Social unrest is the offspring of prejudice — In August 1969 a conflict erupted between a community of civilians against the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), a state-backed Police force in Northern Ireland until it was dissolved in 2001. For 3-days, local residents from the Bogside in Derry fought and pushed back RUC forces. The “Battle of the Bogside”…

Lessons from “Leaders Eat Last” — In 2002, US Air Force pilot Johnny Bravo (his call name) decided to fly beneath cloud-cover to check out what was going on below. He knew his colleagues were moving through hostile territory. Instructing his wingman to stay above for cover he descended through the dense clouds. Just before he…

Looking back is a powerful ally — The Gibbs’ Reflective Model was developed by Graham Gibbs in 1988 in order to apply structure to the experience of learning. Gibbs proposition is a cyclical framework to examine experiences, enabling the learner to plan ahead by ‘looking back’ on things that worked well compared to those that didn’t. So…

Why “Self-Promotion” is a necessity for Writers — Back in 2019, when I started writing online, the one piece of advice that stuck in my mind as a Rookie-writer was this: Promote your own work! For newbie writers, the message is clear: You gotta be your own prose-pimp! Self-promotion, or self-pimping even, is the difference between a great…

How an NCAA swimming champion sparked controversy — Transgender swimmer, Lia Thomas, hit the headlines in March when she was crowned NCAA Champion having won the 2022 collegiate title in the Women’s 500-yard freestyle this year. Lia, a member of the University of Pennsylvania’s women’s varsity team, previously competed on the Men’s team before her transition. Her victory…

A song written about WWI is playing out in Ukraine — When Singer-Songwriter Eric Bogle visited France he was shocked when he witnessed the fields of “endless white crosses” before his eyes. Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime. — Ernest Hemingway, 1946 What he saw was the sea of graves commemorating the…

Make it happen — Earn 6-figures by working smarter not harder — A week ago I wrote Why I Decided To Leave The Rat Race, a piece inspired by an article written by Dr. Mehmet Yildiz, who achieved “Financial freedom” after “40 years” in the workforce. It got me thinking. Reflecting. Ruminating. Evaluating. The truth is that I’ve always aspired to leave…