Journal

Two things are happening to me. My hair is going grey, and I think I have got to that awful age where I bore people with stories of the past. I am fighting the thought that I am getting older. Sure, I pull the odd muscle more often when I play touch rugby, or my bowling wasn’t quite as quick when we played cricket over summer, but I am still playing tennis and I am doing physical things to prove how young at heart I am. There are those times when you suddenly realize that we often don’t value moments...

I spent most of December worrying how Santa would cope. Outside sparsely populated countries or those that have opened their boarders the poor old chap had to become very inventive to get presents to children worldwide. I am sure the job was done well, with a few subtle changes where necessary.  We have spent an era characterized by worldwide political turmoil and also dominated by discussion on the climate crisis which created growing division.  Then the Global pandemic hit, radically transforming how people lived and where they could travel across the globe. Our future seems to remain precarious, but now more than ever, it is vital to remember that often uncertainty breeds positive change through innovation, courage and...

We finish 2021, which has been an unusual year, with mixed emotions. It is fair to say that we have experienced a lot and the telling point, have we learnt a lot, will become apparent as we travel through 2022. Our commitment this year has been to become a better company and do things right as we navigate our path to become a B Corp company.  We chose this path because we felt that we needed an external measure to keep us on track.  We are committed but envious of startups that can set themselves off on the right path...

You get one, precious life. How do you decide the best way to maximise your quality time? That is one of the great questions about life.  A year of lockdowns and temporary isolation from our normal work and social environments or losing the ability to travel wherever or whenever we chose, has seemed a hardship. We often allow these situations to create moments of stress. The physiologic opposite to your body's response to stress has been termed the “Relaxation Response”. During this response your breathing, heart rate, blood pressure and metabolism all slow down... the most important long-term effect is that your...