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SEX, DEATH AND THE MEANING OF LIFE
Writers think a lot about two things: sex and death. It’s very rare that you can write a book without talking about one or both, unless you’re Jamie Oliver. Questions of life and love possess most fictional characters; it’s the … Continue reading
SEIZE THE DAY TOMORROW
People sometimes ask me: ‘Whatever happened to that friend of yours, you know, the really patient and tolerant one who walked the camino with you. You wrote the seize the day book with her.’ They sometimes seem surprised that we … Continue reading
LIFE IS A GAME OF INCHES
Last Saturday a team called Atletico Madrid won the soccer championship in Spain. Why is this important, unless you’re Spanish and love ball sports? Because it was impossible. It shouldn’t have happened. They had two good players, but the rest … Continue reading
HAREMS, REGRETS AND MONGOLIAN LEFT HAND TRANSVESTITES
“The past is a great place and I don’t want to erase it or to regret it, but I don’t want to be its prisoner either.” - Mick Jagger The old man took my hand and squeezed hard. It was … Continue reading
CHANGE
A very good friend told me today that she didn’t believe people could change. This troubled me, not only because I know from my own experience that this is just not true, but because it rejects everything I believe in, … Continue reading
How wolves change rivers
How can wolves change a river? They can. This has nothing to do with writing. I posted it here because it’s amazing. My brother just showed it to me. Do you think nothing you do matters? Watch this and see … Continue reading
ARE YOU LIVING SOMEONE ELSE’S LIFE?
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” - Steve Jobs We all want to find our destiny; but how do we know when we have strayed from the true path we are meant to be … Continue reading
A GREAT WEEK FOR THE YEAR WE SEIZED THE DAY
This month CoolGus released THE YEAR WE SEIZED THE DAY here in the US and last week it got into the top 100 on Amazon. It’s a book I co-authored with my great friend, Elizabeth Best, about our journey along … Continue reading
EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS OR YOUR DREAMS? YOU CHOOSE.
Here’s a question for you: if you had the choice, would you take your dreams - or would you take eight million dollars? This is how it began: many years ago, a friend of mine, John, started an advertising company … Continue reading
HOW NELSON MANDELA’S LIFE CAN CHANGE YOURS
Nelson Mandela was not a saint, by his own admission. His first wife divorced him because of his adulteries. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 but in the early sixties he advocated violent struggle. And although he publicly … Continue reading
