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The Elevator Speech

Chris Barrow’s week of Twitters

  • busy, busy, busy #
  • live interview for a USA podcast for dentists – enjoying myself #
  • Off to Newquay International shortly – day trip to London #
  • Watching the Flybe passengers board for Gatwick and wondering where the XXXX the Air South West flight is? #
  • Nice of them to arrive – late … Read the Rest

The 10-second introduction

There and back again

After much messing about by Air South West this morning (“your aircraft will be late”- that was it) and by the Gatwick Express (“a train has broken down at Victoria, all services are subject to delay”), I count my blessings as I walk off the Newquay return flight at 6.00pm this evening, to the sound … Read the Rest

Beautiful web site

on a more positive note (than my last rant – or was it a Twant?), take a look at this simple and beautiful web site for The Aviator Hotel in Farnborough. Thanks to Barbara Thankappan for sending the link – it is just WOW! Click here CB – look at all the “complimentary” things they … Read the Rest

All that Twitters….

All that Twitters….

Can anybody out there help me with this Twitter thing? I’m an early adopter by habit and so was prepared to jump in and swim – just to see what happened. I loaded Tweetdeck for my Mac – and Twittelator to my iPhone. I have my Tweets update my Facebook status and find that rather … Read the Rest

Chris Barrow’s week of Twitters

  • up since 6:00 and working on personal finances #
  • 5.5 hours of personal financial management – but that sets me up for the month ahead and reduces stress. Now for a soak in the bath. #
  • Just completed a 0.42 mi walk with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/WIgar #runkeeper #
  • busy desk day … Read the Rest
The CenterParc gang 2009

The CenterParc gang 2009

“It’s what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young, knows what their Personal Legend is.”

East of England Deanery

I find myself once again congratulating the East of England Deanery for the excellent organisation skills (thank you to Lizzie Graddage), their leadership team for their vision and the superb annual conference in CenterParcs Elveden Forest, where Raj Rattan and I are lecturing to about 70 VT’s over 2 days. The conference facilities at CenterParc … Read the Rest

Even more delegation

Today I interviewed and hired a second virtual assistant. Phillippa Goodwin is the first and is responsible for:

  • business travel
  • business accommodation
  • telephone meetings
  • Skype meetings
  • physical meetings with clients, strategic alliance partners and IDH practices
  • client liaison
  • invoicing and collections
  • liaison with my accountant

Dawn Lane will be the second and responsible for