Category: Self Improvement

Combining two interests: baking and photography

I baked some sourdough bread with black and green olives this morning. Look at the photographs below. It turned out well and I am looking forward to getting stuck into the bread when it cools down. Taking photographs of bread that I bake allows me to combine two interests of mine: baking and photography. I… Continue reading Combining two interests: baking and photography

Developing a practice or daily habit

Listening to the Akimbo podcast yesterday, while I cut the grass around the house, Seth Godin was speaking again about developing a practice. He has written a book, I believe, called “The Practice”. It is about showing up every day and committing to developing a positive habit or practice in your life. He made the… Continue reading Developing a practice or daily habit

Living safely is dangerous-Nietzsche. Why?

I came across a video on YouTube last week by Conor Neill with the title “Redefining failure-living safely is dangerous”. Conor Neill’s YouTube channel is one I am subscribed to and he always publishes thought provoking videos and blog posts. They are well worth checking out. I was intrigued by this idea that living safely… Continue reading Living safely is dangerous-Nietzsche. Why?

Hyperfocus-How to Work Less and Achieve More by Chris Bailey Reviewed

Hyperfocus-How to Work Less and Achieve More by Chris Bailey-I have just finished this book having spent 2/3 days reading and taking notes. The book is divided into two broad sections covering Hyperfocus Scatterfocus Hyperfocus is directing your attention on something external whereas scatterfocus is letting your mind wander and directing your attention inward, connecting… Continue reading Hyperfocus-How to Work Less and Achieve More by Chris Bailey Reviewed

Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter-the one thing I learned from rapper 50 Cent’s book

I am listening to the audiobook, “Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter”, at the moment. This is a book by Curtis Jackson aka rapper “50 cent”. It is not his autobiography but a book in which he shares what he has learned from selling drugs on the streets from the age of 12 and in corporate America.… Continue reading Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter-the one thing I learned from rapper 50 Cent’s book

The whingeing, whining, bellyaching minority

Without descending into particulars or naming names it has become glaringly obvious to me lately that in all walks of life, in every sphere of activity, regardless of the endeavour or the outcome or consequences, there is always a small number who will find fault. And who appear to thrive in a cocoon of negativity.… Continue reading The whingeing, whining, bellyaching minority

I made a script

I made a script yesterday-a little piece of code for a Google Spreadsheet. It allows me to interrogate my Gmail account and identify How many message threads there are with a particular label The dates of those threads This is of great practical use to me as it will now allow me to see precisely… Continue reading I made a script

Choose your pain

Choose your pain. You have a choice as to what type of pain you choose, but you do have a choice. And you must choose, even if you don’t recognise that you are making a choice every day. The choice is between doing now the difficult, dirty, disciplined, demanding work that matters, the work that… Continue reading Choose your pain

Storytelling with images

I like the idea of telling stories with images. Let me explain. I have had an on/off relationship with learning how to take decent photographs. This started when I first started online marketing and the need to take an acceptable, professional profile image of myself. Then, when I started messing about on the Instagram platform… Continue reading Storytelling with images