Great work

I stumbled across this short movie (http://www.greatworkmovie.com/) a while back. Before I go on I suggest, respectfully, that you have a look. Go on, it’ll only take a few minutes… Okay, welcome back. Now, you may or may not be into this type of thing....

Beside the mountain

I went to the Taranaki region yesterday to take some photos for a client. It was a nice day out and the weather was great – even if it was a long drive (but that doesn’t really matter). It’s been a long time since I’ve been to Taranaki....

Greatness isn’t born

In his book The Talent Code, Daniel Coyle explains how greatness isn’t born, it’s grown. He describes the three key elements that work together to form myelin, a microscopic neural substance that adds vast amounts of speed and accuracy to your movements...

Postponing Life

I’m a procrastinator from way back (no, that’s not me in the photo). From a long, long, long way back. If there was a way to make a living from procrastinating, I’d be at the cutting edge. But I’ve found that dawdling through life just ain’t that useful. Well,...

Why Matamata Swifts?

I became President of Matamata Swifts Association Football Club back in November 2009. This was after years of involvement with the club in a playing, coaching and management committee capacity. I wrote the following, not long after taking up the position: ‘At the...

Redundant

It’s a horrible word, redundant. It sounds ugly and it looks ugly. A quick search on Google will show you the word redundant means this: 1. No longer needed or useful; superfluous. 2. (of words or data) Able to be omitted without loss of meaning or function. It’s an...