Published inILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-onlyIt’s a Shock, I Know, But The Pathway to Success is Actually Surprisingly Simple.It’s doing what’s needed that’s the hard part — Every article you read about success or successful people will tell you the same thing. Listen to a podcast about an entrepreneur. Unless they were born with a silver spoon , they’ll ALL tell the same story. It doesn’t matter what area you work in, whether it’s business , sport…Success3 min readSuccess3 min read
Published inWriters’ Blokke·PinnedMember-only5 Sneaky Ways That Writing Makes You Feel You Can Make A Living From ItI’m guilty of all of them — “I’m going to be a writer” That was me. That was what I thought when I was younger. And what was it that put that thought into my head? It came initially from my English teacher, damn her, who commented on a story I wrote at school, “You handle the…Writing Life4 min readWriting Life4 min read
Published inPractice in Public·13 hours agoMember-only4 Reasons Why You Find It So Hard to Get Going When Your Diary Is EmptyAnd what to do about it. — After having an incredibly busy three months, I’m now in the, some might say, enviable position of looking ahead to the next four days with not much to do. But there are things I could do. I could write some articles for Medium. I could carry on with my e-book …Productivity3 min readProductivity3 min read
Published inWriters’ Blokke·20 hours agoMember-only3 Ways You Can Improve Chances of Success for Your WritingBe like the sewing machine salesman — “Hello, our records show that you have recently been involved in a car accident that wasn’t your fault.” I won’t record my response to that unsolicited phone call here, but it would largely depend on just how many unsolicited phone calls I’d received that week. It goes no further and…Audience4 min readAudience4 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·4 days agoMember-onlyYou’ll Stop Making Excuses When You Read What This Man Had to Go ThroughHis road to success was incredible — The man in the photograph above was born into a poor farming family in Italy at the end of the 19th century. He had little formal education. He served in World War 1. His father and brother died in 1916 from an outbreak of flu. He was hospitalized in 1918…Drive2 min readDrive2 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·5 days agoMember-onlyMy Job Reminds Me Daily What I Want To Avoid At All CostsAnd no, this isn’t another “Quit your 9–5 post” — I’ve been sitting with bereaved families for over five years now and have sat with well over 800 as they tell me stories about their loved ones. I’m a funeral celebrant which means I write and deliver services for families in memory of their loved ones. It’s a super rewarding…Life Lessons2 min readLife Lessons2 min read
Published inThe Shortform·6 days agoMember-onlyCharles and His Reverse Spin PassAnd what was the point of it? — Foundations1 min readFoundations1 min read
Published inPractice in Public·6 days agoMember-onlyI’m Not A Great Writer, But Here Are Six Ways I Can Improve From TodayJust make sure you do them as well — I’ve been writing on Medium for almost three years now and I get a real kick out of it. I love putting my thoughts and ideas down and seeing if anyone takes an interest. I’ll be perfectly honest though, even though I tell myself it doesn’t matter if I get…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Published inPractice in Public·Sep 21Member-only4 Reasons Why Getting Help From The Best is Your Only Way ForwardAnd why you should get help now. — My last three articles made me zero money and have had no views. Since I began writing on Medium, I have steadfastly refused to get help, believing, wrongly, that I know best and that my desire to improve would somehow see me through. And look where it’s got me. I’ll…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Published inILLUMINATION’S MIRROR·Sep 17Member-onlyWhat is Ruck Running? Is It Good for Your Fitness, Or Will It Finish You Off?More to the point, why on earth have I signed up for a course? — I’ve been going to HIIT classes with a training group for about 18 months and after what can only be described as a fairly rocky start, my fitness levels, for an overweight, old bloke, have improved massively. They’ve improved to the extent that our trainer advertised a course he was…Fitness3 min readFitness3 min read
