Your Guiding Message – Why You Must Have One, And How To Get One

“YOU NEED TO WRITE ABOUT THIS”. That’s my muse, sitting at my shoulder, telling me to tell you stuff. Not that I believe in muses exactly – I believe in brains – but she’s a useful metaphor for what drives me. And anyway – I love listening to her because she’s basically Carol Kane’s character… Continue reading Your Guiding Message – Why You Must Have One, And How To Get One

In Praise of The Inessential, Optional, Unrequired, and Otherwise Unnecessary

I love making preserves. I am the jam, jelly, and marmalade queen, man. Beyond fancy cars, beyond jewellery, beyond a pair of handmade tango shoes from Buenos Aires, homemade preserves are where luxury is at. What makes them luxurious? The fact that someone took old-fashioned time and care to make them. And furthermore, took time… Continue reading In Praise of The Inessential, Optional, Unrequired, and Otherwise Unnecessary

An Opinionated Dame’s Advice On Absolutely Everything You Should Be Doing

  Well. Almost everything. And the opinionated dame? Me. Here it all is: my best advice for 2015, shortened to a few words that will get 2016 cranking for you. Don’t waste your time or money on Learning and Development. I mean really. Unless you have trust, you’re dead where you stand. Don’t waste time chasing… Continue reading An Opinionated Dame’s Advice On Absolutely Everything You Should Be Doing