I told him he probably ate too much meat. Protesting, he politely pointed out that I probably ate too much cheese. We made a deal.

I’m not new to the use of affirmations but it was refreshing to hear about this from an ex-military man who describes his pre-personal development self as ‘a complete arsehole’.

If we are honest with ourselves, most of us have at some point avoided something we find difficult, perhaps repeatedly.

As bloggers, we do obviously need to consider who our audience is, but we write what we want to write - and on a platform we own and control.