Your future predictions can guide your ambition. However before trying to predict what might change in the future, it’s often useful to look back. Here are ten things few of us could have predicted would happen:

10 ways to broaden your mind We are all conditioned by our upbringing and our environment. To get on in the world, you need to challenge some of the prejudices and views you grew up with, replacing them with more worldly views. In fact the older you are, the harder you might need to work on this. Here are ten ways to broaden your mind:

Once you put your head above the parapet you discover that everything in the world is interconnected. In other words, no one sector operates in isolation of the others. Changes in one area impact on all the others. That’s why society changes so frustratingly slowly. If you want to understand why, ask yourself these questions.

You don't need to be tough and nasty to be successful. You can actually achieve lasting success by being nice. Here's an article and checklist to help you become both liked and successful.

True leadership is a democratic process. Your only authority as a leader comes from those who choose to follow you. Think about that old saying, ‘you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.’ Managers and Directors are appointed by those other than the people they are expected to lead. They are encouraged to use rules, laws, fear and oppression to obtain the results they are tasked with achieving. Ineffective managers are often challenged by . .