The thoughts, stories and advice of Bill Riddell.

Archive for April, 2009

Forget the Fear & Get On With Life

Thursday, April 30th, 2009 Posted in advice, personal, writing | No Comments »

by  _gee_ In the past I have been a fearful person. I worried endlessly about what might happen and more often than not it prevented me from finding out for sure. I am now slowly transitioning to someone who ...

More Than You Need to Know – More Than I Should Write

Sunday, April 26th, 2009 Posted in personal, writing | 9 Comments »

My regular readers will have noticed that I have a bit of an aversion to talking about myself. I always have. I'd rather ask a million and one questions about you than reveal details about myself. Seriously - I have only ...

Screw the Planet, Save the Humans

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 Posted in advice, personal | 4 Comments »

by alainf1 Today is Earth Day and it seems to me like people have blown this whole global warming caper right out of proportion. In fact I think it is a load of ...

My Writing Illusion

Sunday, April 19th, 2009 Posted in advice, personal, writing | 2 Comments »

Lately my brain has been spinning with thoughts on writing. I have been questioning my abilities, motivation and how I will turn the corner to become a great writer. More importantlly I have felt like a fraud.

Ready – Fire – Aim

Thursday, April 16th, 2009 Posted in advice, goals, personal, writing | 2 Comments »

I have been one of those e people who often aims for perfection, but never gets even close. There is nothing particularly wrong with that. However I have also been one of those people who also gives up when I believe ...

Easter, Kangaroos & Broken Teeth

Friday, April 10th, 2009 Posted in personal, writing | 3 Comments »

Easter has always been a favourite time of year for me, in spite of the occasional bad times. Not because I directly celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, instead since I was a small boy I have enjoyed devouring ...

Picking Fights To Succeed

Monday, April 6th, 2009 Posted in advice, goals, personal, writing | No Comments »

Who is your enemy, your rival? After my recent posts about the rivalry between the worlds most famous inventors and ideas, I began thinking about major achievements/advancements and how they come about. Competition is something that brings out the best in most people. ...