This week I had an alarming experience when five of my credit cards, along with one of Justina’s were compromised in 12 hours. It started about 10 pm with a fraud message from Santander and continued through the night as one by one my cards got attacked.
Last week I exploded a perfectly decent working relationship with a tradesman who has done regular, high-quality work on our units at Gate Farm. I stupidly let my emotions get the better of me and reacted to his continual lateness for appointments.
I have written many times before about my morning routine. I follow the same rituals, doing the same things in the same order every day. This system grounds me personally and helps me find purpose to my day.
Two days ago, I took the somewhat drastic step of disabling the email functionality on my mobile and my iPad. This change means I can only read and reply to emails from my computer.
My mother was one of the “Ten Pound Poms” who emigrated to Australia in the early 1960s where she enjoyed a free-wheeling time working and travelling the country on a motorbike. She married and
Some days ago, I replied to a comment made by Sade on an earlier blog post “The Day I Gave Up”. She expressed her concern that I was too focused on the destination rather than the journey. I agreed with her
This year is the 20th anniversary of me stopping gambling and drinking. I didn’t stop overnight. I tried and failed many times to cut these two destructive forces from my life. I knew I had a problem by the time I was twenty. It took another five years to make stopping a reality.
Yesterday I had one of those rare days when I learnt something life-changing. A day I believe I will look back on as being pivotal in our journey to build Valentte into a great company.
I remember the first time our glass order for the candles and diffusers came on a pallet. We made stock from home back then, there was a knock at the front door, and I was greeted by a hesitant delivery driver asking whether we were expecting a pallet?
I have been thinking today about how we cope emotionally when things are not going well. Has your push for your goals and dreams suffered a setback? This video has some suggestions. I hope you enjoy.