It’s been nearly 12 weeks since my last post and I confess that recently I have been suffering a severe case of writer’s block. It didn’t start out that way, at first I wasn’t writing because I was too busy navigating grief but recently I’ve been feeling a lot happier and even had lots of [...]
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The unpicking of 2012 and the sketching out of 2013
Every year before the strike of midnight on December 31st, I like to spend some time reviewing how the past twelve months has been for me. This year I had planned to spend a significant amount of time on this piece of work but life, as is often the case, got in the way. 2012 [...]
How I wrote a 50,000 word novel in 9 days
If you read my last post you’ll know that November was spent attempting to achieve a life long ambition of mine to write a novel. I decided to do this as part of the annual NaNoWriMo event (National Novel Writing Month), in which participants sign up to write 50,000 words during the thirty days of November. [...]
A novel way to spend November
Back in December 2011, I wrote a post that detailed my goals for 2012. One of those goals was to participate in this year’s National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo as it’s known for short is an annual event that sees thousands of English writers from around the world attempt to write a 50,000 word novel [...]
The benefits of yoga
It’s official. I’ve well and truly fallen head over heels in love. My new hot and sweaty love affair is with Ashtanga yoga. Some of you may remember that this was a desired outcome for my most recent 30-day challenge. The challenge was to exercise every day for 30 days in August and the result [...]
The power of daily practice
Before last month, I had tried a couple of 30-day experiments and they hadn’t gone particularly well, within days of starting them, they had fizzled out and died a death. Recently however I’ve had a really positive experience of conducting a 30-day experiment and as you may have noticed, that experiment was to write a [...]
Looking after all of you (and details of my next 30 day challenge)
In my 35 life lessons I’ve learned in 35 years post, written back in February, I talk about the importance of looking after your body as well as your mind, when looking at your personal development and growth. In other posts I’ve touched on the subject of exercise by referencing my days as a runner [...]
Around my mind in thirty days
Okay so I went quiet again. Sorry about that. The truth is that I haven’t been writing a lot lately but the good news is that this is about to change very soon. Over the last week or so I’ve been staying with family in Bali and with no wi-fi at the house, I found [...]
Fear is temporary, regret is forever (and a great tip for dealing with panic)
A few weeks ago I spent three whole days with my feet planted firmly outside of my comfort zone. I endured three nights of fitful sleep, woke up each day feeling anxious and on more than one occasion had to have a serious word with myself. As a result I not only faced and overcame [...]
The challenges of dreams come true
I’ve been on the road for a total of nine days now. I’ve hustled and bustled in Bangkok, I’ve snoozed on an overnight train to Surat Thani and I’ve long-tail boated it to paradise in the shape of bright blue seas and white sandy beaches. I’m also sunburnt, covered in mosquito bites, my feet seem [...]
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The unpicking of 2012 and the sketching out of 2013
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