This is how it started – step 5

This is how it started – step 5

by | 09 Nov, 2023 | Book Launch

THIS IS HOW IT STARTED – Step 5 on the path to my next book – planning to share my research through an academic article It was my intention to publish my research in a top end academic article. I talked about this at my viva. My examiners gave me minor...
This is how it started – steps 3 and 4

This is how it started – steps 3 and 4

by | 07 Nov, 2023 | Book Launch

THIS IS HOW IT STARTED – Step 3 on the path to my next book – Beginning my doctoral studies. I missed the first meeting of my doctoral cohort as it was the day after I landed in Nepal. I had booked a 3-week solo trip to include time at a Buddhist retreat, a...
This is how it started – steps 1 and 2

This is how it started – steps 1 and 2

by | 07 Nov, 2023 | Book Launch

This is how it started – step 1 towards my next book I’d been considering a PhD for years – never the right time, and many years ago I asked for sponsorship from my employer (Royal Mail). They said YES to an MBA, no to something less relevant!I had the forms to...
On writing a book

On writing a book

by | 23 Sep, 2023 | Book Launch

I’ve always enjoyed writing; I remember creating little booklets as a child. The one with a front-page article on the moon landing stands out. Alas none were ever kept. At school I wrote poetry, not just in English classes but when I was bored.  If something...
Why I wrote my latest book

Why I wrote my latest book

by | 16 Sep, 2023 | Book Launch, Inspiration

At 61 I started my doctorate, researching how people find meaning in life after full time work, and what are the psychological factors that help. I hadn’t done any academic studies since 1998 when I completed my MBA. I didn’t think I’d be accepted as there is such...