Ex-Chelsea boss Avram Grant ran for his life
FORMER Chelsea and West Ham manager Avram Grant was spoken of the moment he fled from an inferno which broke out at a block of flats in London today. The 63-year-old was in his seventh-floor apartment on Heritage Lane, West Hampstead, when the fire broke out at around 11.25am. The blaze spread up four stories of the apartment block this morning Football manager Avram Grant was among those who fled the scene The balcony fire quickly spread up the building as the three balconies above also ignited. Grant told TalkSport: “I was speaking with my son and I saw a lot of smoke from the balcony. There was a lot of smoke, so I ran away. “I felt the heat and saw the smoke. It was a lot of water and a little bit of flames. “I knocked on a few of the doors to tell people but nobody answered. Now I see my neighbour here and I think everything is OK – for the people, not for the building.” Avram Grant managed West Ham and Chelsea Eight engines and more than 50 firefighters rushed to tackle the blaze at a new-build development. No casualties have been reported and the […]
Mindset Mastery
Do You Know Why Your Beliefs Are The Key to Success? Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Beliefs, Change Your World Do you desire success, but feel like you aren’t getting there? Are you sick of living a mediocre life? Are you failing at something important but don’t know why? If so, then congratulations for taking some action to move a step closer to success by seeking knowledge! Looking to solve a problem is a noble endeavor, and worthy of praise. It is when you hide your feelings of failure or shame from yourself and pretend everything is going well that is really tragic. If you are feeling like a failure, feeling shame from some unwanted outcome, that is because of the thoughts you are having about that situation. And most of the time, your thoughts come from your beliefs about yourself, life and other people. Most of the time people form their beliefs about themselves, life and other people through unconscious childhood experiences. These early experience set up a “lens” for viewing life. The brains of children are very open systems. They are taking in feedback from their surroundings as they explore the world. They decide what is safe and what is dangerous. […]
How To Fully Commit To Goals That Terrify You
How To Fully Commit To Goals That Terrify You Gapingvoid Culture Wall How To Fully Commit To Goals That Terrify You “Nothing can resist a human will that will stake its existence on a purpose.” — Benjamin Disraeli There’s a shift that must happen within. Something clicks-in and your brain and biology can never go back. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.” Ideas can only truly catch hold if they are embedded within a deeply emotional experience that reshapes how you view your identity and purpose in life. When an idea becomes your obsession and purpose — and it is highly personal to you — then you can take that idea and quickly turn it into a reality. You don’t need to be defined by the norms and expectations of those around you. You don’t even have to play the same game as everyone else. You’re living in your own world and creating at will, whatever it is you want to see. Jim Rohn said, “Sometimes all you need to open the door is just one more good idea.” You need an idea that shakes-you-up and stirs deep imagination. An idea that moves, […]
Building Your Mental Toughness #1: Find meaning
Actively working on building your Mental Toughness increases mental health, well-being and performance. In a series of 15 short blogs, I’ll describe 15 elements that make you mentally strong. This is part 1: Find Meaning Find meaning If you find meaning or purpose in what you do, you can overcome any setback or situation. Viktor Frankl, psychiatrist and holocaust survivor, found that all survivors of the concentration camps had one thing in common: meaning. He wrote the book Man’s Search For Meaning, and developed logo therapy, a way to help people find meaning. According to Frankl; “Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.” Meaning doesn’t only make us more resilient. According to Martin Seligman, founder of the positive psychology movement, true happiness is found in the meaningful life. Happiness levels are positively correlated with a meaningful life. ‘He who has why to live can bear almost any how’ Friedrich Nietzsche However, finding meaning isn’t always easy and to find meaning, we sometimes have to perform tasks that don’t make us happy in the moment, but might give us meaning in the longer term. Our chasing of shallow happiness, might even be related […]
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try one more time.” – THOMAS EDISON
The Hand of God and the Goal of the Century
The controversy and the genius. The Hand of God and the Goal of the Century. The Argentina maestro called the tune at the 1986 World Cup. Took hold of the competition and willed it in his country’s favour; inspiring his team-mates around him. The standout star of Argentina’s cruise through the group phase. The difference-maker in the knockout stages. And the icon holding the trophy aloft at the end of it all. The 1986 World Cup belonged to Diego. But it is the quarter-final with England on Sunday, June 22 which remains the defining moment of his career. In particular, those four fateful minutes when the legend was enhanced for eternity. The heat was intense in Mexico City. In the build-up to the quarter-final with England, Argentina staff had hurriedly scoured local stores for lighter, more comfortable shirts the team could wear. The June sun baked the Estadio Azteca. There was heat of a different kind, too. Fighting broke out between fans around the ground and inside the venue. Four years on from the Falklands War, this fixture had stirred emotion. The Argentina players felt it, too. “Without a doubt it had a different meaning,” Jorge Luis Burruchaga later told […]
Sir Lewis Hamilton – F1 Knighted for his services to motorsports.
Sir Lewis Hamilton has finally received his knighthood in recognition of his historic Formula One achievements. Just three days after controversially losing out on a record eighth F1 world title to Max Verstappen, the Briton has been knighted for his services to motorsports. The 36-year-old received the honour at Windsor Castle on Wednesday with the Prince Charles carrying out official duties. Hamilton was given a knighthood in the New Year Honours list in 2020 having previously been awarded the MBE in 2008 after winning his first championship. Having claimed a further six world championships since, and amassed a record 103 race wins, he now becomes only the fourth F1 driver to be knighted, following in the footsteps of Jack Brabham, Stirling Moss and Jackie Stewart. Sir Lewis is the first active F1 driver to receive the accolade though with the other legendary trio all given the honour many years after their Grand Prix careers had ended. Today’s proceedings caps off an eventful year for Hamilton, who came within one lap of defending his crown and winning a record eighth world title before Red Bull rival Verstappen controversially overtook him in the Abu Dhabi decider. Hamilton holds the record for the […]
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