So I’m thinking of changing my job description to ‘professional speaker’ and giving my staff a photo so they remember what I look like.   Over the past three weeks I’ve been engaged to present at three different types of events to approximately 1,500 people; 1) At the SMSF Association National Conference (19 February 2015);…

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 9,700 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 4 sold-out performances for that many…

Well I’m not at the 13 week mark as at 13 December and I have to say it’s been a challenge. The weight decline has slowed considerably but I am 17 kilos lighter than the start (the aim was 20 kilos by mid-point). When I started I said I had four areas for improvement: 1)…

So week 7 of my 26 week health and wellbeing challenge was the hardest yet. Starting with foot blisters, moving onto a highly disruptive work pattern, then a cold and finally some detox symptoms. It’s now been 42 days without any fast food except 1 chicken classic subway in week 1. Over that time I’ve…

On Saturday 13 Sept 2014 I woke up changed and determined. Something in my mind told me it’s time to adjust my attitude and priorities and to stop making excuses. I realised I needed to make serious changes to improve my health and wellbeing. For the first time in years I found myself at the…