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You can do it!

You can do it!

Strictly Final. Amazing outcome!! My childhood was not the same as my friends. My mum was born in the 1940s and due to a trauma at birth was left profoundly deaf. The world then was very different to people with disabilities. “You’re stupid, you’re...
Tech for the sake of it

Tech for the sake of it

I’m a huge fan of technology. New gadgets come out, I’m always having a nose (much to my wife’s dismay – “we don’t need it!!”). AI is already involved in many areas of our lives although with varying degrees of success from...
Black Friday!

Black Friday!

Black Friday is a good example of the difference between the needs and wants associated with a product. I wanted lots of things – a tablet and a digital notepad for example. But, I didn’t need them. My life would be no more productive!!! The tablet just...
Get your ducks in a row

Get your ducks in a row

Blue sky thinking is up there with ducks in a row as clichés that can inspire as much as irritate. We spend so much time looking down. At the keyboard, phone, the potholes / broken paving stones. When we’re looking down we can only see what’s just in front...
Make the time to pull someone up

Make the time to pull someone up

I am a strong believer in the thought that when you go through challenges in life, no matter how painful or challenging the experience, when you come out the other side, the skills and resilience you gain are invaluable. The opportunity to then help others going...