Everyone has a dream but for me a dream is an unrealised goal and those dreams become a testament to your inaction of the years. You can live in your dreams, millions do that every day, but if you act to achieve your goals then dream becomes reality. Trust me, reality is a much nicer [...]
Advertisers strive to make slogans a part of our lives, why not twist their aim for your own purposes. Here are five of my favorites: 1. Just do it. (Nike) Stop procrastinating, get out there and try something new. 2. Think different. (Apple) Your thoughts got you this far, did you enjoy the journey? No, [...]
One of my South Bank Projects is to take photographs every day this year, and along the way improve my technique. Helping to improve my technique is Chris Marquardt’s podcast, Tips from the Top Floor. Chris covers a lot of ground in his weekly show, speaking to both professional and amateur photographers with clarity and [...]
Do they speak English there? This must be the most asked travel question in the English speaking world but rarely do we ask: How can I learn enough French to better experience my vacation in France? My wife and I attended a free ‘Simple French for Travel‘ class today at Rick Steves’ Europe Through the [...]
Did you have a facial this week after a visit to the tailor who adjusts your shirts? No, maybe you need to visit Be Better Guys and discover the benefits of a good massage or a well cut suit. David Boris and Brian Joyner, the Better Guys we hope to be, dole out sage advice [...]
What can you achieve in four weeks? Wired profiled three men this month who took four weeks, an idea and a turn off the straight road to explore an interesting back street. Josh McHugh reduced his time for the mile. Joshua Green improved his mind. Clive Thompson wanted to be a crack shot. Pick a [...]
One of the hardest tasks you face to develop the South Bank of your life is changing your habits. Many people never know the joy of stretching their boundaries and develop new skills or experiences but you have chosen to meet the challenge. Adrian Savage wrote an insightful piece for Lifehack that challenges you to [...]
You created a budget, allocated money to savings and the bank is paying you a few cents a month in interest, fantastic right? Not quite, even with low inflation rates your money would buy you less in a year than it does today. The first step is to put your savings into an account that [...]
Having decided to redevelop the South Bank of your life, you need to finance the work and the door to good finance is a budget, and for me a simple budget is best. To create a simple budget keep all your bills and receipts for a month then sort them into three groups: In the first [...]
