I used to be a skinny kid, almost the kind of skinny you see on the telly, in kids who suffer from malnutrition. My parents struggled to feed me and I just wasn’t interested. Fast forward to more recent times, I learnt by myself how eating in excess and doing no exercise can lead to gaining more kilogrammes than I […]
Chris Guillebeau is one of the bloggers and entrepreneurs I’ve been following for years, mainly thanks to his extensive travels around the world while building his business. When I first heard he was coming to London to speak at the World Escape Day, I spread the word among my friends and booked my ticket Funnier, wittier and wiser than expected, […]
I cannot smell the food burning on the stove but I can hear the subtlest of nuances in the pronunciation of an English word by a native speaker of another language, and then accurately detect the country they come from. I do not notice plants dying in a pot until the green, falling leaves turn to brown but I can […]
Every book we read, every movie we watch, every play we experience has a story line around a central character, around a hero. As the story unfolds, we learn to know the character, we empathise with them, we hold our breath whenever they go through a rough time and we delightfully celebrate the successes they have in their endeavours. On […]
A few days ago I was having a conversation with a few people, which led to a chat about the unconscious mind, more exactly what it is, do we really have one and how do you get in touch with it. I decided to listen to whatever everyone had to say about this and only talk afterwards The thing is, […]
I like signposts – they stand for choice. Should we go up or down? Should we take the easy way or should we take the more demanding route? Should we make the comfy choice or should we take on the challenge in front of us? Should we do what others want us to do or should we go with our […]
