Welcome to 1% Every Thursday you receive tips and content to help you improve your English skills, 1 % at a time. In general terms, the Pareto Law states that 80% of results come from 20% of actions. For example: 80% of physical improvements come from 20% of exercises, or 80% of profits come from 20% of customers, or 80% of language progress comes from 20% of activities. So, if we apply this law to your English development, we need to consider the following: What do I spend 80% of my time...
15 days ago • 2 min read
Welcome to 1% Every Thursday you receive tips and content to help you improve your English skills, 1 % at a time. How regularly does a native speak English? How frequently does a professional athlete train? How often does a world-class musician practise? Every day would be the answer. That is why all three of these examples become proficient at what they do. They do something every day. Not just anything. Something specific, and related to their overall goal. Because small, seemingly...
21 days ago • 1 min read
Welcome to 1% Every Thursday you will receive tips and content to help you progress personally and professionally, 1 % at a time. People often tell me the thing they would like to improve the most is to respond as quickly in English as in their native language. So, I decided to write this to help those people, and to tell you that it is absolutely possible! I have been reading and studying communications experts for years and you can have the benefit of their knowledge in just a few minutes....
29 days ago • 2 min read
Welcome to 1% Every Thursday you will receive tips and content to help you progress personally and professionally, 1 % at a time. What was your favourite subject at school? Whatever your answer, I guarantee you enjoyed it- or in other words you had fun. I would also say that you were good at that subject. Why? Because you enjoyed it. And because you enjoyed it you probably spent more time on it, therefore you got better at it, and as a result you got those good marks. The question is then:...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Welcome to 1% Every Thursday you will receive tips and content to help you progress personally and professionally, 1 % at a time. Day 1. This is the philosophy Jeff Bezos has installed in the culture and operating model at Amazon since... day 1. The Day 1 mentality has fuelled Amazon’s innovation and success. It has given the workers the space to be curious and experimental without worrying about making mistakes because they are just lessons 'that can be used to surprise and delight customers...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Welcome to 1% Every Thursday you will receive tips and content to help you progress personally and professionally, 1 % at a time. Motivation is the impulse, the spark, the push to begin something. It can be the fuel that starts that new project or hobby or behaviour, but what happens when it doesn't show up? Is it still possible to do what you were originally moved to without motivation? You know the answer. It has to be yes. The word motivation comes from the word motive (meaning reason),...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Welcome to 1% Every Thursday you will receive tips and content to help you progress personally and professionally, 1 % at a time. One percent. If you could improve by this amount every day you would be taking continuous steps towards your goal. This is what the greats do and you can too. Michael Phelps began his preparation for the 2008 Olympics in 2002! Six years before the event he set the target of winning eight gold medals. Everyone thought he was crazy. Phelps didn't worry about that...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Welcome to The Pending Subject Newsletter Every Thursday you will receive: English language content to keep you in touch with the language Tips to improve your English A weekly challenge to keep you progressing A quote to inspire your learning The word model usually makes us picture beautiful men or women in a TV ad or on a catwalk. That is one meaning. Another definition of model is to take a system and copy it. Model in this sense means to study the mental and physical procedures that make...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Welcome to The Pending Subject Newsletter Every Thursday you will receive: English language content to keep you in touch with the language Tips to improve your English A weekly challenge to keep you progressing A quote to inspire your learning For the first edition of The Pending Subject in 2026, I want to inspire you to become the speaker you want to be. This is the year you are going to speak English with confidence and calm. How? you ask. Well, like everything, you need a plan, you need to...
2 months ago • 2 min read