Good Deed Gone Bad: Nan’s Hairy Moment
If there is one thing my Nan taught me, it was efficiency. How much more efficient can a person be when they are prepared to rip out their own teeth for the sake of their family, like she did? Or – in a less extreme way – why go out shopping for a new jumper […]
How I Started an AirBnB Business as a Property Investor
Very much like how I set up my first retail store, and ever ready for a challenge, I have recently started my next venture in renting out properties on Airbnb back home in Ireland. I’d found myself in a situation where both of my tenants in my two properties left within the same month. I’d […]
Setting Up the Sweet Shop
The story of how I set up the Sweet Shop is one that encompasses so many of the principles that an entrepreneur should live by, and perfectly demonstrates how I have lived my business life.Between 2009-2011, I was at my lowest financially. The impact of the financial crash had left bruises that would take a […]
How Can Your Reputation Impact Your Health
Around 6 years ago, I began to research and focus on health. My research showed me that the biggest killer is stress. Trying to fight over every penny and putting people down might seem like what you think you need to do to get ahead, but ultimately, you’ll end up killing yourself with stress and […]
How Your First Memory Shapes Your Future
My first memory involves our family farm, and specifically our small Massey 35 Tractor. I can remember sitting on the back of the tractor on the way to the concrete yard, some five or six miles away. Based on the tractor’s speed, it would take around an hour there and an hour back. My granddad […]
The Significance Of Influential People In Your Life
Have a think about the people in your life who you trust and who you can depend on. If you aren’t sure, ask yourself this: how many people would pick you up from the airport? I’d just come back from a trip, and I remember four people offered to collect me from the airport: four […]
How to Find Joy In the Journey of Life
I have always understood and respected when people have put effort into my life. My appreciation for those people is immense, for without them, I would not be here today. Realising the Joy is In the Journey Nanny O’Neill was my paternal grandmother. She was a wonderful lady, committed to her family and doing everything […]
