Mid life crisis, I am pretty sure I have experienced it in my thirties.  Back then there was a period I was lost, hated my job and could see myself doing it for the next thirty years.  That thought was really depressing.  Can you experience mid life crisis at that age?  You bet you can. [...]

I have just read a blog post by someone from John Thornhill’s Masterclass course who is struggling with lack of motivation.  So I thought I’d include a inspirational video in my blog post today.   It’s had more than one million views.   Some of you who, at times feel like quitting will, I hope [...]

This week there was an article in a daily newspaper, that made me cough bits of toast all over my cat.  Titled ‘The Negative Side To Positive Thinking’.  Basically the author was taking a swipe at the huge self help industry, which encourages us to think positively and everything will, we think, work out well. [...]

This is my first post in a new category, Relationships. A few months ago I had the privilege of interviewing a lovely couple, Manfred and Christine who had just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.  I had originally spotted a short article about them in a local newspaper.  I thought it would be a good idea [...]

Every morning I have a ritual – coffee, toast, check emails.  I have developed a habit recently of not opening about 70% of them.  That percentage is growing. I don’t know about you, but I agree with Frank Kern (infamous internet marketer) that emails are usually associated with exchanging messages between friends and work colleagues. [...]