Like a lot of people I’ve embraced the virtues of mindfulness in recent years. I first became aware of the term when I read a news paper article about a Buddhist trained monk called Andy Puddicombe who had created his own meditation app and business called Headspace. I learnt that mindfulness is about being in Read more about Mindfulness and writing[…]
Following the death of former South African leader Nelson Mandela last week, tributes and reports on his life have dominated the news agenda. Last week on my blog I wrote my own opinion piece about Mandela. To begin with I wasn’t really sure what I was going to say. Mandela is one of the most Read more about How to be original when everyone’s talking about the same subject[…]
Last weekend was the first anniversary of the 2012 London Olympics. This time last year I was enjoying the buzz and excitement of living in London while the biggest sporting event in the world took place 20 minutes from my house in Stratford East London. To celebrate the anniversary, the Olympic stadium held the Sainsbury Read more about Why anniversaries are a great source for content ideas[…]
I’m listening to the new Daft Punk album Random Access Memories which has just been released. As it’s the duo’s first album in 8 years, it’s received a lot of media coverage and the first single off the album Get Lucky has topped the charts for a number of weeks. I’m a huge fan of Read more about Collaboration: What Daft Punk can teach you[…]
I recently spent a couple of weeks on holiday in Brazil, I had a fantastic time discovering an amazing country. Not only did I get the chance to visit somewhere that’s always fascinated me. I finally got to experience some hot sunny weather after the never ending winter here in the UK! Overlooking Rio from Read more about What’s your untold story?[…]