Published in ILLUMINATION·Nov 24Member-onlyNine Sh*t Things About Being over 60Just so you can be prepared — I fall into the above category, only by a couple of years and I’d like to share with what I consider to be the, predominantly, young readers on this platform some of the shit things you have to look forward to when you reach this milestone. You get injured very easily If, like me, you…Old Age3 min readOld Age3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Nov 18Member-onlyObstacles I Overcame to Achieve My DreamIt wasn’t a good start, but I had one thing in my favour, ‘determination’ — “You might as well get yourself down to the Job Centre tomorrow.” Those were my dad’s words of advice when I gave my parents the news that I’d passed 3 out of a possible 8 ‘O’ levels when I left school. …Goals4 min readGoals4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Nov 9Member-only4 Simple Strategies You Can Use from Today to Defeat Negative Self-TalkMost of us will suffer at some point. You don’t have to. — “Tell us the value of ‘X’” I didn’t know the value of X. I didn’t have a clue. It wasn’t even my class. I’d been sent to Mr Clarke’s class to get some exercise books and he’d ambushed me. “What’s the value of ‘X’?” I didn’t know and this piece…Self Talk4 min readSelf Talk4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Nov 4Member-only4 Really Simple Reasons Why We Ignore Good AdviceWe all know what to do. Why do we choose not to do it? — How many times have you read articles about how to; Lose weight Get fitter Write better headlines Write better articles Improve some aspect of your life Come on. Hands up. Yes, ALL of us. I had a little scan through my ‘saved articles’ file here on Medium and about 80%…How To3 min readHow To3 min read
Published in Motivate the Mind·Oct 27Member-onlyDo you ever have that Feeling of Uselessness when you see how Successful everyone else is?Well, here’s the thing. They're in the minority. Not you. — Do you ever scroll through someone’s work and see how many followers they have? 80,000? 5 million? Every article they write is accepted and curated by big publications. It gets 1,000s of views. They’re earning $1000's a month. And you feel like shit. You’re lucky if you get 20 views…Success3 min readSuccess3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Oct 27Member-onlyTry This Super Easy Way to Create Great Ideas for ArticlesI’m not an ideas machine but this works for me — Have you read some of the tips on generating ideas for articles to write? I remember a very well-known contributor to this very platform saying “Start every day by writing 20 ideas for articles. Some of them will be rubbish but you’ll have a few good ideas in there” Yeah…Ideas3 min readIdeas3 min read
Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Oct 10Member-onlyStop Obsessing About Your Weight, Your Wallet and Your QualificationsThis is what really matters — Get to the gym, two, maybe three times a week and sweat it out. That six-pack has got to be here soon, surely. I’m lifting more. I’m running faster. I’m sweating more and woah, look at those muscles! People are going to think I’m amazing. When I slip on that…Money3 min readMoney3 min read
Published in Motivate the Mind·Oct 8Member-onlyWhy the Heck Am I Getting My Pants in a Twist Because They Don’t Want to See Me?It’s their loss. Not mine. I moved towns not so long ago, only about 30 miles away and what I wanted to do was get in touch with funeral directors in the new area that I found myself in. So, I got down to phoning some of them and I…Rejection3 min readRejection3 min read
Published in Motivate the Mind·Oct 6Member-onlyYou Can Improve Your Life With This One Easy StepIt’s a simple question but it can lead to great things — How many times a week do you go for a coffee? 5,6, more? And how many times when you go for that coffee do you ask for a discount? None. And why should you? It’s madness, right? Nobody asks for a discount on their coffee. Because going for coffee is…Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Sep 30Member-onlyA Brilliant and Unexpected Marketing Strategy That Helps Promote a Restaurant ChainYou’ll be shocked at what you encounter in the toilet of this restaurant — You need to get your product noticed. The competition in business is very real, and you need to be sure that your name is out there and on everyone’s lips. You need to have an edge. You need to get people talking about you. It’s not enough today to just…Marketing3 min readMarketing3 min read
