Days of leaves and loss
Everyone has their favourite season. Some live for the long, sultry days and balmy evenings of Summer. Others enjoy the chilled noses, open fires and hibernation of Winter. Still other revel in Spring, the promise of new life, the sense of nature stretching out and walking up in the gentle sun and showers. Personally, I…
The seductive peril of loving your job
If there was a time when I did anything other than sit in meetings with lawyers and bankers and consultants, I’m not sure I can recall it. There must have been a point where I didn’t do any work on weekends, but if there was it’s lost to my recollection. I go to sleep thinking…
Work less hard, you won’t regret it
Do you feel like you work too hard? Spend too many hours in the office or commuting? You’re not alone. People on their deathbeds wish they hadn’t worked so hard. It’s a cliché isn’t it? I certainly find myself often saying or thinking: “No one says on their deathbed that they wished they had spent…
Break the routine: The destructive power of unthinking repetition
Those who have been following my story will know I’m doing some serious thinking about what I want from life. As part of that I’ve been contemplating what, exactly, is holding me back from making big changes. Fear is part of that, but that’s too generic to work with. Breaking down my thinking I have…
Love your job: Why I love my job and you should love yours
I love my job. There you go. I’ve said it. I don’t care who knows it. This is my Tom-Cruise-on-Oprah moment. That was amazing. Of course we all know how THAT went, right? …sorry let me just take this call… “Hello…Yes….Yes…What?…They’ve WHAT?!?!?…When??!?!?…Oh….Oh, I see. OK Bye” Um. Anyway. Maybe ignore that last bit. But you…
Investing in rental property. Why I hate the idea.
Investing in rental property. Easy money, right? Put down a deposit. Get someone else to pay off your mortgage. Enjoy a steady income of effortless income every month. That’s even before you think about the returns from the property rising in value. That’s been the narrative for years. While the dream may have been tarnished…