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Setting Your Goals in Context

I've been thinking a lot about goals this week. Being the middle of the year it's a great time to be reviewing the few I did set (I was quite easy on myself for the first half of this year) and …

Putting Some Fire in Your Belly

When I got back from my expedition to Scotland in April I was floating around for a few weeks before my feet properly touched the ground. I was so chill, ever so mellow, nothing could phase me or sour …

Things I would go back and tell the younger me

Some people dread reaching middle age. I know I used to, but now I'm there or thereabouts, I'm loving it. I love that I sort of know who I am and how I tick. I love that I know that where I am is …

Managing the inputs

I've not talked about this subject previously as I didn't want be seen to be a health bore and it felt quite self-indulgent. But inspired by some recent blog posts I've read, I thought I'd briefly …

Be Sure To Enjoy The Ride

You know that stock job interview question where you’re asked to specify a weakness and you flip it to become a strength? Well, if you're like me then the next time you have a job interview (which for …

2014 in review: podcasts, blogs, books & conferences

Truth be told I'm really glad to be seeing the back of 2014; let's just say it has been a challenging year. I appear to have gotten through it mostly intact, though, and I am looking forward to 2015 …

Make life a side project

Two blog posts in one week, unheard of. That's what you get when you cram two high-octane conferences into one week: MicroConf Europe in Prague Sunday to Tuesday and then The Web Is in Cardiff, …

The woods are my monastery

TL;DR I’d much rather be in the woods than sitting in front a of a screen all day. I’ve realised this now and will start doing more of it again. Feel free to join me. I’m writing this post from my …

Are you prepared for the long haul?

I had an epiphany this week. In fact it's been a month or two of epiphanies but this one was particularly important. Embarassingly it's one of those 'No Shit Sherlock' realisations, the ones we all …