It was only a few months ago that I had a presentation with only a handful of people in attendance. Not a problem as I stopped worrying about the numbers attending many years ago. However, nothing feels better than having a standing room only full of men and some women waiting to hear one of my presentations. The last presentation I had two weeks ago was one of those. The chairs soon ran out and there were nearly as many men standing as sitting.Read More »
Tag: prostate cancer
124. Time
Well hello again.
It’s been a while. I have been busy as per usual but other than these stories I am about to share with you it’s been pretty much uneventful. I have two stories for you, both related to talks and the good old topic of time.
122. When Life Gives You Rum
It’s amazing the difference a few months can make.
Life is pretty good.
I have just finished a series of prostate cancer talks at a group of surgeries overseen by Danelle. Four words that don’t normally go together with anything I do. Rewarding and almost uneventful, would describe them. They were well attended, and the feedback was moving, thankful and encouraging. I really enjoyed doing them. There was no more ‘arguments’ or should I say vocal differences of opinion unlike the first talk that I did.Read More »
121. Crazy
To think just a few months ago I had done a 10k race and here I am struggling on the first couple of hundred yards of my run. I remember once seeing elite athletes training with chains wrapped around their waists, tied to lorry tires. This is how it felt. Eventually after a few weeks of this I decided to weigh myself. My version of weighing scales has a speaker, and it prompted,
“Stand one at a time please. But if it’s only one person you are one fat git mate.”
I Am The One In Three 