Archive : Leading Thoughts

You know one thing that gets me is this constant battle for supremacy in the kitchen between men and women. It gets no scarier than the inevitable Friday meal debate. Firstly, let me say I look forward to Friday meals. They have a slight informality about them in our house. Suddenly we dispense with the usual rituals like saying grace, or using cutlery. Sometimes plates are substituted with cardboard [...]

To all the SuperDads out there, Well Done on another fantastic father’s day. If your day was as good as mine, then you will no doubt be feeling content and happy that this whole fatherhood thing is in fact worthwhile. When my little troop tiptoed into my bedroom proud that they had not woken me earlier with their bang crashing breakfast making antics, I had to keep my eyes tightly shut, careful [...]

  Okay, so I have to admit that I have been “off air” for a little while. To be honest, I have been exploring some new angles and perspectives. For example, I decided a short while ago to rather look at the world with a fresh and enthusiastic eye. In fact it has led me to revamp a few aspects of my life. The reality is that shit happens. We all know that. But how many of us know how [...]

I am giving away the first of my eBooks absolutely FREE! Simply click on the image to OPEN THE eBOOK, or DOWNLOAD, by right clicking here and saving the pdf. This book is a compilation of columns hand picked that cover the often underrated topic of building your own YOU BRAND. I have always been fascinated by the concept of people finding themselves in jobs or a life that they don’t feel [...]

It’s not the first time we’ve heard of national debt counters. The states have had one for years, and in fact I think it’s just hit a record $11 trillion!! Well that’s hardly the point. But SKY News recently ran a recession debt counter on their screens. As if the news itself wasn’t bad enough. I always find it fascinating that we take great pride in creating dramatic [...]