Was 2016 so Bad in Brazil?
Now that I have been living in Brazil for some years my whole perspective on life has changed. My sense of being British has changed as well. As my Portuguese […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Staying in Your Power in 2016
I am not embarrassed to admit that one of my favourite programmes is Come Dine with Me. If you are not familiar with this very British of programmes, either four […]
Why Brazil’s New Generation of Entrepreneurs are a Joke
What you are seeing in the photo above is the Hughes telegraph from 1860. It is a particularly beautiful piece of equipment, especially as it was the first to incorporate […]
Will Everything End with a Pizza or Fish and Chips?
It must be pretty tough being Brazilian right now. If you are not following the Brazilian soap opera that is Brazilian politics, I think it is beyond my narrative skills […]
British and Brazilian Indie Music of the 1980s
Having explored the revolutionary music of Brazil in the late 60s and early 70s, I thought it would be great to take a look at the indie scene in Brazil […]
Understanding is Being
Who are we? is one of the greatest questions we can ask. Many people ask this question, and when they do, they ask this question in many different ways, in […]
As Carnival Starts in Brazil Skol Sensibly Pulls its Rather Silly Adverts
It’s now carnival in Brazil, a week when the population puts away its troubles and heads to the beaches and streets in a glorious celebration of dancing, music and life. […]
Interpreting the Word
If all the world is a stage, sometimes it seems that only some of us realise we are actors.
Finding a little humility this Christmas
In terms of anything spiritual, I normally tell people that my main focus is to take the plank of wood out of my own eye before I attempt to remove […]
How Tackling Envy is Key for Leaders in the New Economy
If you were to ask me who my roles models are in life, the first two names to come to my mind would be Fritjof Capra and Otto Scharmer. There […]
