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Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
One of the default interview questions, and I don’t like it. What is the correct answer? It suggests to me a lazy interviewer. They ask it because they had to respond to it. I may not be the only one. An internet search reveals many ways to answer. So it’s…
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celebrating success and achievement
I saw my grandkids at the weekend. Two of them had won medals for sporting success. They were excited to tell me about it and to show them off. Another had a certificate to show her graduation from language school. I was proud to be part of their celebration. And…
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Exercise
Don’t make it a habit. Make it part of your routine, who you are. When you get up in the morning you have breakfast, you don’t need to think about it. If you don’t view exercise as something that has to be done, instead it’s what you want to do…
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Solstice - chase the moon
The longest day usually entails an east to west chase the sun ride. Or a Solstice century. I’ve done the latter and thought about the former. After doing the Dynwich Dynamo last year a new challenge came to mind. Take advantage of the shortest night of the year. But where…
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Being Present - Doomscrolling
As I sat on a train traveling home I looked around at my fellow passengers. Something they weren’t doing. They all had their heads bowed in reverence to their smartphones Okay; looking around a carriage or staring out of the window as London suburbia flashed past wasn’t the most riveting…