From the Ink Conference in Pune

Sport has always played an integral role in my life. It has nurtured me and thought me many lessons. It has opened many doors and fostered many relationships. Sport is the reason I am who I am. I realize that it has given me the greatest gift anyone could ever ask for...

Quotes That Make the Soul Smile

These are a collection of my favourite quotes, gathered through a lifetime of experiences. For me, they make the soul smile… If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought. – Peace Pilgrim She stood in the storm, and when the...

A Tribute to All the Young Women in the World

There are some mornings you wake and think… Maybe I’ll have coffee instead of tea…. or toast instead of porridge…. There are mornings that look so glorious, it makes our souls smile… Sometimes those mornings make us want to be good people. Maybe do a few good deeds....

Outcause Kili Cancer

In October 2012, I lead an expedition with nine brave OutCause Explorers. We summited the mighty Mt Kilimanjaro in an effort to raise an awareness in the ‘fight against cancer’ & to garner funds for the Karunashraya Cancer Hospice in Bangalore, India – a hospice...

KickStarter by Thom Ingram

The following is a poem I commissioned on KickStarter by Thom Ingram. I asked him to write a poem about a young athlete who has to persevere daily, to overcome adversity and find his place in the world. This A secret for the world son, there is none. And daughter, the...