Historical trends suggest a brighter future ahead — To paraphrase Mark Twain, ‘history does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes.’ The Pandemic lent shelter to a brewing economic storm Right now, banks are collapsing, interest rates are rising and inflation is biting — the media is loving it, but misery likes company and there’s no shortage of it. We’re scaremongered by the throwing around of terms…

After a midlife career change, dentistry is the gift that keeps on giving — Just over two years ago I was literally pulling teeth. Now I lead projects and pull data instead. Lots of people think dental degrees teach you how to drill and fill from the get-go, but we learn heaps more that sadly gets jettisoned and our degree certificates gather dust on…

Read this if you need company or want to learn from my mistakes — My attempts at starting a Substack newsletter are much like the car engine that won’t fire up, no matter how many times you turn those keys. The cranking hints there’s activity, only to be another false start. It’s not through a lack of ideas, but it’s the execution part. …

How to stay grounded when success comes a-knockin’ — Some books you instantly fall in love with. You wonder what you ever did without them. You want to highlight every line of every page because it’s pure life gold. You’ll feel as if you’ll sleep with this book every night like your bible. …

Why we can’t ever take our foot off the gas — I’ve naively thought more than once, that on completion of whatever self-learning expedition I’d just embarked upon – whether it was dentistry, an MOOC in analytics, or postgraduate education – I could have a breather. I could put my feet up. …

Reconsider how you spend your weekends — Imagine this: it’s 7 am on Monday Morning. …

How to not get lost in hesitation — Decisions make our life. A Chinese proverb states: He who waits for a roast duck to fly into his mouth must wait a very, very long time. In other words, we must take action. And decisions inform actions. Whether you’re interested in investing or not, you can learn a lot…

Principles from a book that has drawn accolades from Warren Buffett — It’s November 13th – 12 days after the 7th consecutive interest rate rise from the Australian Federal Reserve bank this year. Like millions of other homeowners, we’re now paying an extra grand on our mortgage since refinancing at the end of last year. Here’s why it wasn’t the wrong decision. You shouldn’t judge a decision based on its outcome

In the early twentieth century, Hanoi was flourishing as part of the French colonies and had modern European-style sanitation for some of the more affluent neighbourhoods. Unfortunately, there’s no such thing as a free lunch, and before long residents were terrorised by plagues of disease-infested vermin who decided to make…