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Five years ago, to the day, I woke up early to undergo a major operation at the American Medical Center in Nicosia, Cyprus. As well as my wife Claire, my eldest daughter Leila, and my brother Samir, I was surrounded…
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I have good news for you! Well, when I say ‘good news’, there are a couple of problems with this phrase. Firstly, it is not really news in the sense of accuracy and certainty; secondly, it rather depends on your…
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Perhaps more than any other living creature, the frog turns up in metaphors to explain or demonstrate a work or business situation. Here are some: Kissing the Frog: when faced with a negative situation that requires doing something unpleasant but,…
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Once you cross your Rubicon, there is no return. That’s what happened to Julius Caesar when he crossed the River Rubicon in North East Italy, defying the rule set by the Senate that prohibited a general from moving to a…
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Fifteen years and two weeks ago, I lost my father, he died peacefully in his sleep after a long illness. At the time, it was a blessed relief for him so, being an adult with my own family to be…
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Have you ever lived through a period of time when everything was going perfectly for you and around you? You are in love and loved; you have a set of great friends whose company you enjoy; you are in perfect…
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I am spending more time with myself than I had done in a long time. This is partly circumstantial and partly intentional. While on my own, I have been going through a lot of introspection but, not exclusively so because…
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