2024
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Politics and the Circus That Never Ends
Party manifestos are rolled out every election with bold declarations about tax cuts, public spending, and cleaning up government. Anyone with a few elections under their belt has learned to treat these glossy brochures as the opening bid in a negotiation, not an actual blueprint for governance. The Manifesto Mirage: What’s Actually Delivered? According to…
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ADHD Diagnosis – Stuck in Limbo Without Treatment or Choice
You know something’s wrong. You’ve known for years, maybe decades. You’ve seen the comments online from people who finally got diagnosed with ADHD or autism in their 40s, 50s, 70s or even older. People who say medication changed everything (life changing, many say). People who say therapy saved them. People who found both, or neither,…
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When Warmth Replaces Worth in Business Relationships
Over the last few years, I’ve noticed a pattern. Not in one person, not in one industry, but across certain business and networking spaces where everything gets framed as support, community, and mutual uplift. On the surface, it all looks positive. Friendly faces. Encouraging words. People showing up to each other’s events, workshops, launches. Endless…
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Andy’s Man Club is About the Team, Not the Title
Every Monday, across more than 330 groups, around 6,500 men walk through the doors of Andy’s Man Club. That doesn’t happen because someone ticked a box on a rota. It happens because teams show up. Yes, we need a Lead Facilitator. Yes, we need a Co-Facilitator, a couple of Sweepers, ideally 4 facilitators in the…
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The Great AI Pivot: Everyone’s an Expert Now
We’re closing in on the end of 2024 and the AI grift is in full swing. Anyone with a few followers, or a few million, has gradually pivoted into talking about Artificial Intelligence (AI) as if they are seasoned experts. But let’s be honest, most of them haven’t a bloody clue what they’re talking about.…
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Shop Like a Billionaire – or “You Get What You Pay For”
Every time you scroll through Temu looking for a bargain, tap “accept all cookies” without reading, or share one of those referral links promising something for free, you’re not winning. You’re being sold. And the people profiting from it are bloody brilliant at what they do. You’re Not the Customer. You’re the Product. This isn’t…
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Why the Hell Do I Give So Much (And Why You Probably Should Too)
You ever get told you give too much? That you’re too generous, too willing, too “oh, don’t worry, I’ll sort it”? Yeah, me too. All the bloody time. Apparently, there’s this great universal scoreboard where every act of kindness is supposed to be logged, balanced, and monetised. But, funnily enough, I must’ve missed that memo.…
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The Great British Snow Panic and Media Fear Industry
In 1991, some friends and I drove across Canada in winter. We parked for lunch, came back to several inches of snow covering every vehicle in the now completely white parking area. We couldn’t see the roads. That’s snow. Real snow. And we carried on because that’s what you do when actual weather happens. It…
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Stop Calling AI Tools Cheating, You’re Missing the Point
The question comes up now and then. “Do you use ChatGPT?” It’s asked with this peculiar mixture of curiosity and judgement, as though admitting to using AI tools is some sort of confession. The implication hangs there: using ChatGPT means you’re cheating, taking shortcuts, or somehow diminishing the value of your work. That attitude is…
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The Loudest Voice in the Room
Wearing the black and white doesn’t make you the most important man in the room. It doesn’t mean you should be the loudest voice. It doesn’t mean you should be the most knowledgeable voice. It definitely doesn’t mean you should fill every silence. The most important voice in the room is always the man holding…