Author - markhatwood

So, there I was, pacing around the house trying to contrive subjects to write about – emails paging in one room, my phone ringing in the other...

Whilst walking on the beach the other day, my mind was transported back to a moment over 20 years ago in Potsdam, Germany. I was awaiting a bus back...

When I make the mistake of engorging on the world’s news, there’s so many reasons to be despondent. I think what fails me most is the lack of simple...

We grow as people when we learn something fundamental about ourselves that, from thereon in, we know will change the way we do things. Mostly these...

I watched Netflix’s superb The Social Dilemma the other day and it reminded me just how quickly society can spiral out of control given some slight...

I was thinking about why some gain success in their field where others haven’t. Sure, a lot of it is down to nature, but I can’t help feel nurture...

I was thinking about the inspirational Billie Jean King’s words to be careful what you say as you never know who may be listening. She has...

I was recently taken by a quote from Deepak Chopra in which he simply said ‘Be happy for no reason’. On the surface it sounds so simple but it had me...

I recently came to a crossroads in my life. Someone addressed me in a way I found disrespectful, but it was my reaction to that email that surprised...