Whether it is a society myth, or something we embed into our minds as we contemplate the lives of artists, but one things is certain: finding inspiration is a massive task for most of us. The world...
In my present work environment we talk a lot about “losing the attitude“. Usually it means that your spirits sink so low that you cannot motivate yourself to do the job. I have realised th...
I was in Buxton recently, it was my first time in the town and in Derbyshire. One Englishman-turned-Canadian didn’t hear a trace of foreign accent in my English, so he was genuinely surprised to...
It is a commonplace among psychologists to say that people often find it difficult to say “no”. I propose to revise, in fact to refute, this point of view. It is erroneous because this is ...
There is a post on Seth Godin’s blog that I thought was worth copying here: Here’s the mistake we make in high school: We let anyone, just anyone, judge our work (and by extension, judge u...
A part of my day-to-day work is to ask people how big their telephone bill is. I’ve lost the count of how many times I heard this answer: “I have no idea, my partner pays it“. Not on...
This is a very personal post. The month of March appears to be rich in dramatic experiences. I have just been told that Daniel Michael Kevin Jones (13 November, 1981 – 22 March, 2010) has died t...
My sincere Christmas greetings go out to all my friends and readers, and to everyone who visits this page. Merry Christmas to all of you, wherever you are! http://i.123g.us/flash/CardShell.swf...
I woke up at 5.40 this morning with a strange feeling of wanting to stay in bed but not wanting to sleep. As I gradually dragged myself out of bed and to the kitchen to make a cup of tea, it was 7am, ...
I have been staying in Carmarthen since the 2nd of June, and since I don’t yet have a laptop I have to get by without it, hence a period of silence on this blog. I also didn’t know how eas...