The Deal
A few months ago, I had a couple of calls with an ex-colleague. While working together, we got along nicely and even planned to hang out with our wives
The Guy With the Gap
I used to walk into the pre-match meeting and high-five everyone in the room. Take the piss out of someone, get it back twice as hard. The room
Forty jumps
A couple of weeks ago, I took my son to a park with a small stage, maybe a meter high. He saw kids running and tumbling up there, and he
10 am on a Tuesday
I took my son to an appointment this morning and had an hour to kill. We're planning to build a house, so I decided to drive around the
The reminder I spent years trying to silence
My alarm went off yesterday morning, and I hated it the way I always do. Not the sound, but the fact it went off. Something external deciding when my day
What the sky looked like
Eighteen years chasing a championship. We won. I raised my arms, looked at the sky, drove home, and went to bed. The feeling was relief, not joy.
The finish line that turned out to be a checkpoint
One observation. We won the championship after eighteen years. I raised my arms, looked at the sky, drove home, and went to bed. The dominant feeling was relief. Before the
The rejection that costs nothing
One observation. Every expensive thing I've ever dismissed was something I couldn't afford. I've never rejected a Lamborghini from a position where I could
Before you can afford to say no
A Lamborghini drove past me last week. Bright green, loud, impossible to ignore. My first thought was immediate: I would never drive that. I've had that reaction for
Why is success never enough
A friend of mine is a C-level. He makes good money, has a family, and a career most people would be satisfied with. We recently had a chat where
Where did you learn that safety lives outside of you?
One observation. I walked through the neighbourhood where I grew up and a memory surfaced that stopped me. A kid walking between apartment blocks, looking at windows, wondering if somewhere
The boy between the buildings
I walked past the apartment blocks where I used to wander as a kid, looking for a girl to love me. I recognized the feeling. I'm still doing it.