In Tobago lived a man named Jack
who came constantly under attack
his head became numb
under his wife’s thumb
so he switched from rum to crack!
It doesn’t usually help to run away from your problems, but sometimes, if you rum really fast, it might.
Escape
March 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Sleepy Grasshopper
March 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
There once was a grasshopper
who enjoyed a good stir
until one day she crept
into a Prada bag and slept
waking up to a Chinese connoisseur!
It’s probably worthwhile keeping your guard up, or at least not falling asleep when engaging in some mischief!
Rums and Bums
March 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
John once met a fellow in St Lucia
who said he really didn’t fancy tortilla
but then after some rum
a fairy rubbed his bum
and suddenly he loved all things fuschia!
Isn’t it amazing how the right thing at the right time can reveal so much more about the inner person than the deepest of conversations with them?
Many Paths to Enlightenment
March 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Once a tall man named Vasudeva
became quite the devotee of Shiva
Later he learnt
following some weed he burnt
that it’s quite enlightening smokin’ dooba!
Of the many paths to enlightenment, it would be a rare find to discover a path on which you do not ultimately wind up completely comfortable with yourself.
The Art of War
March 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In Tobago lived a man named Bumpat
who was really mean, and also quite fat
one day his slave
tried to teach him to behave
so she fed him until he went splat!
In life, as in aikido, often the most efficient means of taking down an opponent is to use their own weaknesses, and indeed strengths, against them.
Within your means
March 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A salsa dancer from Trinidad
was really, really, really bad
until he found out
that he in fact had gout
so he quit and moved to Riyadh
Some of the most interesting challenges in life need you to both define and accept your boundaries. In doing so, you can open up a world of new possibilities.
Life in the Caribbean
March 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
There once was a girl named Amy
who was filled with Caribbean glee
but it turned out she drank
Carib beer from a tank
so it wasn’t really glee, it was pee!
Even in the Caribbean, things are not always what they seem. Often those wonderful feelings inside, need to be brought out for full enjoyment.
Getting started
February 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
There once was an awful prig
who wanted a musical gig,
but he never left his bed
till his mother sternly said
“Get out, you lazy pig!”
It is against the flow of nature to do anything from a state of inertia. If you do overcome that inertia however, it becomes a lot easier to gather momentum. So the question is, what is that first step you need to take to give you just a little bit of momentum to get going?
Executive Decisions
February 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
An executive spider named Eve,
did once a tangled web weave.
Swamped with information,
she lived in hesitation
of decisions she had to conceive
The mark of a good executive is the ability to effectively synthesise information and analytical data to make decisions. In fact, that is what they should be getting paid for.
Journalists in War
February 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
There was once a keen journalist named Aria
who was recently posted in Syria
She thought she’d be safe
until she got a real chafe
from the ungrateful consumers of media!
I recently had a conversation with a freelance journalist and executive coach that had just returned from covering some of the events in the Middle East. It was apparent just how under-appreciated the work some people do is. It is almost as though there is a disconnect between the effort and pain required to deliver a service, and the consumption of that very service.
Newshounds that constantly criticise journalists for not covering this, that, and the other should be aware that they are likely biting the hand that feeds.
