We as humans can sympathise with almost anything. If an old building gets knocked down, we are upset by its removal. If I told you a shark died tangled in a fisherman’s net in the ocean today, you’d feel a little saddened. I can tell you that my pencil’s name is Steve and that he’s…
I’m making the assumption at the beginning here that all of you all know the story of Batman. If everyone is okay with this premise I’m going to move on to my point, otherwise there is plenty of information around to give you details of our main characters. There’s a theory that someone came up…
A few months short of my 8th birthday my father Bruce, passed away suddenly, leaving my mother with 5 children under 16 to raise and care for. The only way forward for my mother was to return to the work force to try and make ends meet. My brother, sisters and I then had a…
On the 2nd of November last year I had a fairly major mountain bike accident. The resultant complications and additional surgery changed my life for 3 months. I spent the summer not being able to swim, surf or ride. My freedom was curtailed in the fact that I could not drive anywhere. For those of…
I first came to read the book The Art of War when I was a young manager (about 23 almost 24) when I was promoted into the role to manage a team with staff a fair bit older and more experienced than I. With a full ego of confidence I thought I already had all…
I really dislike saying goodbye. I don’t like the feeling of seeing someone leave, and not knowing when I’ll see that person I care about again. Maybe, I don’t like change. Maybe, it’s just my sense of loyalty. Or maybe it’s something else. But I feel like I’m not alone in this. It’s in situations…