“Life is not a private affair. A story and its lessons are only made useful if shared.” - Dan Millman I’ve recently read a new book that was given to me as an early birthday present from someone for whom I care deeply. Naturally I wanted to get started straight away. And naturally, as the … Continue reading An Authentic Man
Month: July 2018
A Man Set Back
Starting out in a new career is challenging. I know. Big newsflash. Of course it’s challenging. And I didn’t expect anything else. I expected setbacks and rejections and myriad other difficulties. And I expected that sometimes there would be problems in other areas of life that might impact my work on my new venture. What … Continue reading A Man Set Back
A Man Belongs
I stood all alone in a hall full of people. Many of whom I had known for a number of years. I watched people chatting, laughing. They were lining up, having their photo taken. Putting on smiles to make sure their ID cards weren’t horrible. They were wearing clothes that they wouldn’t wear in this … Continue reading A Man Belongs
A Mindful Man
Perhaps this is the most predictable blog post of them all… well done, if you expected this one. But these days I try not to make predictions. I mean, they’re great if they work out - then you can say, “I told you so” - but they pretty much suck when they don’t. Predictions can … Continue reading A Mindful Man
A New Man
It’s been about nine weeks since I left my old career behind to find a new path, and with it, hopefully a degree of job satisfaction. It’s almost impossible to describe how much things can change in the space of only a few weeks! I was talking to someone just the other day and she … Continue reading A New Man
