Helping people to focus on the positive in their lives and move forward
A friend was recently telling me about their plans for setting up their own business. They'd been thinking about it on and off for years and things were such in their life that now seemed like the perfect opportunity to make it happen. But strangely, although she was clearly passionate about this idea, all I... Continue Reading →
I'm sitting on a lovely, ever-so-slightly battered brown sofa in my favourite bar (Cafe Cyrano) in Almería, my recently adopted 'big city', listening to my new favourite album ('Hey Mr Ferryman' by Mark Eitzel) with a cortado coffee and an orange juice. I've just put my car in for a service. Not a big deal... Continue Reading →
Ayer yo estaba en un bar de Granada escuchando una conversación entre dos amigos. Uno de ellos decía "No me gusta este compañero de trabajo, pues no puedo trabajar con él. Va a ser una semana imposible." Hay gente que dice ‘No soy cínico o negativo, soy realista’ y tal vez es verdad pero de... Continue Reading →
Other than writing blog posts, hanging out in Spanish cafes and my new dog, my primary passion in life has been making music. For many years, writing songs on my old acoustic guitar and in the last few years, I've also been using my laptop. My latest project is called Pearl Viper and the mOnk... Continue Reading →
If every decision we made in the past made us who we are now, then decisions we make today will create the people that we will be tomorrow. So what do you want to be and perhaps more importantly, who do you want to be? Because today is your chance to take steps... Continue Reading →
Other than writing blog posts, hanging out in Spanish cafes and my new dog, my primary passion in life has been making music. For many years, writing songs on my old acoustic guitar and in the last few years, I've also been using my laptop. My latest project is called Pearl Viper and the mOnk... Continue Reading →
I can't believe that it's already been in a year since I started this blog. The time seems to have flown by. In that year, I have made some lovely blogger friends and readers, written quite a few posts, started podcasting and learned a lot about blogging and writing in general on the way. It's... Continue Reading →
Do you think you're in a job that you don't 'deserve'? Have you ever felt like a fraud or an imposter thinking that someone might 'catch you out 'one day? You may be surprised to know that lots of other people do too. It's a much more common feeling than you think. For example, Maya... Continue Reading →
Nothing is perfect. Nobody’s perfect. Nowhere is perfect. Perfection is a myth. Imperfection is the reality of our lives. I’m not cynical. In fact, I’ve often been called too idealistic, however although perfection may not exist, that needn’t stop us doing what we want to do to achieve the lives we want to live.... Continue Reading →
