For me, life without a sense of purpose is very empty. Throughout most of my life (I am now 60) I have worked in high stress jobs – leading global teams and de escalating conflicts between customer and supplier. I have always been THE go to person when difficult situations need calming down. But now…
We know they are bad for us yet we often fall foul to them..Why? Until a few days ago I was doing well with my daily routine – starting the day with a clean desk. Waking early, exercising and writing a blog post. I was happy…it was working! So why did I get distracted ?…
I’ve spent most of the day sitting in a cold house waiting for a repairman to turn up. Last week, the repair man and I used whatsapp to arrange a day and time to meet. I turned up…he didn’t. A couple of years ago I would have been angry but events over the last 2…
Meaning: According to the Oxford English dictionary…Stickability is a person’s ability to persevere with something; staying power….”the secret of success is stickability” In November 2022 I was given 3-6 months to live – I was diagnosed with cancer. After 4 biopsies the oncologist concluded that the type of cancer I had was Hodgkin’s Lymphoma a…
At the beginning of September 2024 I created a BLOG post titled Close to the Edge…. My mood was very low and I knew that change was needed – so I created a plan, documented it in the BLOG post and started step by step to improve my mood and to improve my concentration. Writing…
Pull yourself together is a saying that was often used when I was growing up. I knew what I had to do when someone said “Pull yourself together” but I had no idea what the saying meant. And at the age of 60 I still don’t know what the origin of the saying is but…
My website is called Steer the Future. My YouTube channel is called @steerthefuturenow . These are not just site names – they are what I believe in. For so many years I have led a passive existence – complaining to myself about other peoples luck and my lack of it. This changed back in January…
I’ve just woken up from 10 hours of uninterrupted sleep and I’m still tired. I hate the feeling. My recovery from chemotherapy for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (a blood cancer) has not been without its challenges. Peripheral neuropathy (tingling fingers and toes) was something that took a lot of getting used to but I am pleased to…
My recovery from chemotherapy for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (a blood cancer) is not without its challenges. At the beginning of September I created a BLOG post titled Close to the Edge…. My mood was very low and I knew that change was needed – so I created a plan, documented it in the BLOG post and…
I’m 60 years old and have been in full time employment since the age of 16. I have lived a good life. I have a wonderful wife and family and many, many memories of family times and holidays. In the last 30 years I have never had any bank loans or credit card debt. The…