Sweet!

It is a universal thruth that all girls like to get gifts. Even if you're paying for them yourself. I came home today to find a fat envelope from LBS, which on opening revealed the latest Time Out for Visitors London edition with compliments of LBS. Sweeeeeeet! Miss N is very pleased, she likes being woo'ed like this. There's so much good stuff in there, I can't wait to get to London! (for those wanting a taster, see the Time Out website)

The Times ran an article today called Forget self-esteem and learn some humility which I read with great interest. The emphasis placed on raising kids' self-esteem
'has turned children who were showered with compliments into adults who crumple at even the mildest brickbats.'
But, don't despair, new fads are on the horizon. An Florida based researcher says
'forget about self-esteem and concentrate more on self-control and self-discipline'.
How does this relate to the business world? According to the article
'a survey for the Harvard Business Review found that humility, rather than self-regard, is a better predictor of who will make a successful leader'.