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I never set out to write The Stoic Rider. It crept up on me, quietly — somewhere between windswept roads, roadside breakdowns, and the deeper kind of stillness that only arrives when everything else falls away.This isn’t a book about how to ride. It’s a book about how to live. Blending ancient Stoic philosophy with […]

Life isn’t a straight road. It twists, turns, throws up unexpected obstacles, and sometimes, the best way forward isn’t the most obvious one. As a biker, I’ve learned that where you look is where you go – a principle that applies far beyond the road. And that’s exactly what my upcoming book is about. I’ve […]

My next project is underway! In July 2023 I’ll be joining the charity Rally For Rangers and taking a Yamaha bike through Namibia with the sole purpose of giving it away. Hear me out, the. cause is a worthy one. As you probably know, there’s many diverse and wonderful wildlife living in the vast National Parks that […]

I love you. I loathe you. I am disgusted by you. I adore you. We can do this. We don’t have a hope. It’s all over. Don’t give up. Read those words again. Can you feel a tiny bit of emotion with every one? Like a long shadow cast by a feeling, just a sample […]

The only true freedom any of us have is in our thoughts I’ve often mentioned in my talks and in my blogs how everything can change in a single moment. A lapse in concentration, a telephone call with bad news, a job offer, a baby is born. All life events that many are familiar with […]

Perspectives have power. How you see the world will shape your opinion and galvanise you into action or subdue you into apathy. How you see the world will depend on your family, friends, your culture, your diet, your upbringing, your biology and especially what period in history you were born into. Two people can have […]