When Is A Habit Not A Habit?

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If I asked you what is the only man-made object visible from space, what would your answer be? Most people confidently reply that it’s the Great Wall of China. I have heard this many, many times. In fact I used to play in quiz leagues in my twenties and I have even heard it asked as a quiz question…

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God Helped Darwin Find A Piece Of The Puzzle

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Firstly, let me kick off by again saying thanks! I got a number of e-mails and some very kind words in the comments about Ellie. It’s really weird because I know some people will be thinking “What’s all the fuss about, it’s only a dog?” And I really get that, because if you have never been a dog (or…

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It’s Never Too Late, Except When It Is

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I get a lot of people that come to see me that think there’s something wrong with them because they are approaching or even in their forties and on occasions fifties and don’t know what to do with their life. I spoke of this in the post You’re Not Alone, but I want to go all self-indulgent and share…

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How To Feel Crap

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There has been uproar in the UK recently as those supposed bastions of good sense, good judgment and good ethics, the Members of Parliament, have been found somewhat wanting in the good sense, good judgment and good ethics departments. It seems a very large number of MP’s have been claiming on their expenses for all sorts of things they…

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Creative People Are Flaky & Moody & Broke Too

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After the rambling intro to last weeks guest post by Pace and the subsequent  mentions of it in the comments. I decided to knuckle down, take the comments in the jovial, well-meaning spirit they were meant and vow to stop gatecrashing my guests posts. Then as I was reading and preparing this post, I thought to myself, “What the…

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You Are Such A Freak

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You are such a freak. Seriously you are. That job you do, that person you love, that food you like, the way you dress, that bizarre clothes you wear, those wacky movies that make you laugh, those political views you hold, the car you drive and the sports you like and even the ones you hate. Freaky, veeeery freaky…

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How To Influence

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If I walked up to you at a local Chamber of Commerce networking event and after introducing myself as a Life Coach, proceeded to eat the rather nice shrimp vol-au-vent off your plate, quaff the last of your delicious wine and then after announcing you were an asshole, turned and walked off. What would you think of me? Would…

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The Power of Procrastination

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Twitter first thing in the morning is a collection of jabbering lunatics speaking in tongues and trying to get the day off to a semi-coherent start. Most conversations usually revolve around which person is most in need of coffee, which person has drunk the most coffee and which person is running around like a headless chicken because they have…

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