The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions dates back 4000 years to the Babylonians. They believed the way you behaved on the first day of the New Year set the tone for how you would…
Date Archives 2006
read, write, think
Thank God It’s Friday. I’ve been engrossed entirely in this contract that I am even beginning to think like an employee again and pray for Fridays to return! I dreamt about buying guns last night….
how hungry are you?
I arrived at the Holiday Inn in Stoke-on-Trent just off of the M6 at junction 15. The roadworks on the M6 were a bitch in a couple of places, but even crawling at 10 mile…
return of the king
These last few weeks have been how I imagine my life to be – full of wonder and mystery, travel, and writing. This morning was a perfect example. I was up at 0530 and wrote…
purpose
Does every human being have a purpose? 4,161 / 150,000(2.8%)
re-launch old project
I’ve decided I really need to get hot on some publishable material that supports my philosophy on personal development. I’ve brushed the dust off of the outline I did a while ago. I have re-launched…
the best and the brightest
Pete and I spent last week in Posnan, Poland at the Negotiation Days III Conference. We were invited there to deliver workshops on Alpha Leadership, Effective Teambuilding, Influencing Skills, and Coaching. In total, some 80…
wanderlust
I picked this up from my friend’s blog: J.R.R. Tolkien once wrote: “Not all those who wander are lost”. This has become something of a mantra for my life which brings me to the question:…
lazy sundays
I am having one of those lazy sunday afternoons where you just read and surf all day. I should however be writing the outline for my workshop next week, or packing for my week in…
the edge
“The edge…there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who know where it is are those who have gone over.” – Hunter S. Thompson
the camino de santiago
I have returned from a 6-day trek in the Pyrenees following the Camino de Santiago. I have been going through my notes and hope to get some stuff posted on my experience on the Camino….
will you still love me when i’m 65?
Another clear blue sky…I think this must be some kind of record for England…anyway, I am down in Bristol for Rosemary’s 65th birthday party. The party was a success. One of the more interesting characters…
signs and omens
I woke up this morning wrestling with a sore throat and trying to decipher the meaning of two omens. I went into the garden to quiet my mind and listen for the answer. Most of…