Having fun learning

May 11, 2007 No comments yet

I am in danger of becoming a golf geek – 2 posts on the same topic in a week. Just a coincidence – honest – but yesterday I spent the afternoon playing golf with a group of ladies who range from absolute beginners to relatively experienced and – according to the comments at the time [...]

Managers learning from Buddhism

May 4, 2007 No comments yet

In People Management, the magazine for HR professionals I read a report on a presentation by  a Buddhist Abbott at a recent conference.( follow the link below for the full article)
I really liked his story about building a wall.

Stopping procrastinating – and facing up to a phobia!

May 1, 2007 No comments yet

I read Henrik Edberg’s Positivity Blog regularly and found this entry on procrastination. I like the simple idea of “eating the frog”. I have a phobia of frogs – like all phobias I don’t know why – and now I have the picture in my head it might help me get on with the difficult [...]

Scottish Basketball Cup Finals

April 22, 2007 No comments yet

This weekend the Scottish Basketball Cup Finals took place in Glasgow. The City of Edinburgh Club which we support as a family had a team in all 6 of the finals which was great!
Our under 16 men fought valiantly against strong opposition but on the day did not manage to win. The Under 18 men [...]

Hosting American teenage basketballers!

April 16, 2007 No comments yet

This weekend a basketball team from New England came to play against Scottish and Irish competition. It is an under 15 team and we hosted 2 of the players. I love being involved in the world of under 18 basketball. It is never dull!


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