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My Experience of Soft Skills in the Workplace
After a 40 year career plus an MBA, I know much about business models and theories. As an Asian man, I have built my career on technical expertise, and thrown myself 100% into advancing that skill set. Part of me always scoffed when reading articles about Emotional Intelligence at work.
Coping with Loneliness
When loneliness hits, I often do not even realise it has crept up on me. A good life has been lived and yet suddenly, I find myself alone. I try to fight it and tell myself it is temporary.
My Dad invented English Wine Week
It was around 1995. I had a friend with a vineyard, the late Charles Cunningham and he couldn’t sell his wine, because he had no passing trade. Camel Valley, on the other hand, situated in a busy tourist area, had lots of visitors.
Pandemic Funeral
My neighbour died recently. She had been ill for some months and although she was over seventy could have passed for ten years younger easily. She was involved, was the thing, full of life and interest and action.
Living with my Girlfriend’s (Adult) Children
The two 24 year olds have returned home. They are not my children, but…
My Struggle and Jesus
Chapter 1: 11 years old. My family was never deeply religious- we believed in God, we believed that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, we occasionally went to church. However, in the year of 2011, I found myself unknowingly drifting away from those beliefs. I cant quite remember
Discovering the Mayans
The Mayans were an ancient culture, although still alive today, leaving behind many spectacular ruins. It starts at the top of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, down through Belize and Guatemala and into Honduras.
Spotlight Sumatra – Wildlife Photography Tour
My name is Craig Jones and I am a professional wildlife photographer from Staffordshire, England. My passion for wildlife has taken me to many wonderful places around the world, where I’ve witnessed some truly amazing moments.
Turning Teenage Again, the story of how I became Kevin
While I’ve been living at home with my parents for several years, as part of that lucky generation who can’t afford to rent and eat, coronavirus lockdown has definitely added a new pressure to the dynamic… as adding a flame to a bunch of oil tends to!
Psychotherapy and Childhood Trauma
I had an extremely turbulent childhood. My Dad left when I was 9 and brought up someone else’s child; my relationship broke down with my mum when I was 15 (since been repaired); and by the time I was 17 I was living in a homeless shelter for adolescents.