Peter Harrington

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Game on for back bedroom passion
ByPeter Harrington December 10, 2011September 18, 2018

Reading anything by Bill Bryson makes me smile and laugh out loud. As a young man, Mr Bryson discovered the joys of hitchhiking. Driven by a thirst for adventure he spent two summers travelling around Europe with the aid of his thumb. He didn’t know it at the time, but the accumulated experience when combined…

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Fine tuning Entrepreneurial Music
ByPeter Harrington November 30, 2011November 8, 2018

Fine tuning entrepreneurial music

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What are the Best Things in Life?
ByPeter Harrington October 11, 2011October 7, 2018

The Royal Society of the Arts (RSA) recently published a compelling article that carries an important message for entrepreneurs and people running micro businesses.

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Present to Influence the Audience
ByPeter Harrington September 27, 2011May 4, 2020

Stood by the roadside thumbing lifts was an empowering experience. Drivers who stopped validated what I was doing and thus hitchhiking became meaningful, worthwhile and rewarding. Whilst it wasn’t rocket science, I always thought carefully in advance about my appearance as well as how and where I stood. And I looked at the driver as…

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Value your Entrepreneurial Journey
ByPeter Harrington September 6, 2011January 21, 2019

If you want to make anything happen in life, you have to start an entrepreneurial journey. But be aware, “Entrepreneurship often happens when people are on their way to something else…” .

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When not to listen to business advice
ByPeter Harrington June 27, 2011September 18, 2018

Tell others that you want to go it alone and don’t be surprised when more people than you thought advise against such action. So how do you know when not to listen to business advice?

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Need to achieve
ByPeter Harrington June 24, 2011September 18, 2018

Leeds station, 11.35pm. It’s a dark, cold November evening. The last train to York departed 5 minutes before my train from Huddersfield arrived. But for the night-time usuals I’m on my own, frustrated and penniless. But my need to achieve will get me out of here.

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The Devil of Self-importance
ByPeter Harrington June 11, 2011December 29, 2018

As I climbed the tank crane’s 10 foot ladder to access the driver’s cab I knew this wasn’t going to be a typical hitchhiking experience.. But I wasn’t aware that I was about to be hijacked by the devil. The devil of self-importance…

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