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4 July, 202518 June, 2025

Real Power Doesn’t Shout

“Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check. But that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.” ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

I’ve always hated authority and being told what to do. I like someone to explain how a course of action is better than the one I am pursuing. Give me a good enough reason, and I will happily follow along. However, if you tell me I must do something or stop doing something, without explanation apart from ‘it’s the rules’ or ‘just do as I say,’ that will get my hackles up. Deep down I have issues with certain types of power.

13 June, 20255 June, 2025

Keystone Habit

I was re-looking at what might be my keystone habit. Out of all the habits I want to instil, this is the one that will make all the others easier, superfluous or will lead to a cascade of growth in my lifestyle. So, an example of some of the new habits I was exploring were:

6 June, 20254 June, 2025

Reignite: A Practical Path to Spiritual Awakening

Around 20 years ago I had a spiritual experience, which I wish to reignite. I was driving down to London listening to the soundtrack of the Trainspotting film. I was zoned out from listening to music, during the 4-hour drive from Manchester Then Blur’s Sing came on. For no apparent reason, the hairs on the back of my neck stood on end. A warm flow rose up through my spine, to the crown of my head and back down.

For a brief moment I saw everything was connected, through time and space.

30 May, 202528 May, 2025

18 Months, Zero Sales and a Dream I Can’t Ignore

There is a dream I can’t ignore anymore. I am currently pursuing two business opportunities and investing in property. The two business opportunities are as a sales agent for automation equipment, which is self-employed. The other is as a writer/online business. I have had no sales as an agent and a few sales online. I’ve been doing the sales agent for 18 months and it feels like a drain. I don’t enjoy it, even though it was related to my previous jobs.

16 May, 202514 May, 2025

Is Shadow Work Useful for Personal Growth?

I’ve been passionate about personal growth for around 30 years now. I’ve studied NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and am a certified life coach and hypnotherapist. I am always open to looking at new technologies. Lately I’ve come across what is known as shadow work.

Shadow work sounded esoteric and I’m always a sucker for something new and secretive, so I’ve decided to investigate it.

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25 April, 20259 May, 2025

Two Offers, One Pitch: Sell More with a Unified Sales Strategy

I am a commission only self-employed sales agent and I represent two different companies who sell different but complementary products and services. Here I show you how I put together a unified sales strategy.

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17 April, 202524 April, 2025

Portfolio Career: Working on Multiple Businesses at the Same Time

I’m now at the stage in my career that I can focus on whatever projects excite or interest me. It also means that I can focus on several projects and businesses at the same time. I have what is called a portfolio career. I.e. I have a portfolio of work jobs, such as:

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