Nov 7, 20212 minno hiding on a boatI regularly dial into the webinar series "Blue Water Sailing" run by Grand Large Yachting Group in association with Yachting World. If...
Oct 10, 20213 minyou done growing yet?From the moment you entered this world, you were utterly dependent on caregivers to tend to your every need. When seeing the first...
Sep 26, 20212 minin the nowWhen you write a weekly blog, you eventually get to a point where you can’t think of anything to write. Yes, there should be plenty of...
Sep 12, 20212 minyou are what you eatA personal view on seeking a happy and healthy life. German philosopher Ludwig Feuerbach coined the phrase “We are what we eat”, and he...
Jul 18, 20211 minback onlineHi, ho new and old subscribers. I am back online. As many of you know I was posting from my blog page lars.vc for the last 3 years. The...
Jun 8, 20203 minare you a good person?I think I can hear you. “Not again one of these attention-seeking headlines…” you might be thinking. Don’t worry I actually mean it,...
Apr 14, 20202 mingreat barrier reef bleachingIn my previous post I briefly mentioned the most recent bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef. A few people reached out and asked what that...
Apr 12, 20203 minpolitics, economy and humansFollowing my last rather aggressive rant I’ll try and tone down in this week’s blog post. That’s not to say I am in any way ok with...
Apr 5, 20204 minthe lucky generation?So here we are. Only a few months ago I said to my wife that we are the “lucky generation”. We were lucky because we born into a world in...
Mar 21, 20202 mingo, and self isolate!21.03.2020 I have to write this down. Even if it is just to keep a historical record. At the time of writing this the SARS COV-2 virus...
Feb 17, 20201 minchasing the dream?What’s your dream? What do you enjoy doing? What life are you living? If you are a parent, what do you want for your kids? Picture the...
Jan 4, 20201 minaustralia bushfire relief – how you can helpTens of thousands of people have fled from the fire-ravaged regions of New South Wales and Victoria as bushfires continue to devastate...
Nov 25, 20193 minplanet bbqIf you, like me, live in Australia you will have noticed that we have a few fires going on here at the moment. Bushfires, not BBQ fires....
Sep 17, 20191 minthe most useless productWarning. This is a rant post. Today is one of those few days where it actually rains in Sydney. In case you would like to know, Sydney...
Sep 7, 20191 minsome soundbites for youI tend to listen to some slow house and groovy beats when I write. Also some classical music but for this weekend let me share some beats...
Sep 6, 20191 mineverything is just fineI have long been a fan of juice media and their honest 😉 government ads. Here is an advert that I support.
Aug 30, 20191 minhumans eat plasticHumans don’t run on information. Humans don’t make decisions on facts. Humans don’t spend money based on data. Humans run on feelings. It...
Aug 29, 20191 minbook: “everything is f*cked…”Another book I finished this week is Mark Manson’s “Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope“. This one follows his mega bestseller “The...
Aug 25, 20191 minbook: the happiness paradoxJust finished Richard Eyre’s “The happiness paradox”. The book argues that the very things most of us chase — control, ownership and...
Mar 4, 20192 minfuture of education is changingEducational outcomes will become more predictable The writing is on the wall. Education providers will have to change their approach to...