Success in your life is not a single achievement. It's all that you do with others and for others

Peak oil: The over-populated UK's ability to feed and supply itself for our privileged lifestyle requires the land and resources of other nations. Against a background of depleting oil resources, this is a dangerous strategy

Those living in rural areas as well as those with a planning policy remit for those areas have an important responsibility to protect green belt agricultural land for the wider benefit of feeding the UK into the uncertain future that we all face

What will use more finite resources? That 3rd or 4th child you have or driving a large car? We all need to think about the choices we make

Quickest way to build trust: Keep promises you make, don't over-promise. Over-deliver, don't under-deliver. If you say you'll do something, make sure you do but if things then run late or go wrong, tell your client at the earliest opportunity

It's better to ask the right questions than accept the status quo

Short term "dash for cash" economic solutions hinder progress towards a better, more sustainable, world