This was meant to be a book but I cut it short

What follows is the start of a book i began to write, however for various reasons i never got round to making it long enough to warrant calling it a book.  I did it for a similar reason to my first book, to get things out of my head and down in writing so i…

I don’t have dreams, I have goals

So i made the decision to return to an office job, several said that seems weird based on what i said i’d do, some think i’ve given up on my goals and reverted to status quo, some say they knew i’d do that all along, but then these people don’t really know me. Let’s get…

Month 3 – Shooting for the moon

It’s now been 3 months since i left my job, despite the weather being rubbish and the days being short, the time has gone incredibly quickly. As i mentioned in previous posts i swept my life clean of waste and distractions, i released my worrying thoughts and condemned them to the past, and accepted that…

February, continuing my early Spring cleaning

In my last blog i talked about 5S, getting rid of “stuff”, making sure the things i kept were useful and in good order, and starting a lifestyle in which old habits don’t grow back. This was the start of a cleansing period for me, I continued doing this both with physical items as well…

If I could do it all again

I was a very basic thinking, almost annoying person, who was given the honour of being paid to do what I loved. I loved asking why, a lot I loved helping others, a lot I loved solving problems, a lot Thanks to some great support at work from a few fabulous people just being myself…

My first weeks in my new life

It’s no secret that over the last 18-24 months i’ve been restless, inspired by people that have far less than me and uninspired that have more than me. I longed for the simple life i had 15+ years ago, when i appreciated the small things more, wasn’t as greedy and unsatisfied as i am now.…

I know the solution, now find me a problem to make it work

It’s often said that working backwards through a process is the best way to understand and develop a process through a customers eyes.  You tend to find the best path and highlight routes that aren’t really needed. But is this rule always correct ? I’ve been on a number of projects where this theory has…

The part time husband, long term marriage story

A few years ago my life was so busy, I was travelling a lot all over Europe, arriving home on a Friday night, Sally would do my washing on Saturday, and then pack again (and sometimes leave again) on a Sunday. It got to a point where I was away from home for almost a…

The Mourne Mountains Skyline and the tale of the imaginary tow rope

Since taking up entering running races a few years ago January has been my month of searching the internet, randomly picking races to enter, seduced by the words “toughest in the UK” or “one of the top races in the country”.  As I’ve got a bit more experienced I’ve reduced my search criteria, for example…

Maybe I’m not scared to death right now, maybe I’m literally scared of death now

My previous blog talked about how I’m scared to death of the changes coming up in my life. I sit at home worrying about this more and more, it’s like a never ending circle, but it will have an end, it’s just taking a while (12 weeks today infact). I today broke down and cried…