‘Blog’ Category Archive

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  (Tags: Broken Wrist, Mountain Biking)The Hospital Stay

  As I was lying in the emergency ward I remembered something my gorgeous wife said to me “don’t be afraid to ask for pain relief if you are ever in hospital”. I saw no reason to go against such wisdom on this occasio

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  (Tags: Broken Wrist, Life, Mountain Biking)The Crash

  I have never been a superstitious person and approached Friday the 13th as just another day. Maybe there is something in this Friday the 13th business because it just so happened that I had what is easily the worst accident of my life on Friday 13th February 2009.

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  (Tags: Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, Running)2008 Exercise Stats

  Exercise statistics for 2008.

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  (Tags: Rock Climbing)Canberra Rock Climbing Craigs

  A Google maps mash up of climbing locations / craigs in and around the ACT and Canberra

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  (Tags: Movember)Let The Mo Run Free

  The Mo is like a wild beast that has been locked up in a cage for to long.  It just wants to run free in the wild. Movember (the month formal known as November) is not just about growing a cheesy mo, though that is cool to. It is also about raising awareness of men’s [...]

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  (Tags: Life)Absence makes the heart grow fonder

  Absence makes the heart grow fonder — Thomas Haynes Bayley I’m starting to understand this quote a lot more since I have been spending mid weeks in Canberra while Laura is in Sydney.  It is kind of like we are dating again, mostly catching up on weekends.

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  (Tags: Mountain Biking, Race Report)Dirtworks Race Report

  As time increases so do the challenges and demands you have to face. Your mood, your desire to continue and your mental state changes along with the terrain as you battle your own doubts. It took me a little over 9 hours to complete the 100km’s, a back of the field result but proud none the less.

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  (Tags: Leadership, Life, Work)Leadership Styles

  The father of leadership styles appears to be Kurt Lewin a psychologist that proposed in 1939 that there are 3 broad styles of leadership. Those 3 being, The Authoritarian (Autocratic), The Participator (Democratic) and The Delegator (Laissez-faire).