Why not give me a call?

I’m certain most people in my profession would never admit to this… But I am because I can’t stand it any more. The unpalatable truth hiding in plain sight. Okay, deep breath. The truth is… I can’t write! My modifiers are often left dangling, I end sentences with conjunctions and I am a passive voice […]

Some Sharp Advice From A Medieval Assassin

Micheletto Corella was a ‘condottiero’, an assassin, and loyal subject of Cesare Borgia of Borgia family fame; the Italian Renaissance family with a scandalous reputation. In fact, Cesare Borgia himself was the inspiration for The Prince by Machiavelli. But that’s another story for another time. Anyway, during sword training one day with Cesare (in preparation […]

The Nail That Sticks Up Gets Hammered Down (And That’s Good For Business)

There is a saying in Japan that always makes me smile…and think. You may have heard it too? It goes like this: ‘Deru kui wa utareru’ Which roughly translates as; ‘The nail that sticks up gets hammered down’. So what does it mean? Well, I think it infers that to get ahead in life you […]