Opportunities and the Unknown

“If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat.   Just get on.” ~ Sheryl Sandberg The phone rings, you pick it up and you’re asked “Hey, will you speak at XYZ Conference next month?” or “Glad I’ve seen you, we’re starting up a new...

Happy and sad

This week I’ve listened to Minnie Driver, the actor’s, autobiography.  It’s called Managing Expectations and I just loved it.   So honest, funny, searingly truthful at times and she’s someone I’ve liked from...

A different spin

“I’ll believe it when I see it.”  This hackneyed and somewhat cynical phrase we’ve heard and used for years.   If you think about it, it implies it’s unlikely and you’ll be amazed if it happens. ...

Catching UP

For about 4 years, every Monday I used to go to pick up my Goddaughter, Miss Bea, from school.  She was 8 when we started hanging out together on Mondays and we had a lot of fun together. We loved cooking, making slime (!), walking the hounds, reading stories,...

Decision Alchemy

I last read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho about 10 years ago.  I remember I loved it then and – at the same time – couldn’t remember how the story evolved. “Paulo Coelho’s masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago,...

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