I hope that everyone managed to have a good Christmas and has memories that they will treasure forever. My memories in years to come of this Christmas will be of the naughty words my Mother used playing the game ‘Cards against Humanity’. We were laughing so much it was literally hurting. My other memory will be of having no laptop for the last six days. I rushed into McDonalds the day before Christmas Eve to send an urgent email and…
I went to start writing this yesterday but if I’m honest I was still trying to get over another amazing day out at the darts. I know that many of you will not understand why 3,000 people at a time go to the Alexandra Palace from all over Europe to watch two guys throwing darts and I get that! However, it has kicked off my Christmas celebrations for the past ten years and the atmosphere just gets better and better….
Sometimes in life I am reminded that the little things in life are so important. Both of my children rang me for a chat this morning on their way into their respective jobs. That set my day up absolutely brilliantly as they both seemed very happy. I worry more about my children now that they are young adults because it is a tough world out there. All we should ever really want for our kids in life is good health…
Here I sit in the fantastic splendour of Madingley Hall in Cambridge writing the second posting for my blog. I am here today making a video that I hope will reach out to employers who are serious about tackling the stigma of mental health in the workplace. I admit to being a little nervous because the chap who will be interviewing me is a former Managing Director of mine. It is ironic that I will be talking about how I…
Well here I sit in the Grand Hotel in Torquay looking out at sea writing my first ever blog. You may be asking why have I chosen such a venue? Well the answer is that I just happen to be visiting friends locally and it looked a good place to sit and have a coffee. It is a touch ironic though to be in a Torquay hotel on the day that Manuel passed away!! Anyway, welcome to the first of…