Failure

I’m Not Ready! Dealing with Life’s Curveballs

I thought I had four years to prepare for my retirement in which time I would have built up a successful business(es), found my future hubby and be preparing to elope and spend all the wedding money on a 6 month around-the-world adventure/relaxing/exploratory honeymoon. But I’m four years’ early...

Foodie

Hunger Pangs – It’s not about the calories

Every time my belly rumbles I start to contemplate my shopping list. I feel like I’ve not been able to satiate my hunger since I stopped training and returned to England from Phoenix. And to me that doesn’t make a lot of sense except that maybe my body is hungry all the time because I’m… Continue reading Hunger Pangs – It’s not about the calories

Travel

Find the Silver Lining & Fly Happy

I always thought every long(ish) haul flight had a TV screen. But apparently not if you fly on an American Airlines flight from Phoenix to Philadelphia. It’s about 4 and a half hours, yet NO TV screen. Thankfully I’ve a fully-charged laptop, and with the screen dimmed to absolute minimum brightness, I’ve just managed to… Continue reading Find the Silver Lining & Fly Happy

Business, Success

Motivational Talk @ Kitchell Corporation

I am always thankful for any chance I am able to share my story, to encourage others to go after their dreams, challenge their fears, doubts and misconceptions of ‘impossible’, and to move forward from each failure. I know a lot about failure because I’ve had a lot of them, and this is what they’ve taught me about success.