It's been a long time coming...
Why have I taken the leap to publish my own website? What if no-one reads it? What if I get ridiculed for having my own published articles? What if what I have to say isn't important or interesting enough? Who am I to be writing for others to read? Who am I not to? What is my motivation for this? What the hell is a website host? How do I link the damn domain name that I just purchased that bears my own name to the website I just created? I guess rather than actually try to answer these questions, like running a marathon...it just starts with the first step.
All these questions and it really all starts with a tiny little idea that has been niggling away at the back of my head for some time now. A whisper at first and with every passing year that I let it sit, the louder it becomes. This year I turn 45 and for many this will instantly put me in a bracket where I am past my sell by date and perhaps even switch you off of the articles that I intend to write. Its the idea and the motivation that I feel will hold your attention.
This is the culmination of conversations with thousands of students in my capacity as a teacher, interactions with my own children, experiences that I have had (both good and bad) that have shaped me and my outlook on life, the books I've read, the places I've been and the people I have met. All of it has led to the intention to share my ideas, thoughts, feelings and ultimately document the way in which I believe you can extract everything that you possibly can out of this weird and wonderful existence that we have.
I have read many books about successful people and success principles, habit creation and positive psychology and so who the hell am I to start writing about these thing with no credentials and what many would consider no real success (although we will get into the definition of success at some stage if you stay with me) other than the fact that I have (at the time of writing) 45 laps of the sun and I've done some stuff that I think others might be able to relate to.
