Chemical addictions
If the challenge is to make the most of the time between now and the point you are no longer with us monitoring your dopamine levels is a good indicator of success!!
Understanding Living Longer
Tag Archives: international
Bingo
Sometimes, when you least expect it it all just comes together
New normals
Exploring how the pandemic has changed our world and opened up new options
Time for a re-think
A look at how to adapt and thrive from the unexpected consequences of Lockdown
Stuff
With the world population growing 10 fold and and life expectancy up 50% in the last 50 years inevitably we need to start thinking about the possessions we accumulate and how we dispose of them. Here are some facts and figures to get you thinking.
A wooden toothbrush
A wooden toothbrush EML covered the full spectrum from the largest global issues to the trivial and apparently insignificant – it is amazing how they are connected. Living longer (where we focus) is interrelated with a vast range of of other changes that collectively shout ‘the way we live life is changing – very fast […]
It’s happening…
In my last blog I suggest that those currently in their 20s will experience a different ‘life structure’ compared to earlier generations. They face the prospect of a 70 year working life during which they can expect multiple careers with a range of employers. The ‘old values’ of staying with one company and showing […]
Misnomers
While I am a huge Apple fan I am increasingly concerned with a fundamental flaw in their products – the description. It started with the i-Phone. This product was always far more than just a phone but 10 years on ‘making a call’ doesn’t even feature in the top 10 uses for the device. Then […]
The Elephant in the Room
I was recently a guest at a STEMX award ceremony (they are the folks who encourage young people into careers in science and technology). It was an inspiring venue with the awards being presented by local dignitaries, resplendent in their chains of office. The messages too were upbeat and encouraging – you’re wanted, you’re needed […]
Building Networks
The international business I worked for had an extraordinary chairman, a man with the ambition and charisma to build it to be one of the top 10 FTSE stocks. He took a great interest in our graduate recruits and, whenever he could, would speak to them during their 12 week training programme. Before they met […]