I’ve just been told that today is supposed to be the most depressing one of the year. What a depressing thing to say! Here are some things that I hope will help ensure your day is as g... Read more
#1 – Coming up with ridiculous job titles Challenge Consultant, Freelance Adventurer, Founder of the Next Challenge. They’ve all gone through my head or, worse still, on forms or... Read more
Funding for my South Pole project Paying clients Non-paying clients Track shoes (so that I am able…) To run a 4-minute mile (or, rather, to have fun trying and learn something from the... Read more
On more than one occasion in recent weeks, I have had to pinch myself to check that this is real. Emails, phone calls and encounters that just keep blowing me off my feet. I’ve been so... Read more
A bus driver took the time to wind down his window and thank me for stopping to let him pull out (and this, the day after I wrote about Bicycle Karma!) I ended up naked but for my socks in t... Read more
1. Shepherd’s Bush bus station at 4am having fallen asleep on a night bus after a particularly big night out in Clapham 2. The guest bedroom of my friend’s house at an inappropri... Read more
People keep asking me what I do and how I fill my days. The truth is, I’m never quite sure. But here are a few of the projects I’m working on at the moment (and another great exc... Read more
I spent last weekend at my favourite event of the year – the RGS Explore Conference – at which I was very lucky to be a speaker and a panellist. I was also privileged to both ask... Read more
This afternoon I gave at talk about fundraising at the RGS Explore Conference. If you were there then this post will give you some more information, some of the links and resources I mention... Read more
Reasons to Tweet: More people get to share your experiences Friends and family can track your progress When it sounds like you’re struggling, people send messages of support It provide... Read more
Things I like: I can work my own hours; be at my desk 5 minutes after getting up, take an early lunch, work late at night, or time it around a squash match I can sing, dance, drum the desk,... Read more
