I have a secret, I love mowing. Not the kind of mowing that involves the struggling to push the Victa zip-start, but the kind that involves sitting behind the wheel of something like this. Good thing I do, my mower…
Paul WrightNovember 10, 2014
I sit on my back deck, look out at my little piece of paradise, and think how fortunate I am. Very often visitors to our place will tell us how lucky we are to have it, but I can tell…
Paul WrightOctober 28, 2014
I love The Lord Of The Rings by J R R Tolkien. I first read the book in Year 9 at high school (too many years ago to divulge when that was!) and when I finished it, I immediately started…
Paul WrightOctober 22, 2014
I was talking to a friend the other day about her upcoming holiday. “We only booked economy, but we’re hoping for an upgrade” she said. Because the lady concerned is a good friend, and I didn’t want to offend or…
Paul WrightOctober 20, 2014
The worst storm for some time hit our place on the evening of 14th October 2014, with heavy rain, strong winds and just generally miserable conditions. It was cold also, the Blue Mountains experienced snow storms which cut the rail…
Paul WrightOctober 15, 2014
I was sitting in my dentist’s chair the other day, after my umpteenth visit, yet another root canal over, when he suggested I had some other problems that he needed to discuss with me. Once I had mentally checked my…
Paul WrightOctober 7, 2014
All of us in business know that it is an activity with an inflated level of risk. There are many external factors which can impact upon the performance of the business over which we have no control. I have written…
Paul WrightSeptember 29, 2014
“There is no right time to do the right thing, the only time to do the right thing is now”. As a financial adviser, I don’t know how many times I have heard “This is just not a good time…
Paul WrightSeptember 23, 2014
A spectator or a competitor? “The road to financial success is lined by those who were always going to, but never did”. I love the Tour De France. Each July my bleary eyes pay tribute to long nights in front…
Paul WrightSeptember 12, 2014