Feb photo a day #27

An Instagram challenge on iPhones everywhere -
Day 27 - 'Something I ate'

Feb photo a day #26

An Instagram challenge on iPhones everywhere - 
Day 26 - 'Night' 

Q2 - February 2012

Welcome to 'The Question'... a single question to be answered by bloggers on the same day, with the aim of sparking some conversation, debate and shared experiences on various blogs around the world. If you choose to answer The Question, please add your link to my page and therefore, I hope that responses will then be compared.


The question this month is:

What is the best piece of advice you have ever been given? 






The best piece of advice I received was when I was at college. A lecturer told us: "If you try your best and fail... then you are a failure".
 
This advice may sound a little flippant, but it's worth remembering. Yes, there are times when it just can't apply, but if you need to achieve something, perhaps your self-imposed best wont be enough.  In that case, you need to take a different tack; or even admit that you will fail!
  
In my "career" (I use that term loosely) I have had to take many exams. In fact, I've had to pass specific exams to keep two jobs. Doing my best might have been enough, but I couldn't afford to fail. Therefore, I worked hard and took various approaches to ensure I covered as many bases as possible.

And when I have failed in life, I have considered the advice again and wondered if I really did my best?

The advice can't be taken too seriously, but I like to keep it in mind when I need to achieve a positive result. I don't want fail, who does?! So make sure you know what it takes to succeed.
 

Feb photo a day #25

An Instagram challenge on iPhones everywhere - 
Day 25 - 'Green' 

Feb photo a day #24

An Instagram challenge on iPhones everywhere - 
Day 24- 'In your bathroom cabinet' 

Olympic hopefuls #6 - Chris Mears

In the latest of my series of fit and cute Olympic hopefuls for team GB, let me introduce you to 19 year old, Chris Mears. Chris is a diver who has overcome some amazing setbacks in his life, including being given only 5% chance of survival by doctors when he suffered complications from a ruptured spleen three years ago!

Feb photo a day #23

An Instagram challenge on iPhones everywhere - 
Day 23- 'Your shoes' 

Mummy... Can you tell me

A client told me this great true story the other day...

His 2 year old son asked his wife, "Mummy, why do dogs bark?"

She replied "I don't know Jimmy*"

He thought about that reply for a few seconds and then said...

"Google it then!"


*made up name

Feb photo a day #22

An Instagram challenge on iPhones everywhere -
Day 22- 'Where I work'  (I happened to be meeting someone in Caffe Nero earlier today)
 

Feb photo a day #21

An Instagram challenge on iPhones everywhere - 
Day 21 - 'A fave picture of me'