Published in Writers’ Blokke·Jun 17Don’t Be Like ‘Manchester United’ With Your WritingPatience is not on the agenda with the Red Devils board — When the new football season starts, Manchester United will be welcoming ex-Ajax manager Erik ten Hag. Ten Hag will be the SIXTH United manger since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013. An average of one manager every two years. Now, United aren’t short of cash and as one…Patience3 min read
Published in Fuck Niches·Jun 16I’ll Bite Your Face OffAre you sure about that? — This charming turn of phrase was something I heard during one of the seasons of TV show ‘The Apprentice’ UK version. I don’t recall the exact context of why this was said but the choice of phrase whatever the context seems to me to be a little excessive for anything…Alpha2 min read
Published in The Brave Writer·Jun 16It’s Vital That It’s You and No-One Else Delivering The MessageDon’t pretend to be someone you’re not — “I bought a pizza yesterday. It said ‘Just like mamma used to make’. I thought ‘Great, burnt on the outside and raw in the middle.’” That was my first joke when I did stand-up comedy. Except I didn’t say it like me. I said it like Stephen Wright, the deadpan…Writing Tips4 min read
Published in In Fitness And In Health·Jun 15The Worst Weight Loss Advice Ever for Fat Blokes Like MeYou won’t like it. I didn’t. — I'm at the stage in my life where I'm thinking, whatever I do to try and improve my physique, lose weight or do anything to get fit is pretty much an uphill struggle. My metabolism has come to a virtual standstill and all I need to do is have a…Weight Loss3 min read
Published in Motivate the Mind·May 25Massively Improve Your Chances of Success By Following This Simple AdviceIt’s only six words, but it’s so powerful — We all like things to be simple, don’t we? And all too often we’re faced with a barrage of advice on how to improve our lives by following X number of rules. Imagine how amazing it would be if all you actually needed to improve any aspect of your life…Success5 min read
Published in Fuck Niches·May 17F*** You Amazon Prime!That was the exclamation I heard this morning — We’d just woken up and were enjoying a leisurely, early morning cup of tea and scrolling through our phones to see what had been happening in our our respective worlds. Suddenly, my wife let out a yell “F*** you Amazon Prime.” Why? She’d been trying to order something from Amazon…Amazon2 min read
Published in Two Minute Madness·May 12I Saw ‘The Most Sensational Attraction in The World’At least, that’s what the signs told me. — On a recent Bank Holiday weekend, I went along to a steam fair at a nearby town. I’m not particularly a fan of steam fairs but I thought it would be a fun thing to do. As we were wandering around the acres of fields taking in the ancient steam…Motorcycle2 min read
Apr 7Do You Know The Date You’re Going To Die?If you don’t, then read on, this could help. — Imagine you were given a scrap of paper and on that scrap of paper, there is a date. That date is the date you are going to die. And let’s imagine, for the purposes of this article, that it says sometime in the not-too-distant future, maybe three or four years. …Goals2 min read
Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Apr 5It’s Not The Money That MattersTop entrepreneurs all agree it’s something more than that. — I’ve been listening for a few months to the entrepreneur Steven Bartlett’s podcast, ‘The Diary of a CEO’. It’s inspiring stuff as he chats to everyone from CEOs at the top of their game to MPs and sportsmen and women. As you listen to these people talk, some of them…Business Development4 min read
Published in Motivate the Mind·Apr 5You’d Give Anything To Achieve Your Goal? Don’t make Me Laugh.What sacrifices are you really prepared to make? — I'm overweight. Lockdown has not been kind and neither has my fondness for wine and beer. As a consequence I now find myself weighing probably 20 lbs more than I'd like. Now here’s the thing I know what to do to shift it. I've started up exercise classes again. …Success3 min read
