Helping people to focus on the positive in their lives and move forward
Puede ser difícil ser quien eres. A veces eres tú que es tu peor enemigo o mayormente, la gente a tu alrededor de ti, como tu familia o tus amigos, aunque te digan que te quieren. Tal vez tengas sueños en los que quieres renunciar a tu trabajo para viajar por el mundo o empezar... Continue Reading →
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 have been a fan of Q (English music magazine) for many years and in the latest issue, I was reading an interview with a band called Royal Blood. Now I'm not really a rock fan but every now and again a band comes through that I really like and Royal Blood are currently and... Continue Reading →
It’s 6am on the first day of November and quite dark outside. I couldn’t sleep and so I tiptoed through the house so as not to wake Mrs Cortado and our dog Grace to go outside and get my phone which I’d left in the car. On my way back, I promptly dropped it (clearly... Continue Reading →
Perhaps this is something we don’t like admitting, but although we may want to get things done as soon as possible, sometimes it will just take longer. And that doesn't have to be a bad thing. I’ve just managed to get a Spanish driving licence for a friend. It's been a process which started... 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 →
I've always been a great believer in the power of setting goals as they really help focus your mind on where you want to be and what you want to achieve in your life. However recently I've been thinking a great deal about now. This very moment. And as each second passes, yes, we could... 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 →
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 →
