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Running Away
May. 17 | TUNED-IN: or is he tuned-out? Sometimes more is less. Not the kind of talk marketing men like to hear but this is going to be more of a consumer awareness piece and less of a ‘how to make more money’ business column. The ‘more’ I’m going...
CHOOSING A TARGET
May. 10 | HIGH-TECH: can be effective at an expense Let’s have a bit of fun. The question now is, should we take it easy, or would we be better off making things more difficult for ourselves? For the past three weeks I’ve been talking about how people...
Working to Live
May. 3 | GOOD MONEY: but not a lot of laughs When does a person decide to become an accountant? When he realizes he doesn’t have enough personality to succeed as an undertaker. I had a hard time deciding if I should tell that joke. Sure, it’s funny...
CHASING DREAMS
Apr. 26 | OVERDONE: Passions can be misplaced Some people live to eat; others simply eat to live. In other words, food can be such a passion for some people that finding, buying, preparing and consuming it are their main reasons for living; while others see the...
Love or Money
Apr. 19 | ART: some work requires passion There are two very different way to decide what you want to do for a living. The first is to find something that you love to do, like painting pictures, teaching children or playing a musical instrument, and then figure...
Head Games
Apr. 12 | EVRA-THING: but where’s the goal? “Winning is everything.” That seems to be a common belief these days. You hear it all the time when football matches and strategies are discussed, but some people also apply it to the way they live...
Facing the Music
Apr. 5 | Okay, so maybe there are times when honesty is not the best policy. I have to admit most of our best films, novels, TV series and many other forms of entertainment wouldn’t be possible if someone wasn’t trying to hide the truth; but in our everyday...
Team Work
Mar. 29 | LOST CAUSE: San Marino 0 – 8 England Sometimes the result doesn’t matter. Last week, the San Marino football team got stuffed in a World Cup qualifier by an England team ranked more than 200 places above them. You might have seen it. The 8...
Food for Thought
Mar. 22 | DO-IT-YOURSELF: Cheaper, more fun and often better Some things don’t change. For example, I loved the first pizza I ever ate and I still love the cheesy Italian staple just as much today. What has changed, however, is how I get my hands on that tasty...
Job Satisfaction
Mar. 15 | WOMEN’S WORK: It’s a mother I’m one week late. Last Friday, March 8th was International Women’s Day so I really should have said lots of nice things about women and women in the workplace. Oh well, I’ll just have to try to make up for it now. But...
OTHER PEOPLE’S PROBLEMS
Mar. 1 | ‘Do as I say, not as I do.’ That might be one of the most significant sayings I’ve ever heard. It’s not that I think it is a valid way to think, or to teach, or to raise children – I definitely don’t – it’s just that it sums up in one...
Creatures of Habit
Feb. 22 | A while back I wrote a column about going to my first yoga class over here in England. It was supposed to be a bit of a laugh since I didn’t know enough about the discipline to write anything too serious. I didn’t really expect to stick with it for...
Negative Thinking
Feb. 15 | DEFENCE: You will not pass Positive thinking is over-rated. Okay, usually it is quite a good thing, but that doesn’t necessarily mean negative thinking is bad. Sports such as football and boxing provide good examples of what I’m talking...
Getting it Right
Feb. 8 | Things constantly change… but sometimes, they don’t change very much. Last week I told you that as soon as I finished my column I was going to remove the floorboards in my kitchen. Well, that is pretty much the same thing I’m going to do this week,...
GETTING STARTED
Feb. 1 | As soon as I get this week’s column out of the way I’m going to get stuck into my latest home improvement project. I’m really looking forward to it; that’s why I want to talk about it now. Don’t worry, I’m not going to bore you with the finer...
CHRISTMAS BREAK
Dec. 28 | Three men die in a car accident on Christmas Eve and they all find themselves at the Pearly Gates waiting to enter heaven. To get in, St. Peter tells them, they must present something associated with Christmas, so the first man pulls out his wallet...
PRESS WARNING
Dec. 7 | SHOW-TIME: News, information or entertainment? What’s the matter, don’t you trust me? Anytime I hear words to that effect the alarm bells start to ring. Trust can be a wonderful thing and it’s one of the most precious gifts we can give to people...
SELLING SAND TO THE SAN
Dec. 1 | A few years back I took a course to learn how to breathe. Sounds pretty silly doesn’t it? I mean, I wouldn’t blame you if you are now wondering if I’ve ever parted with cash to learn how to perform other bodily functions; but please don’t worry,...
BLOWN OFF COURSE
Nov. 19 | I was having a lot of trouble sleeping a few weeks ago. SHIP-WRECK: boats can be dangerous, even on land TheUSpresidential elections hadn’t taken place yet and I was trying to decide what to do with some investments that might have been affected by...
