Journal

Essays on sovereignty, money, focus and living deliberately.

I'm thinking about Disney.

24 August 2026

Consumers v Creators Have you seen the Disney/Pixar movie WallE? It's about a cute robot who is left on earth to clean up the awful mess humans have left b…

23 years happened in 3.

16 August 2026

Think back to the first time you used the internet.​ The first time you actually used it, then kept using it every day without ever deciding to.​ For most …

Sulphuric Soul Pt 2.

18 July 2026

She found me. I don’t know how, but she did. Diane. I few weeks ago I told you about my encounter in a hot tub with an elderly lady. ​ Beneath the Bali sta…

Free Mini Course.

4 July 2026

Hello Reader Link to Mini Course is below I got a lot of feedback from my last email. A tale about life, surrender, and change. Change can happen to us - u…

Sulphuric Soul.

2 July 2026

Hello there, I'm currently in the remote part of North West Bali. Last night the stars came out. I decided to have a pre-bed soak in one of the volcanic ho…

Same person. Different Trains.

19 June 2026

I want to tell you something about Dani. He ran the family business in Manchester for years. Feeling the itch he stretched into new circles. Searching for …

We made the biggest decision of our lives from a hospital bed.

18 June 2026

I'm putting together the slides for the upcoming workshop, putting all the tips and tools we use to build the life we want. It reminded me of when I was mo…

Science says this about you.

13 June 2026

Most people take 5-6 years to make a decision they already know they want to make​​That big decision you want to make? Unmade. Because: People. Places. Mon…

You don't have time.

10 June 2026

Its time. The world used to give you time. It doesn't any more. Most people take 5-6 years to make a decision they already know they want to make. Those pe…

Most people wait their whole life for a stage that never arrives.

7 June 2026

I spent the last month speaking to 70-80 year olds. Why? Because I want to learn at their age how they think, what they look forward to and what they regre…

What happens when a whole civilisation is grammatically incapable of escaping the present moment?

31 May 2026

I travelled the world for 2 years with my family, to re-prioritise what our life looked like and rediscover what it meant to be truly present with each oth…

You've got too many tabs open.

19 May 2026

Most people say they are learning something. They’re doing the course. Pile of books on the bedside table. Following experts on LinkedIn. 14 browser tabs o…

Turmoil. 4 ways to hack it.

16 May 2026

The media is screaming at us about how bad everything is right now. War, cost of living crisis, immigration, debt crisis, hantavirus, cybersercurity, econo…

If you do this, you'll be safe.

23 April 2026

​ Jevons paradox says that when a new technology disrupts the job landscape millions of people lose theirs because of it. AI is going to make that happen o…

Future Income Unlock.

12 April 2026

"AI isn't relevant to my life." "AI is something technical people do." If this is something you might say, think again. These are the same statements peopl…

I started keeping a list.

10 April 2026

I started keeping a list. Want to see it? Read on. OpenAI raised $122B in a single funding round. More than some countries spend in a year. Oracle fired up…

Most people we speak to say the same thing. None of them are the real answer

5 April 2026

Most people we speak to say some version of the same thing. "I want more freedom." "I want to build something of my own." "I want to quit my job." All reas…

It's past the point you need to decide.

22 February 2026

For anyone hoping 2026 was going to be less crazy than 2025 is getting a reality check UNCERTAINTY AS A WAY OF LIFE ​ The World Uncertainty Index (that mon…

When life gives you a mouldy lemon...

11 January 2026

​ When life gives you a mouldy lemon... You cannot heal in the same environment that made you sick. You cannot grow in the same environment that doesn't ev…

Why do you abandon your values for the other 11 months?

21 December 2025

Studies show that valuing Christmas can 4x your life. Read on. Christmas is the one time of year when the noise drops just enough for the signal to come th…

The Gap and the Acorn

13 December 2025

| Your current wealth – your desired wealth =The $Gap But lifestyle investing works the same way: | Your current circumstances – your desired circumstances…

Your Life Bonus in Longevity.

30 November 2025

Like so much of life, we follow the same models that aren't fit for the world we inhabit now. Education, money, careers. The new way broke the old model. M…

Can AI experience awe?

15 November 2025

Sometimes it's just nice to share thoughts and musings. Artificial intelligence is becoming the oracle of our age. It’s fast, confident, and increasingly e…