There is an ancient saying, ‘Whom the gods wish to destroy, they give unlimited resources.’

I don’t know about you, but I often

Why is it important to know who you are and what you want in life?

Here is a meditation exercise that I’ve found helpful over the last year, it is a

We can choose to view life in one of two ways, either

When faced with a situation, especially when trying to decide what our next move in our careers or businesses should be, we all have an ingrained, near subconscious question, that guides our actions and so our lives.

I picked up an old book yesterday in our, by Max Lucado, the Cure for the Common Life.

I want to share one of the metaphors he uses in the beginning of the book with you.

In the story of Theseus, who went to battle the half man half bull, the Minotaur, in the Labyrinth, he was given a way out of the deadly maze.

Strength is built in layers. Just as Japanese Sword Makers, a favorite topic of mine, fold the steel to create up 16 times to create over 65 000 layers, so we add each day to our strength and to our strategy.

…a girl brought up with the utmost care…” -

Lady Bracknell, The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.

Referring to her daughter in a heated conversation with a possible suitor, Jack, Lady Bracknell refuses her daughter’s hand, for the moment.

Sometimes when we ask questions of life like,

‘What am I supposed to do with my life?’

‘Where will I end up?’

I really dislike, no, hate that question.

I hate it because it is really difficult for me to answer, and there is so much baggage with all the words that are used to describe what I do

We live very open lives, in fact, our entire lives are plastered all over the internet. In the not too distant future anonymity will be the new celebrity, the most famous person the one without a name.

One of the worst torture techniques, apparently, is ‘white room torture’ where

My friend Thomas told me this interesting bit of history over the weekend; that urine was used to clean clothes in ancient Rome. They collected

I’ve been reading Seth Godin’s latest book, This is Marketing, it’s good, you should get it.

One of the main questions he asks in the book is,

Here’s an interesting fact, back in the day, when missionaries used to travel by ship to the other side of the world they only bought a one way ticket and a coffin.

I write these emails first thing in the morning, usually around 5:30.

I do this because I want to

The last double edge sword quality that we find in a warrior is her motivation.

The second double edged aspect of the warrior, is control, and specifically control of the self.

The image here is of a Khoisan hunter crouching for hours,