Why born travellers, writers & painters don't travel, write & paint
Published: Thu, 06/08/23
Are you a born traveller who never travels? A born entrepreneur who never starts a company? Or a born writer, musician or painter who never writes,…
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164 years of life advice in 11 short, sharp bullet points
Published: Wed, 06/07/23
According to this article, every self-help book ever written can be whittled down to 11 core pieces of life advice. From the first self-help book…
"You should feel grateful to have this job"
Published: Tue, 06/06/23
“You should feel grateful to have this job”. This is a phrase I heard now and then during my time in gainful employment. It was usually trotted out by…
The Roger Federer school of success
Published: Mon, 06/05/23
A few days ago, I read an interview with Roger Federer. In the interview, Roger talked about how he kept himself going while recovering from injury…
100-year-old car race shows speed is overrated
Published: Fri, 05/26/23
A historical titbit: The first ever 24 Hours of Le Mans Race took place e actly 100 years ago today. As any motorsports buff will yabber on about,…
Is it okay to quit?
Published: Thu, 05/25/23
I was 13, maybe 14, when I quit the CCF at school. The CCF? The Combined Cadet Force. Otherwise known as the youth Army, Navy and Air Force here in…
Ask me anything
Published: Wed, 05/24/23
I’m in brainstorming mode at the moment… …which gave me the idea to answer any questions you might have. You can ask me about whatever you want. Could…
The problem with natural talent
Published: Tue, 05/23/23
According to Wikipedia, Fred Astaire is widely seen as the “greatest popular-music dancer of all time”. But early in his career, Fred was told he’d…
How to handle life's ups & downs AND run a half-marathon
Published: Mon, 05/22/23
Yesterday I ran the Hackney Half-Marathon. It was a great day. And one of the things that struck me was this: Every kilometre of the race was…
How to blaze a trail when everyone else is toeing the line
Published: Fri, 05/19/23
The other day I was reading about the history of tanning. Turns out tanning has a backstory more up and down than a yo-yo. Having a deep, mahogany tan…