Author - markhatwood

For many people, those who ‘excel’ at something do so because they have been given a ‘God given’ talent. A talent which, for the majority of us...

Rejection is one of life’s most challenging emotions. Some of us initially get angry, some sad, some need to lie down in a dark room with a pet, and...

I recently read a post on a social media group of someone asking for opinions of an airline and whether to book with them or not. It seems more and...

I came back from seeing friends recently and my wife asked if I was offended by what someone had said about me. I was delighted to say I wasn’t. What...

I recently had a revelation. I’ve been working on a new project for a while and getting more and more frustrated that the ‘money people’ weren’t...

I love doing DIY. I’ve got much better at it over the years but in all honesty, I’m pretty naff at it compared to any professional. I know others who...

When I was a young, ambitious teenager, all I could think about was fame. First as a popstar, which I had a modicum of success at, and later as a...

I was looking at our dog, Trudy, the other day in comparison to some of the street dogs we meet, and the difference in her coat and demeanour is...

As we get older, it’s inevitable that we contemplate death, I guess. I hope I’ll be ready and succumb to it when my time comes, but I’m privileged...

I’ve become dull. There, I said it. (Although some may think I’ve always been that way) I do consider my life to have been an adventurous one till...