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I subscribe to many newsletters and have attended numerous teleconferences over the years relating to financial matters. The majority of information concerns personal wealth; how to create it, and more importantly, how to keep it. One theory made me smile, but then made me think. Everyone has at some point bought items they use andContinue reading “Who Will Be The Greater Fool?”

Early one Saturday morning in a remote camping spot called the Blowholes, Ellie and stepdad Jake awoke to their worst nightmare—four-year-old daughter Cleo had gone. A full-scale search of the Blowholes and surrounding area using helicopters, drones, and land and sea found no trace. Over the next 18 days, a dreadful fear gripped the WestContinue reading “The Promise of Fiction”

Everyone loves a winner, and no more so than Scott Morrison the prime minister of Australia. The remarkable performance of Ariane Titmus, Emma Mckeon, Nicola McDermott, Paddy Mills, and Jessica Fox, to name a few, lifted the spirit of our nation. During the 2020 (delayed until 2021) Tokyo Summer Olympics, Australia came fifth in theContinue reading “Under The Bed Searching For Runners”

A story published in The Times by Peter Stubley reports on the death of solicitor Leslie Lawrenson. Lawrenson was not vaccinated and died from a COVID-19 infection. The real story, however, lies behind the reason Lawrenson did not get the jab. He read on social media that governments across the globe were harnessing fear toContinue reading “We Have Nothing to Fear But Facebook Itself”

“Never give up,” how many times have you heard those words? But what does it mean when you try to succeed and fail, not once, but often? Homer Simpson declared, “If at first you don’t succeed, give up before you fail again.” Insanity, Albert Einstein observed is, “…doing the same thing over and over andContinue reading “Giving Up On Never Giving Up”

“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’tContinue reading “Out of the Box”

James Thurber first published The Secret Life of Walter Mitty in 1939, loosely based on his friend Walter Mithoff. The story revolves around Walter Mitty, who drifts into fantasies about himself: a US pilot, a surgeon, an assassin testifying in a courtroom, and a Royal Air Force pilot volunteering for a secret suicide mission. MittyesqueContinue reading “Climb That Mountain-To The Finest Hour”

 Imagine standing at the counter of a vehicle service centre awaiting the bill to be itemised when your mind drifts to your neighbour’s yard. You sneakily inserted a hose nozzle through the mail slot moments before. Now, when your neighbour peers through the latch-door to check the mail, they get blasted in the face withContinue reading “Climb That Mountain-And Daydream Success”

Imagine standing on the podium at an Olympic Games and holding a gold medal? Such an experience not only rewards those who have helped, but gives thanks to the hours of training and dedication. Ultimately, holding a gold medal acknowledges to the tens of millions watching around the world, that you are the best-of-the-best onContinue reading “Climb That Mountain–With Indulgence”