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When we are engaged with our passions, it feels good. We find our natural gifts and we are motivated to do more and learn more. People pick up on it. It is attractive. However, it is a widely held belief that we must sacrifice our passions in order to earn good money and create the lifestyle we desire within our society. Knowing and connecting with our passions means it is possible to bring joy into whatever we do. We know how to make the best of any situation - whether that is putting on...

In these times of societal and environmental turmoil, more and more of us feel that something has gone wrong somewhere, and want to do something about it. You may be deeply concerned about some aspect of 21st century living, but don’t feel you can do anything, perhaps through fear, lack of knowledge, or complete overwhelm. Maybe the word ‘activist’ makes you think of riot police or hooded anarchists chained to bulldozers, and you’d rather not get involved. Fortunately,...

How do you describe your characters? ‘Susie is a kind generous mother of five!’ ‘Dan is stocky and short.’ ...I’d continue but I’ve fallen asleep. These are characteristics. Story is about character. Do you read a book or watch a movie to see how tall or nice the protagonist is? You want to see what the protagonist does when faced with a crises. Push the protagonist to - and over - their limits and see what they do. And by doing so, you reveal...

Individually we all have different opinions, perspectives and skills - we are all unique. While these personal characteristics inform who we are, what we do and the results we get on our own, when we operate in a group-setting, these personal qualities can be intensified and/or complemented by the skills and opinions of others. Group collaboration has multiple benefits for all concerned.  Groups can be anything from work/sports teams, workshop participants, friends and families to...

We’re running up to the final few days of 2017 now, where did it go! However, your 2017 went I'm sure you're looking forward to a confident new year. For some people, it’s been a really tough year, but for most of us, there will have been some wonderful and positive moments, along with possible setbacks and sadness. Year’s end is neither an end or a beginning, but a going on with all the wisdom that experience can install in us.  Hal Borland Before you launch into your...

When I started my personal blog back in 2008, I did it for a love of writing (that and I was unemployed and a little lost in my career). In 2017 I started again from scratch and launched a brand new blog with a clearer focus.... Because I could.

And this is what I love about blogging. The industry has changed so much over the years and blogs are now more versatile than ever. You have total control.

You can use it as a fun hobby, or you can use it as a platform to launch a...

It was a wet Tuesday morning in mid-Wales during September. My husband and I left the comfort of our cosy hotel to wait in the car park for our guide to arrive. We were booked on a two day off-road motorbiking trip. Although my husband has always been a biker, I learnt to ride about two years ago when our 7 year old son moved up from an electric motorbike to a petrol one. I didn’t want to be left out and the three of us started taking part in some off-road motorbiking events. The rain...

I’ve had my moments with exercise. I was overweight as a child and teenager, and that doesn’t particularly help you as a young adult to fall in love with running!

Starting university spiked my fitness journey - which I suppose is the opposite of the norm. Moving away from home and preparing my own meals made me take more of an interest in my own health and nutrition and, naturally, this lead to me trying out new and varied forms of exercise.

I ran, a lot. I didn’t particularly love it,...