ZBDaBzeflZIY4daXsA5HMlQrXwd40kBcBlFZoicGU2gHixqZBTEU6Q43ZIWHlI-7UMWoKQdqXqXFWM/s400/Doris-Day-doris-day-54441_450_600.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638012356040223778" /></a><br />I remember vividly my mother and I singing Doris Day's <span style="font-style:italic;">Que Sera Sera</span> as we were waltzing around the kitchen.... <span style="font-style:italic;">Que sera, sera, whatever will be, will be.</span><br /><br />It's a great way of feeling you can relax and passively allow someone/something else to be in charge of you and your life.<br /><br />In many ways it's true - we're not in charge. A friend of mine has just got pneumonia out of the blue, another is moving to Singapore for two years as her husband has been relocated. Both of them feel tossed around by fate and are making the best of their situation.<br /><br />At Life Clubs we like you to feel you have at least a modicum of control in your life. We like you to feel inspired by a big Plan A - a future you're planning.<br /><br />As you'll be tackling your Plan A one week at the time you can be flexible if things change, but without that Plan A, we believe you'll not be motivated. You'll be reactively moving along to whatever gets thrown in your way.<br /><br />This week's workshop, <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news">*Life Circles</a></span>, is about intuitively creating a future you want. You'll leave with a Plan A for the next two years tucked under your arm and a spring in your step.<br /><br />In fact you'll probably be dancing around the kitchen singing <span style="font-style:italic;">I Want It All </span>(High School Musical)... <span style="font-style:italic;">I want it all, imagine having everything you ever dreamed... </span><br /><br />Now won't that be fun!!!<br /><br />See you this week to create our Plan A.<br />Looking forward,<br />Nina<br />*This workshop was run to much acclaim in January - it's our only workshop to be repeated twice!Life Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-92198948920480789062011-07-30T11:04:00.004+01:002011-07-30T11:40:29.376+01:00What's in a shape?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlGM15Oa4gIVCLT9itiEgcAvwOXmVvANPTfkg0hX17rWrPN3NzTJ8ervBAKbQVsU7wLvvGfA0XRf3a1RPTgonc1mL61x1R4ZlidZttdGYGsOMIj0OywKC59YVoMGORiw4QxRJuH5BTiE/s1600/Lime+Cube+Marketing.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlGM15Oa4gIVCLT9itiEgcAvwOXmVvANPTfkg0hX17rWrPN3NzTJ8ervBAKbQVsU7wLvvGfA0XRf3a1RPTgonc1mL61x1R4ZlidZttdGYGsOMIj0OywKC59YVoMGORiw4QxRJuH5BTiE/s400/Lime+Cube+Marketing.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635084422656893042" /></a><br />Our image comes today courtesy of <a href="http://limecubemarketing.com/">Lime Cube Marketing</a>, whose logo intrigues me and is particularly relevant to this week's workshop, <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news">What Shape Am I In?</a><a href="http://www.lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news"></a></span>.<br /><br />Although I can see it's a lime and my mouth puckers and salivates all at the same time looking at it, the shape confuses me. <br /><br />A cubed lime, apart from needing a different kind of squeezer, looks so much more organised and deliberate. This lime seems functional rather than warm and decorative. This is a lime that means business.<br /><br />Look around you. Almost everything you can see is associated with a particular shape. Windows and doors are rectangular (except for portholes and hobbit-hole windows), pictures are rectangular as are books and on and on. Shapes are a shorthand for what things are and suddenly seeing them expressed differently makes us reassess them.<br /><br />Our workshop this week is all about using the metaphor of shape to discover ourselves and what's important to us. It's one of our identity workshops and not only good fun, but incredibly revealing.<br /><br />What shape are you in right now? Are you an oval or a square lime?<br /><br />See you this week - can't wait.<br />Best wishes,<br />NinaLife Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-24030118034965017142011-07-23T07:49:00.006+01:002011-07-23T09:09:24.387+01:00Do you like what you see when you look in the mirror?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBPsBlWRoDyVuxey5CbTTYo7Z8Tg3Dyc2g7Zk2i7fRsqPAJlaoZ3fMoENKcIzNSQnKuks-VQnTDAUSVrdg6jVbeCiCJbFm5hzMFfPf4gL0rn8sxFHgb_X-Qsj8DfmfMO7GIbrlY90pT0/s1600/1921mirror.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBPsBlWRoDyVuxey5CbTTYo7Z8Tg3Dyc2g7Zk2i7fRsqPAJlaoZ3fMoENKcIzNSQnKuks-VQnTDAUSVrdg6jVbeCiCJbFm5hzMFfPf4gL0rn8sxFHgb_X-Qsj8DfmfMO7GIbrlY90pT0/s400/1921mirror.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632436379223684306" /></a><br />There's a fun magazine series out at the moment about what people see when they look in the mirror and this haunting graphic*, by the German painter, Otto Dix, illustrates the way we can so often see ourselves. Note the smooth, sensuous back which has changed into the chest of an ugly hag by the time she sees herself in the mirror.<br /><br />Otto Dix is famous for his dark and often erotic imagery, but to me this picture brings home a point. We so often look for the worst in ourselves.<br /><br />This week's workshop,<span style="font-weight:bold;"> <a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news">From The Outside In</a></span>, is about our bodies and self-image. <br /><br />I find it easy to look at myself in the mirror and notice my middle-age spread, the bags under my eyes, my unruly hair. But what if I looked in the mirror and saw instead my Rubens-like curves, the twinkle in my eyes, my thick, unique hair? Wouldn't that be better.<br /><br />Or, better still, what if each time I looked in the mirror and asked if I liked what I see, back came the reply: <span style="font-weight:bold;">'Yes I do....I know I can rely on her anytime.'</span><br /><br />Ignore Otto Dix (and the mirror) and come along this week and discover your inner (and outer) strengths. It's a powerful workshop.<br /><br />Looking forward,<br />Nina<br />Founder Life ClubsLife Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-71219607030983831322011-07-17T11:29:00.004+01:002011-07-17T11:43:29.117+01:00We are all lottery winners<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjojLXiWlEGzrqxBQ5Gv7EnrGHcGq3uduEFSqj4l5BHawmltS5t2DNtqtYfwhY4HVDYjoEyc8o7NmUMqKKMblVtjDZBEOfeN5KurTyiGqzYzBkXPYVBHjVmbqKZB6AIUf7ahQa4NaEtQ4/s1600/article-2013655-0D0702FF00000578-157_634x484.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjojLXiWlEGzrqxBQ5Gv7EnrGHcGq3uduEFSqj4l5BHawmltS5t2DNtqtYfwhY4HVDYjoEyc8o7NmUMqKKMblVtjDZBEOfeN5KurTyiGqzYzBkXPYVBHjVmbqKZB6AIUf7ahQa4NaEtQ4/s400/article-2013655-0D0702FF00000578-157_634x484.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630268477229016610" /><br /></a><br />How lucky for Mr & Mrs Weir that they won their £161 million just before our Life Clubs workshop this week on money, <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news">Want or Need?</a></span> I thoroughly suggest they jump into their new car (if she’s allowed to buy one) and come on over.<br /><br />Posh and Becks (only a few million wealthier) have had years in which to accumulate their money, working hard and persistently to get it. They’ve had time to work out what they wanted, time to make mistakes with it, time to row over it.<br /><br />Mr & Mrs Weir sound like a thoroughly grounded, together couple, but to survive that much money arriving in one fell swoop will call on skills greater than those they have previously needed. Skills that Posh and Becks have been honing for the last seventeen years.<br /><br />No doubt when Mr & Mrs Weir bought their first ticket all those years ago they had in their mind that the odd million would come in useful. And now they’ve been overwhelmed.<br /><br />What do you want money for? And how much do you really need – or want? If only Mr & Mrs Weir had come to our money workshop last year they might have saved themselves all the angst they’re about to go through. <br /><br />Don’t make the same mistake as them!<br /><br />See you at Life Clubs.<br />Best wishes,<br />NinaLife Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-14828544436563864572011-07-10T11:19:00.008+01:002011-07-10T11:31:40.934+01:00I'm such a worrier<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3r0zdMX0PFupa3xm8iK_563CoOspcvIovUr71v8hmao166nuO3QdvqJyE6K_oOUfrg0mx8N3rSa3owtSLPBGdAKcJsw4NpakyiVBxHOOUssBZn9SuoqUbP2ubPqyZk3EqOnMnT3dNFQ/s1600/0710_177.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3r0zdMX0PFupa3xm8iK_563CoOspcvIovUr71v8hmao166nuO3QdvqJyE6K_oOUfrg0mx8N3rSa3owtSLPBGdAKcJsw4NpakyiVBxHOOUssBZn9SuoqUbP2ubPqyZk3EqOnMnT3dNFQ/s400/0710_177.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627666442296482546" /></a><br />I worry about everything, especially the weather. <br /><br />For some reason I can never imagine the weather being any different to the way it is right this minute. So I'm sure you can sympathise that for me, packing to go on holiday somewhere hot, for example, is really difficult. I just can't believe that anywhere will be a different temperature from the London I'm in as I'm packing.<br /><br />Yesterday I decided I'd go to the market with my husband. He loves shopping so goes off every Saturday to buy salamis, cheeses and anything else he fancies and, as I don't like shopping, I leave him to it. But yesterday I said I'd keep him company and he suggested cycling.<br /><br />As we got to the Boris bikes it was seriously grey skies and quite clearly about to start raining. I looked up and said I'd rather go by car. "It's going to keep being like this" I told him "and I don't want to get wet with all our shopping."<br /><br />So, kind and patient man that he is, he listened to my moans and we went in the car. <br /><br />How foolish I was. The moment we got to the market the skies were blue and the sun was shining. It would have been a wonderful bike ride and, here we were, stuck in the car.<br /><br />In honour of this week's workshop, <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news">Never Again</a></span>, I made a pledge. I was never going to let the weather put me off doing what I want to again.<br /><br />We're going rowing on the river today. It's looking grey, but I'm up for it!<br /><br />See you at this week's workshop. It's inspirational!<br />Best wishes,<br />NinaLife Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-13136962102552114122011-07-02T16:19:00.005+01:002011-07-02T16:40:00.338+01:00Sometimes I don't feel like being creative<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WSVHz8F2UJ7Z71gNT7boOaA9QkX1f5tc-iyRSBFErAflGrFJ3UKv-xQCMaNNnd6GBgvwnjI6PAnbpTWXai5cDvqmMEtHYChdCc96Ntc1-s2kzuRf6fVSsnZocB4gxFPieIditQuj_aU/s1600/IMG_4476.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WSVHz8F2UJ7Z71gNT7boOaA9QkX1f5tc-iyRSBFErAflGrFJ3UKv-xQCMaNNnd6GBgvwnjI6PAnbpTWXai5cDvqmMEtHYChdCc96Ntc1-s2kzuRf6fVSsnZocB4gxFPieIditQuj_aU/s400/IMG_4476.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624771151469890450" /></a><br />This week's Life Clubs workshop, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Getting Out Of The Box<a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news"></a></span>, is all about being creative. It's an enormously fun and innovative workshop and I can promise that you'll learn a lot of simple tricks that will have you feeling creative even though (on a bad day) you might say you're not really a creative person.<br /><br />I don't believe anyone isn't creative, although I certainly know what it's like to feel leaden and uncreative. <br /><br />This week I've been fluctuating between moments of high creativity and 'I'm not creative' thoughts, started off by the wonderful <a href="http://allourtreasure.com/"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Treasure</span></a> website. It invites anyone to send in their favourite treasures and then it displays them - it's a fun site for looking at. <br /><br />But, over the last two weeks, thinking about what my favourite treasure is plus what I'd say about it, has made me feel very inadequate. I'm not much of a hoarder of knick-knacks and couldn't really decide on which piece in my small collection was most important to me - if any. I was bought up by refugee parents who (for obvious reasons) never put too much store by possessions and have inherited the belief that it's people, not things, that are important. <br /><br />So, I've gone from one piece to another wondering which one best represents me and, then, just yesterday, thinking of nothing in particular, I realised that the only really important treasure for me is my set of coloured pencils.<br /><br />What makes you feel creative?<br /><br />See you next week.<br />Best wishes,<br />NinaLife Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-86125573414373771912011-06-26T17:28:00.006+01:002011-06-26T18:02:27.242+01:00I'd hate you to wake in the night...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nVmBHx3s50hN6KYCZgiH0UgwYQT55V8r75Rx6X_QvHQzf9EeiK8TjgfipZaVlZAFBW7oSSUuo3hNODC1LFc4Pm5z4NNwCkCP6kXGo-i1kRHDdYkXJsPTTv9OWZJZijztUPhXW8KWE3M/s1600/images.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nVmBHx3s50hN6KYCZgiH0UgwYQT55V8r75Rx6X_QvHQzf9EeiK8TjgfipZaVlZAFBW7oSSUuo3hNODC1LFc4Pm5z4NNwCkCP6kXGo-i1kRHDdYkXJsPTTv9OWZJZijztUPhXW8KWE3M/s400/images.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622574908304254882" /></a><br />This week’s workshop, <a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news">Clearing Space</a>, is all about decluttering. I remember when I first wrote it I had in mind that it would be about tidying up (one of my weak points), but the more I worked with it, the clearer it became that the decluttering was all about every aspect of our lives – whether our diaries, our bodies, our laptops or our minds. And we’ve even run the workshop backwards for those who’ve done too much decluttering to bring a little love and spontaneity back into their lives.<br /><br />My mind has been playing havoc recently. I’ve been waking in the middle of the night and fretting. I’ve lain there for ages trying hard not to wake my husband - although secretly wishing he would wake and help me relax. <br /><br />Each night has ended up with me padding out of my cosy bed to a place where I can turn on the light and write down everything that’s worrying me and thus declutter my brain.<br /><br />In a couple of minutes I’ve written a ‘to do’ list for the morning and thus ensured I won’t forget anything that was causing me such insomnia. That ‘I can’t go to sleep as I might forget something I have to do’ feeling has completely gone. I feel light, relaxed, confident my thoughts have been saved and ready to go back to sleep.<br /><br />Decluttering works – at all times of day and night – and not just for desk tidying up. Come and find out which bit of you (or your life) needs a good clear out – and how to get a good night’s sleep!<br /><br />See you there,<br />NinaNinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18158303708120036548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-63315219096826908842011-06-18T19:11:00.004+01:002011-06-18T19:20:47.844+01:00Working on relationships<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygGgUn7K_iU-paYJG-6G_DOGcx2aggmQSiJ1CD4RxNe7SGn_lXgYxgwig5wiEcD1Tavz4TbynIgQppLBeiOENPmqu7gbfurMt1Rqm7U-g6ehL7YosO2mB_tzQixB5cQH-8P_nbmq33dY/s1600/img-thing.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygGgUn7K_iU-paYJG-6G_DOGcx2aggmQSiJ1CD4RxNe7SGn_lXgYxgwig5wiEcD1Tavz4TbynIgQppLBeiOENPmqu7gbfurMt1Rqm7U-g6ehL7YosO2mB_tzQixB5cQH-8P_nbmq33dY/s400/img-thing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619624463801259234" /></a><br />This week at Life Clubs we've got a great workshop about relationships, called <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news">Making Relationships Work</a></span>.<br /><br />My workshop is on Wednesday and, to be honest, I was beginning to feel a bit hypocritical about running it. I haven't been very sociable recently and didn't feel I was doing particularly well on the relationship front.<br /><br />This weekend has changed all that (or most of it!) Our children are looking after themselves and my husband and I are having the weekend alone together. We've done nothing much - we've both been working quite a bit, but we've also been to the pub, had a lovely wet walk, and, what's been so important, spent time together.<br /><br />In that time we've had conversations, listened to each other, been sounding boards for each other and realised why we liked each other in the first place.<br /><br />If you want to make a relationship work, it doesn't have to be a whole weekend, but why not get together and listen to each other. Miracles will happen.<br /><br />I'm now ready to run that workshop!<br /><br />See you Wednesday,<br />Best wishes,<br />NinaLife Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-37993304783434984512011-06-12T19:01:00.006+01:002011-06-12T19:24:26.449+01:00Gosh, I'm stuck in my comfort zone!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix9kii9IMRqdRF7AgegtX0s5E6G4OCVdS2SyLk9XZuf9dGbWlO5E2FgELdjB-UZwe5f2cJ6L1XyafKnJkKukgl9s4N_tIG-K2bJIsXq8KG0U-yNb5mD-y46zZKtysR742hCSM3Y8XN2lM/s1600/images-2.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix9kii9IMRqdRF7AgegtX0s5E6G4OCVdS2SyLk9XZuf9dGbWlO5E2FgELdjB-UZwe5f2cJ6L1XyafKnJkKukgl9s4N_tIG-K2bJIsXq8KG0U-yNb5mD-y46zZKtysR742hCSM3Y8XN2lM/s400/images-2.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617395259393242898" /></a><br />I don't think I've ever won a single medal or award. I don't think I've ever tried. <br /><br />I'm one of those people who, if I feel any sort of competition looming, just walk in the other direction.<br /><br />When I heard this week that I was going to be nominated for the <a href="http://www.everywoman.com/ewawards/finalists#2010hera">NatWest Everywoman Entrepreneurs Award</a> I suddenly felt different. <br /><br />Part of me wondered why I hadn't been more competitive before as the feeling was definitely good and exciting and then the other part of me kicked in and wanted to crawl back into my hole and say 'I don't do competitions - I'll just lose'.<br /><br />This week's workshop, <a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I Dare You</span></a>, seemed particularly apt. If I dared myself, I could allow myself to get excited and if I didn't, I could shrink away.<br /><br />Maybe this will be the first award I win. Just how exciting would that be.<br /><br />I Dare You and me to go for it! Do something you're nervous about this week - maybe it's coming to Life Clubs! Just like me you'll find there's absolutely nothing to be nervous about!<br /><br />See you there.<br />Best wishes,<br />Nina<br />PS Do have a look at this <a href="http://vimeo.com/24682008">great video</a> about Life Clubs created by a wonderful initiative, <a href="http://agoodweek.com/">A Good Week</a>.Life Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-47794239107792722392011-06-04T09:25:00.007+01:002011-06-04T09:50:11.044+01:00What cements friendships?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KZhUgC52YM_uvd668iXQVVSkLIe2sfCKO1WvWy4QbTXU5qhYcqRDWfNEnXO6bRCKZsxFuuwp5IAR7iFtqGA0m__AEbqCqH6gvZQCl1qC3qkTAMtnQe-2I1LSTPccSZ2r6aJaTYTxXH4/s1600/Lesser_Flying_Squid_-_Todaropsis_eblanae.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KZhUgC52YM_uvd668iXQVVSkLIe2sfCKO1WvWy4QbTXU5qhYcqRDWfNEnXO6bRCKZsxFuuwp5IAR7iFtqGA0m__AEbqCqH6gvZQCl1qC3qkTAMtnQe-2I1LSTPccSZ2r6aJaTYTxXH4/s400/Lesser_Flying_Squid_-_Todaropsis_eblanae.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614283994074411314" /></a><br /><br />This week at Life Clubs we've got a fascinating workshop on what kind of friends you want and what makes you a good friend. It's called <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news">Uppers and Downers</a></span>.<br /><br />I was dipping into Richard Wiseman's excellent book, <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/59-Seconds-Think-little-change/dp/023074429X">59 Seconds</a></span>, last week, where he said (forgive my paraphrasing) that often the instant glue between people is what you both dislike, so I've been thinking about that.<br /><br />I've gone through a long list of people I know to see who else dislikes squid, <span style="font-style:italic;">We Will Rock You</span>, M&S Heat & Eat meals.. etc and can't think of anyone. <br /><br />I know that frisson of shared loathing and it is a fun start, but it doesn't sustain a friendship for me. Maybe I've got the wrong friends - or maybe we all think a little bit differently.<br /><br />I very much enjoy people who like the same things as me. We can have picnics together, go dancing together and laugh together. We bond through our shared experiences rather than our mutual dislikes.<br /><br />And, of course, I like anyone who comes to Life Clubs this week and works with us on friendship.<br /><br />See you soon,<br />Hope you have a great weekend,<br />NinaLife Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-50024658798540905492011-05-29T10:08:00.006+01:002011-05-29T11:52:36.892+01:00The Wheel of Fortune<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvf_F5cCCEOvOPkI3OUl7OfEBXugQFrowMi_nxPmRJ89FWyTLkS1xKUnvo7SLiISDpkBDcMq6afI68fyUgWROHjQnlgiqgqxI1scdSncKfu-hr-OSPG-M55xzd-8iKcjCBupTd8MUrQUY/s1600/Edwin%252520Forrest%252520as%252520King%252520Lear-Daguerreotype-Resized.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvf_F5cCCEOvOPkI3OUl7OfEBXugQFrowMi_nxPmRJ89FWyTLkS1xKUnvo7SLiISDpkBDcMq6afI68fyUgWROHjQnlgiqgqxI1scdSncKfu-hr-OSPG-M55xzd-8iKcjCBupTd8MUrQUY/s400/Edwin%252520Forrest%252520as%252520King%252520Lear-Daguerreotype-Resized.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612078857239802578" /></a><br /><br />This week's workshop is all about change - ironically the only thing we can consistently rely on - and, in particular about the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Medieval Wheel of Fortune</span>, the subject of <a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news">this week's workshop</a>. <br /><br />Earlier in the week I wrote a post about the Wheel of Fortune for <a href="http://www.bmbblog.co.uk/2011/05/guest-post-handling-a-life-change.html">Brit Mums</a> (one of the Top Ten blogs in the UK), who kindly asked me to be their guest blogger, and, although I also wanted to write a fun post for you here, promptly forgot about it and got on with all the million and one other things I had to do.<br /><br />My daughter is doing <span style="font-style:italic;">King Lear</span> for her exams, so yesterday we started our play reading, snuggled up by the fire watching the rain outside. Before long, there was our first quote about Fortune: <span style="font-style:italic;">Fortune, good-night: smile once more; turn thy wheel!</span> 'Yes' my daughter casually told me, unaware of how excited I was that my post had just written itself. 'The whole of Lear is about Fortune's wheel'.<br /><br />Let me just put things straight. Life Clubs is not a tragedy. We are not all going to end up at the bottom of the wheel, suffering. Life is not King Lear. But, as a study in change, the Medieval Wheel of Fortune is worth thinking about. <br /><br />Why not come along and find it's relevance in your life.<br />Looking forward to seeing you there,<br />NinaNinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18158303708120036548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-27259082520976114092011-05-22T09:21:00.008+01:002011-05-22T09:53:02.271+01:00How your values can help you find a job - and everything else<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSeEeRqncQqw33d72j6l3xgdpx16eJblix5gRVoodNan5tTCVnA4RdHvWB6O2CUZewG7C6wHxmI1TnIEjgojRftWPMzeiD9MpbH0x2_sQ0vuad9rZgfFe0erNHy3dMJxI7i-MENhtmKNw/s1600/back-to-work.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 398px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSeEeRqncQqw33d72j6l3xgdpx16eJblix5gRVoodNan5tTCVnA4RdHvWB6O2CUZewG7C6wHxmI1TnIEjgojRftWPMzeiD9MpbH0x2_sQ0vuad9rZgfFe0erNHy3dMJxI7i-MENhtmKNw/s400/back-to-work.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609459309154491138" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">(Not at all a typical Life Clubs image, but it seemed to sum up what a career that doesn't match your values might seem like)<br /></span><br />At yesterday's <a href="http://www.facebook.com/LifeClubs">WORK & YOU</a> workshop there were a few people who were worried about their future and what exactly they wanted to do as a career. <br /><br />It's the kind of decision that affects a lot of us. You're either lucky enough to know from childhood that you want to be an artist or a doctor etc or you're not. But I strongly feel that the less you worry about it and the more you just get on with whatever you're doing at that time, the better. Your dream future will happen - or you'll realise, like one participant - that searching for nirvana is a distraction, so just get on with the job you've got as it's good enough.<br /><br />This week's workshop is about values. It's called <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news">Being You</a><blockquote></blockquote></span>because your values can help you find this life that is 'you'. Knowing your values may not be able to pinpoint your future, but they can help you sort through your options. <br /><br />They can also help you work out if a career path is yours or one you inherited from your parents. How important is 'status' and 'money' to you really? How important is 'security' and 'stability'? What's yours? And what's theirs?<br /><br />If one of your values is 'freedom', for example, it might point to you not liking working for other people. It might make you think that you liked to work outdoors or doing whatever freedom meant to you - flying or scuba diving? It could just mean that you feel restricted by timetables and other people's decisions and need to be the boss. Only you can know.<br /><br />If another of you values is 'learning', for example, and you're in a sales job, that could still work. It's not as obvious as teaching or facilitating, but by teaching people about the benefits of whatever you are selling you are still honouring that value. However if a value you have is honesty, you'd have to feel that you really rated whatever product you were selling or you'd feel uncomfortable selling it.<br /><br />Come to Life Clubs this week and find out what your values are and why bits of your life may not be working.<br /><br />One of my values is 'inclusivity', so I'd love you to be there.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />NinaLife Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-45432771701550944122011-05-14T23:09:00.006+01:002011-05-14T23:26:59.422+01:00Do you know why you're here?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmuXF4OSlndBLRkxJpKLdbL-3fw5yQKTB27xLUqnr-mAs7zA6eU1ksZDu-CF8YveWROWz8nh9UtNIVa-knNqucV5TUs9Jj8t1v0Dmde2-kbkU5jtMW6LKPBOLLsG5oXwaZoKblaFOTiAY/s1600/Work+and+you+Flyer+1.5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmuXF4OSlndBLRkxJpKLdbL-3fw5yQKTB27xLUqnr-mAs7zA6eU1ksZDu-CF8YveWROWz8nh9UtNIVa-knNqucV5TUs9Jj8t1v0Dmde2-kbkU5jtMW6LKPBOLLsG5oXwaZoKblaFOTiAY/s400/Work+and+you+Flyer+1.5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606701900554684818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBZDU433dIM9_SHh9GAC-3LLqOM_ycwVsocyWk4h4mmtq0bdqrEXMcvxgkz8-zk_P4V-E2go2vtHsgscoReUMUNukXNlkORO34gOO3VY-CSOrZtolDPm_7I3X2vuXraPkdZyxkKHqlUs/s1600/Barsa+Ray.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBZDU433dIM9_SHh9GAC-3LLqOM_ycwVsocyWk4h4mmtq0bdqrEXMcvxgkz8-zk_P4V-E2go2vtHsgscoReUMUNukXNlkORO34gOO3VY-CSOrZtolDPm_7I3X2vuXraPkdZyxkKHqlUs/s400/Barsa+Ray.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606699938814443762" /></a><br /><br />As this week's workshop is about success and on 21st May we're holding <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/component/content/article/28/202-work-workshop-may-21-2011">Work & YOU</a></span>, our one-day workshop all about work and how to make your work life as successful (fulfilling, enjoyable, lucrative etc) as you want it to be, I wanted to let you read the story of someone who came on this workshop the last time we ran it. It's heart-warming and I hope will inspire you to come along to the workshop too.<br /><br />"In 2001, by the age of 22 I had got my MBA in India and was working as a management consultant in the Health Sector. I’d also been writing poems and short stories and won some prizes so I enrolled myself on a one-year ‘Writing for Performance and Publication’ course in Leeds - I wanted to see the world. It was wonderful. I met my partner, Robin, in March 2009 and decided to stay in the UK with him. <br /><br />I didn’t have a job to go to and found it was tough to get work. I ended up going back to India for a short consultancy job which used my skills. When I arrived back in the UK in April 2010, again I found it very difficult to get work. I tried temporary work, but even in shops no-one wanted to give me a job. I think employers were hesitant to give work to an unknown, plus I was over-qualified in some ways and under qualified in others - I knew nothing about retail. <br /><br />In April I went to a Life Club Work workshop. I was nervous about going, but Robin was keen I should attend. I clearly remember an exercise in which I was asked to think about how a tiger would find a job. Lynne (one of the Hosts) asked me what a tiger does. I replied ‘It hunts’. She then asked me ‘What does it do before it hunts?’ and I replied ‘It goes to the waterhole and finds its prey’. By the end of the day I was thinking about how the tiger conserves energy, collects information and then goes for the kill and knew that’s what I had to do if I wanted to find a job. <br /><br />The workshop gave me lots of ideas and left me full of enthusiasm. Eight months later I’ve got some consultancy work and am also working in retail. I feel much more confident and the effect of the workshop has lasted a long time – it’s stayed with me.<br /><br />I’ve even been looking at jobs in PR agencies so I can use my writing skills. I’m not giving up. The tiger is watching out, waiting to pounce."<br /><br />I feel inspired just reading it. Come and be successful too!<br />Best wishes,<br />NinaLife Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-8560475175087995702011-05-06T17:25:00.003+01:002011-05-06T17:45:18.371+01:00Asking for feedback<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12yjnMxcQdFsnv-D1R4aFfqGMQAEF2C3in_gEn5giIGj733rBKkfyD6Xm1Il9kfzvYW8ia-wmG_9qDuJbX_kKJbUQFf-rCgAQlBsse36rX5zQv5qjvTVro2WJn32CP9FtlBWEz4oqCow/s1600/AfH+launch+event+-+Life+Clubs+Tommy.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12yjnMxcQdFsnv-D1R4aFfqGMQAEF2C3in_gEn5giIGj733rBKkfyD6Xm1Il9kfzvYW8ia-wmG_9qDuJbX_kKJbUQFf-rCgAQlBsse36rX5zQv5qjvTVro2WJn32CP9FtlBWEz4oqCow/s400/AfH+launch+event+-+Life+Clubs+Tommy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603640549198427298" /></a><br />This was our wonderful stand with my adorable son at the <a href="http://www.actionforhappiness.org/">Action for Happiness</a> launch a few weeks ago. Everyone was happy there and last weekend with the Royal Wedding and this week we're running our <span style="font-weight:bold;">Rules of Happiness<a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news"></a></span> workshop to keep the mood going. <br /><br />But you can't always be happy and I don't even know that it's something to strive for. I like the balance of things being happy and sad and calm and excitable. <br /><br />Today I've been having a bit of a sad day and I thought I'd be efficient and ask for feedback to collate and use at a later date. I asked everyone who's been to my Life Club which workshop they liked the best. <br /><br />I didn't anticipate how much that would cheer me up. I've had lots of lovely comments: "<span style="font-style:italic;">eye opening... powerful... interesting... thought provoking... useful</span>" and on and on. <br /><br />I'm going to add to my 'rules' of happiness... ask for feedback. You know at least some of it will cheer you up!<br /><br />Hope you have a lovely weekend.<br />And do book in to our <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/component/content/article/28/202-work-workshop-may-21-2011">Work & You</a></span> workshop on 21st May. Quite a few venues have already sold out.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Nina<br />Founder Life Clubs<br />Author of <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/wow-media-books-etc">The Big Book of Me, The Life Book & How To Get What You Want</a></span>Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18158303708120036548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-10755734766228140532011-04-28T10:54:00.010+01:002011-04-28T12:06:18.925+01:00Royal Weddings...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCoM3dkTKTTBPJK3dMVucFxBm_Who5jXwe3RQDEDE6eV1T_y-nUjy1OV9tDzEx5JE83i1vOaZeSkeS3rcQGZKp4idwIDXVX25Ipm3eNp3Ah0_nxGwZpU6OVZ6w35N11Sl-Dyhz4uAocA/s1600/Grace+Kelly%2527s+wedding+to+Prince+Ranier%252C+1956.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCoM3dkTKTTBPJK3dMVucFxBm_Who5jXwe3RQDEDE6eV1T_y-nUjy1OV9tDzEx5JE83i1vOaZeSkeS3rcQGZKp4idwIDXVX25Ipm3eNp3Ah0_nxGwZpU6OVZ6w35N11Sl-Dyhz4uAocA/s400/Grace+Kelly%2527s+wedding+to+Prince+Ranier%252C+1956.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600586187936606642" /></a><br /><br />When I was young my mother gave me a scrapbook and suggested I create an imaginary family and home and life for myself. I chose Princess Grace as my mother because I thought then (and now) that she was the most beautiful person I'd ever seen and, in case you're interested, I chose saxophonist, Johnny Dankworth, as my father because I thought he looked friendly and approachable (I suppose those were my assumptions about what parents should be like).<br /><br />My next Royal wedding of interest was Charles and Diana. My assumption then, in my twenties, was, of course, that they would live happily ever after, but how wrong I was. <br /><br />Tomorrow there's another Royal wedding and I'm not sure what to assume about their marriage. Probably that it won't last, probably that it will be even more difficult for Kate than she realises, probably that they'll want to bring up their children very differently and that that will cause problems. <br /><br />Let's hope I'm wrong.<br /><br />This Saturday I'm going to be creating again - not scrapbooks of my imaginary family, but '<span style="font-weight:bold;">Today I Love<a href="http://mybestthingtoday.com/"></a></span>' postcards at the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Royal Festival Hall<a href="http://london.lecool.com/london/en/15690"></a></span> from 11am-4pm. Do come along if you can. <br /><br />After all, I may not choose either Kate as my mother or William as my father, but they need all the support they can get.<br /><br />And so do we all. If you're interested in finding out what assumptions you make and how they hold you back, check out our workshop, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Expand Your Mind<a href="http://www.lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news"></a></span>, this week - come along (assumption-free please)!<br /><br />See you there,<br />Nina<br />Founder Life ClubsLife Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-57451273881355944762011-04-25T09:29:00.004+01:002011-04-25T10:06:18.642+01:00What to do next?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgd5ShxJg_CunbKKLUhM5i92eNWBO-5vVKM3QnibiQbiuVy9bJoCrMj134BRyvPxNfSt0zHwG99zpaZ13zee1WlcnMqUUwrvQQ9YxB7kPZ0gaEZq1DNExuBLZ1UjXabGnEnHOpEcybh_k/s1600/thiland-packing-yourr-suitcase.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgd5ShxJg_CunbKKLUhM5i92eNWBO-5vVKM3QnibiQbiuVy9bJoCrMj134BRyvPxNfSt0zHwG99zpaZ13zee1WlcnMqUUwrvQQ9YxB7kPZ0gaEZq1DNExuBLZ1UjXabGnEnHOpEcybh_k/s400/thiland-packing-yourr-suitcase.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599435544969142418" /></a><br />I've been away from my desk for 11 days and, although I tend to think about work a lot of the time - even when I'm away - I'm not sure what I'm going to do when I get back tomorrow.<br /><br />In a way it's a wonderful fresh start. I've been able to think about Life Clubs from a distance and get a new perspective, but in another way my mind has gone a bit blank - I'm out of my routine.<br /><br />This week's workshop, <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news">Visual Problem Solving</a></span>, is a fantastic one. At BAT it was their favourite as it's incredible at problem solving in a really playful way - and, if you're anything like me, problems is a major subject. <br /><br />Remembering the workshop, I started thinking about how I felt. I realised I felt like a wonderful well-travelled suitcase, a little weary and empty wanting to be full with beautifully packed clothes for my next adventure. The emptiness is the unsureness I'm feeling now and the fullness is how I'd like to be feeling - confident and well-prepared - knowing what to do next.<br /><br />When I focused on my metaphor and started thinking about how I pack a suitcase I realised how logical and sequential I become. Before I start packing, I think about every possible eventuality and then make a list of what I'm going to take to cover each of those eventualities. Inevitably the list isn't all taken, but it's a good place to start.<br /><br />Instead of packing a case, I'm planning my future, but what's stopping me being just as logical and sequential as I usually am?<br /><br />I'm starting my list now...<br /><br />See you this week. I'm looking forward,<br />Nina<br /><br />PS If you haven't booked for our <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/component/content/article/28/202-work-workshop-may-21-2011">Work & You</a></span> workshop, I'd go for it now. Taking place all round the country it's a great way to spend a day thinking about what you want from work and how to achieve it.Life Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697593114611886510.post-81372703730965946262011-04-16T12:41:00.002+01:002011-04-16T12:46:56.409+01:00Too much to do...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QZXvttfybCof1WXgM9mcRygHVoiPXnKN-IqiGTqpgaTpUadXUrRKFXFfho7vrdc3iaxk6ygYnqFJhkRMt0-Bjz_Huc0YTWyCcfGXgCxL0dF32v2IWb3BO7Rb2zuxT4-PYw3RkkPZfmc/s1600/to-do-list-nothing.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QZXvttfybCof1WXgM9mcRygHVoiPXnKN-IqiGTqpgaTpUadXUrRKFXFfho7vrdc3iaxk6ygYnqFJhkRMt0-Bjz_Huc0YTWyCcfGXgCxL0dF32v2IWb3BO7Rb2zuxT4-PYw3RkkPZfmc/s400/to-do-list-nothing.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596146435836129314" /></a><br />I easily get overwhelmed. I have so many things to do that I don’t know where to begin. I can sit there with my head spinning. There's certainly more than a crossed out 'nothing' on my list. <br /><br />That’s when this week’s workshop, <a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/now-in-the-news"><span style="font-weight:bold;">First Things First</span></a>, really helps me.<br /> <br />We’ve started using it at work too. <br /><br />At the start of every day, each of us tells the others the three most important things they’re going to do that day and then we get on and do them.<br /><br />It gives us focus and moves us to doing what’s important.<br /><br />Come along to Life Clubs this week and find out how it works.<br /><br />Looking forward to seeing you,<br />Nina<br /><br />PS And do book in for our <a href="http://lifeclubs.co.uk/component/content/article/28/202-work-workshop-may-21-2011">WORK <span style="font-weight:bold;">& YOU</span> </a>day workshop on 21st May 2011. It’s taking place around the country and is for anyone either without a job or feeling unhappy in their workplace. £75 per person, £55 concessions and £125 for two. See you there!Life Clubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700049949587808265noreply@blogger.com0