Back in 2015 I wrote a blog post about the 12 week year, and my plans for 12 weeks. I wrote it during the reading of a book called the 12 week year. The idea was that with focus, it was possible to do in 12 weeks, what many people did in a year. It… Read more
Hustle – How’s yours?
Hustle. It’s an interesting word. When I was younger, I remember a pornographic magazine called Hustler. It still exists, founded by Larry Flynt. He is most famous outside of the pornographic realm for the film “The People vs Larry Flynt”. Whether you are a fan of his work or not, there is no doubt that… Read more
Why I want to write
I was talking to a friend who gets up every morning at 4am to write a novel. I am not sure I have that dedication but when he told me it reminded me that I would like to write more. So I made it a resolution for 2018 to write something every day. So the… Read more
Welcome to 2018
I never write resolutions and so I never complete them. In 2018 I have written some resolutions and I may well still not keep them. However I will try and document my progress here. I am calling 2018 my year of finding/renewing my sense of purpose. I am generally happy with my life, but I… Read more
Lands End to John o Groats – a 9 day adventure
A tale of Le Jog, 958 miles, 9 days, 52,000 feet of climbing from one end to the other of the United Kingdom Almost too many years ago to remember a carpentry teacher at my school told us of his experience riding the famed end to end – A bicycle ride between John O Groats… Read more
It’s been over two years…
Since my last blog post. How does that happen. We start these websites with the best of intentions, and yet the vast majority of us fail to keep them going. Of course there is a huge difference between a personal blog like this and a company blog. However if you are going to have a… Read more
Looking at my exercise and diet regimes
Another free writing Monday experiment, but done on a Tuesday. It seems that as I get older my family gets larger. So there seem to be more and more birthdays. I am left wondering how long it will be before there is a birthday in my extended family every day of the year! I suspect… Read more
Pomodoro and my Newest Productivity Rituals
I have written about the Pomodoro technique before. And that is because I find it to be remarkably effective. When I use this, my productivity skyrockets and I get far more done than when I don’t. If you are unaware of the Pomodoro technique, Francesco Cirrillo developed it in the late 1980s. He was doing a postgraduate… Read more
How to become more disciplined and get better results
Yesterday marked 31 days of writing a post here every day. Somebody asked me whether I thought I had learnt anything from writing every day. I think it has led to me becoming more disciplined and I am now getting better results. We all write every day, but much of it doesn’t develop discipline. Comments on social… Read more
Want to Whine? Don’t, it is unattractive.
Do you ever feel your blood boil? Often for me the simplest things can just start to make me feel really angry. And it is annoying because I know that they shouldn’t. One of the things that my company does is help businesses with Social Media. As a result I have hootsuite open on my computer… Read more