Arriving at the BJJ party fashionably late
Learning BJJ in my mid 40s felt like a good idea at the time. Too much John Wick, UFC and Joe Rogan. As a youngster I'd been mad for martial…
Learning to be a better version of myself
Northcoders
They say celebrate all wins, big or small. Northcoders felt like a pretty big win. In October 2021 I got the anticipated rejection email for a junior Ruby developer role.…
Bella
Learning inner peace
I'd like to introduce Bella, my sisters lodger and friend. She's a "Romanian rescue", adopted by my sister a few years ago. It's been difficult for her to adjust to…
Understanding being angry
When I was younger, a favourite jibe from some of my close friends was.... "He's an angry young man." I was. I suppose I still am in a certain way…
Progress is never a straight line
So based on my own experience, I believe there's a phenomenon that exists for most people, of a limit of their reservoirs of focus and effort. What I mean by…