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MEET NIGEL YATES

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FOLLOW MY 30-YEAR JOURNEY

The Writing Was On The Wall

The Writing Was On The Wall

  • 1970s

That's me in the picture!  I think about 8 or 9 years old...playing 'soldiers' with my best friend.

 

...and guess what?  Just a few years later, aged just 15, I applied to join the Army!

1970s
1980s
My 30-year journey began here

My 30-year journey began here

  • 1980s

I know it sounds crazy, but barely 1-month after my 16th birthday I was standing on the train platform at the Central Station in Newcastle Upon-Tyne, UK, bags packed and my parents waving goodbye.

 

Looking back, I thought I would stick it out for a couple of years perhaps - for a bit of a laugh - funny to look back knowing what really happened...

My Graduation Parade

My Graduation Parade

  • 1980s

After a 2-year apprenticeship I graduated as a newly qualified Electronics Engineer.

More training would follow - but soon I was living in Germany working on British Army Main Battle Tanks (I spent 10-years in Germany overall)...

1980s
1990s
Onwards and Upwards!

Onwards and Upwards!

  • 1990s

Funny how things turn out...

I qualified for entry into the Military Academy at Sandhurst - a whole year of training ensued to finally be commissioned as a British Army officer. 

"Serve to Lead"

Fast forward a few years

Fast forward a few years

  • 2010s

Suddenly I was back in Bosnia, working with some awesome soldiers from Austria, Hungary, Macedonia, Turkey and even Chile! 

 

In many ways, this was my 'swan song', eight months in the Bosnian capitol Sarajevo.

2010s
2016
Join the Army - See the World!

Join the Army - See the World!

  • 2016

All good things come to an end!  30 years of travel and adventure left me feeling completely burned out - I knew I was desperate and hungry for a change of pace.

 

I wanted something completely different, a little taste of freedom...but what?

Where next on the journey?

Where next on the journey?

  • 2020s

My focus now is to build a thriving community inside the ClickSmart platform.

 

'Serve to Lead' remains my mantra; with a value-led approach to all that I do.

2020s
2021
ClickSmart

ClickSmart

  • 2021

I'm excited to connect with you inside the ClickSmart community; to share ideas; to help everyone succeed with their goals.

If you know what to do to reach your goal, it’s not a big enough goal.

Well, I guess I’ve always been a slightly ‘techy-geeky’ person…and with a background in military software applications, information systems MSc, project and program management, business strategy MBA, capability integration, cyber security and training, the question for me really was how best to adapt my skills to the online world?

Web Design Tools 85%
SEO 82%
Project Management 92%
WordPress 88%
Online Security 80%
Turning Complexity Into Simplicity 99%
Nigel Yates on Stage with Speaking Empire
Mastering New Skills

Stepping Outside The Comfort Zone

Like I say on my homepage:

All progress takes place outside the comfort zone“.

I found it essential to master new skills and put them into practice through ACTION

 

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Achieving New Goals

Creating New Opportunities

By taking action towards achieving your goals (you have set your goals, right?) new opportunities and new directions will start to emerge.

 

It’s the journey that will define you – not the destination.

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Live Life To The Full

Work Hard, Play Hard, Have Fun

Don’t wait for the right or perfect time – it never comes and life is too short.

Carpe Diem‘ – seize the day!

Nigel at the USA Formula 1 Grand Prix, ‘Circuit of the Americas’, Austin, Texas.

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mindfulness

Taking Care Of The Mind and Body

Find time for a little ‘Splendid Isolation’ – to do those things which help to nourish your mind and body.  These are essential tools for success – more so than any piece of software!  

 

My journey isn’t over yet…in many ways it has only just begun.

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