A man far smarter than me (Ian Stewart - Mathematician) believes there are 17 equations that changed the world. He even wrote a book to prove it, which, let's be honest, I probably won't be buying. That said, when it comes to love I am pretty sure I have a handle on the whole x -2y = awesome. I was inspired - or sorta copied - the idea from one of Louis CK's stand up shows. Fresh off the back of MORE +
Important Love Lesson No 49 – Keep 7% of the Weird to Yourself
It is an incredible leap of faith to go out and actively seek to find a person who gets to find out how weird you really are. My advice? Keep 7% of that weird to yourself. You will, by accident mostly, reveal about 90% of your weird if you are in a relationship for long enough. In moments of deep trust (or if you are not paying sufficient attention) you may choose to reveal 1/2/3% more. I MORE +
MIND THE GAP – How Much of an Age-Gap Can Your Relationship Handle?
There is no denying it. When it comes to relationships, age-gaps do matter, but how much they matter can vary from couple to couple. Reason I mention it, is because I have just witnessed the third one of my friend's 20 yr age gap marriages bite the dust. It kind of sucks for both sides of the coin. For the husband who has been both father and provider, who is now turning 65 and was all set to put MORE +
Why People Cheat (and why Sex is rarely the reason).*
We have all been there. Either sordidly sneaking around behind someone’s back and then spending hours in the shame dungeon covered in the sticky residue of self-disgust. OR maybe we have been the one betrayed- choking on the foul stench of suspicion and having our heart crushed by lust’s greedy mitts. No question – Cheating Sucks and the Infidelity Fairy is not granting any good wishes when she is MORE +
Stop Complaining & Get On With It.
What's YOUR excuse? Too Tired to get up early? Too Cold to train before work? Too Busy? Too Stressed? Starting Tommorow? Or on Monday? Or someday Soon? Just waiting until you are more motivated? Or until you feel ready? My Advice? Stop Complaining & Get on With It. Go to bed earlier or splash a shed load of cold water on your face. Put on a jumper and run faster. Be MORE +
There is Only Really 1 Diet. Fact.
DIET may be my least favourite 4-letter word but it is still occasionally part of my vocab. Ask someone how they lost weight and chances are they could bore you to tears with their latest diet plan. They will be dying to tell you about how they found the perfect 5:2, low-carb, paleo-tastic, gluten free type of ketogenic magic with a side of VB6 (Vegan before 6pm - obvi). Truth is - if we are in MORE +
How Much Money Do You Actually Need? A (Semi) Grown Up Guide to Retirement Goal Setting.
When it comes to talking money, savings and long term financial strategies there are 2 types of people in the world. Type A has been steadily saving, off-setting, compound interesting, making smart choices and planning for a stress-free retirement for like...ages. Meanwhile, Type B has had a grand old time accumulating stuff, travelling the world and drinking over-priced lattes until he/she gets MORE +
The Death of Pretty – When Beauty is No Longer Your Most Useful Commodity.
I spent a fair chunk of my youth politely declining attention from men. Swatting away their pesky advances like one might shoo a fly that had become a bit too assumptive. They say youth is wasted on the young but it is probably true of pretty too. I became accustomed to having men watch me walk across a room. I could sit in a bar with the quiet confidence that I would not be buying my own drink. MORE +
WTF – No. 312 – Spin Class Fail
I have just completed my 2nd Spin Class. Ever. The fact that there has been 3 years between the first and the second will tell you all you need to know about how much I love Spin Class (not-even-a-little-bit). That said, there are Spin Classes the world over and Soul Cycle in LA is literally dripping with the sweat of every celebrity known to man, so people clearly like biking stationary in the MORE +
The Passive Income Myth (& why it probably won’t make you rich).
I blame Tim Ferris. By the time I finished the '4-Hour Work Week' I was convinced, in a matter of months, that I could be lying on a beach in the Bahamas earning money for doing absolutely NOTHING. Regular work was for suckers and I, for one, would be way too busy working on my tan to have time for any of that 9-to-5 nonsense. There are few amongst us who have not been seduced by the lure of the MORE +