Why is it that people never learn? I came across this sentence in a very popular bestseller titled Shogun written by James Clavell. I read the book about 30 years ago and was interested in learning about Japanese culture – in particular the culture of the Japanese Samurai warriors. Well I certainly got my money’s […]
Category Archives: Self Help
How Marconi discovered Radio Waves
There is a story of how the inventor Guglielmo Marconi discovered radio waves. He developed, demonstrated and marketed the first successful long-distance wireless telegraph and in 1901 broadcast the first transatlantic radio signal. Today we cannot live our day to day routine lives without making use of Marconi’s invention. Everything from the Internet to TV […]
How to quit Smoking
I have been a confirmed smoker and nicotine addict for more than 30 years. But on June 21st this year I smoked my last cigarette. Counting today it has been 82 days since I quit smoking. So how was I able to finally quit? This is the question I will answer in this article. In […]
Succeeding in the Markets and in Business
I have a plan for you to (almost) make sure of profits when you are investing in the Stock Markets. But be warned – this advice is coming from a person who quit the Markets more than 10 years ago and who is flat broke. So how can I expect to guide you to profits […]
Content for my blog
I have decided to write three blog posts a week starting from this week. I have as inspiration the article that I had linked to in one of my earlier posts. The link is below Following the post referred to above I had a conversation with one of my cousins. He said that my blog […]
Document, Don’t Create
I have a very short article to write today but the content may be life changing for you. If you are doing anything online visit the link below and read the article I’ll end here. Hope this helps someone. Please explore this blog for more articles on Politics, Spirituality and Self Help. If you liked […]
The Difficulty of being Good
One of the principle tenets of the Bible and Christianity is not resisting evil and turning the other cheek if someone strikes you. Yet how many people – including those who call themselves good Christians – even try to live up to this ideal. It is an impossibly high standard in ethics. The difficulty may […]
Insights relating to a Business Opportunity
The name of this website is Insights and Experiences but – in truth – I have not written too many posts about my personal experiences. This post is going to be an exception. I am about to describe my reasoning process that I used in order to decide whether or not to take up an […]
Evergreen Career Advice
I am reading a Bertrand Russell classic, The Conquest of Happiness, and there is a chapter in the book relating to Work. I think this book is a classic of Self Help and any and all youngsters should read it. Not only is Russell a master of English prose but the advice and suggestions that […]
Life in Old Age – the View of Socrates
I will soon be counted amongst senior citizens and like most people I am not looking forward to the experience of being old. I think many of my family and acquaintances will be of a similar age and will find the following passage of The Republic by Plato interesting and instructive. It is about being […]