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Designed by happy accident

A few years ago, back when I worked in a factory I coined the term “geographical independence”. My friend dave and I used to dream of a time when we would no longer be tied to the factory and could make our living from anywhere. Back then it was just...

24 Years

This weeks most disturbing news came via a book review I received. As you know my new book “Career Change” is coming out soon, so I have asked some people to review it. They have very kindly looked beyond the typos and written some pretty cool stuff. What...

Hospital patience

I am sitting in the hospital watching the people around me. It’s a long day of waiting. Most of the people here are outpatients awaiting treatment. They come from all backgrounds, are of all ages and diverse social backgrounds. Illness doesn’t...

The ultimate test

So here goes. Years of study in psychology and personal development are about to be put to the test. I face the biggest challenge of all. I face the one thing that could unravel me. As I write I am standing in the queue about to try and board a ryanair flight to...

Email Marketing

I was asked to contribute my thoughts on an article about email marketing for StartUps.co.uk a site dedicated to helping people start their own business. As someone who has sent over 20 million emails (no exageration) in the last few years, I suppose I am qulified to...

Martin Gibbons Headhunters Workshop

I wrote a wee post about this over at Martin Gibbons Headhunters Workshop but I wanted to say something else about it here. You may be wondering why I am doing a workshop, when I am a champion of remote, online working. I believe the world will be a better place if we...

Isabel was in town

It was an exciting week. Isabel lisardi was in edinburgh as part of her book tour and stayed with us for a couple of days. This is someone who really suffers for her art and for her readers. She puts herself through experiences that most of us would run a mile from....

There’s more to movies Part 2

Been an important week for movies. Shared two important films with Ruaridh this week. The Shawshank Redemption and Mad Max 2. Neither film was on any of my top 5 lists last week but having watched them again, they deserve an entry. Lots I could say about max but I...