I am embarking on the final third of my life although am not “retired”. To me, that suggests that I am either in bed all of the time or dead.
My business career was spent working for a large financial institution. There, I learned a lot about human behaviour.
I have an particular interest in leadership and organizational effectiveness simply because I don’t think there are too many organizations who are good at it and if they got good at it, we would all be a lot happier and a lot richer.
I have a Masters degree in Management (earned while in my forties. I’m a late bloomer) and am a certified professional coach.
I’m working on a book, but not very hard, or very well. Perhaps my motivation requires a shot of Viagra.
My most fulfilling roles at the moment are wife, mother and grandmother and while I am not perfect at any of them, the experience is not to be missed.

Hello there, from New Zealand. I found your website by searching under “Stanley Holloway”, of whom I am also a fan. I was brought up in Sheffield, England, and so I know about Yorkshire-style humour. Some years ago I wrote a short poem in the style of the Holloway/Mariott monologues, actually about my father. Just a day or two ago, I managed to finalize a video version of this, with my own introduction to it. You will find that on my website, under “‘Ow Our Harold found ‘t Neutron”. If you can track this down, I hope you like it.
Incidentally, quite apart from the original Holloway monologues, do you think it would be a good idea to encourage other people to write new monologues (such as mine) in the same style as the originals? They all had a dark context, but a lightness that rose well above the darkness. We need some of that humour today, I think.
Best wishes,
Robert M
Hi Robert!
It is great to find another Holloway fan. Thanks so much for your comments!
I will look for your “Harold” and no doubt will enjoy it very much. And yes, I do think we could all use a little more in the way of monologues.
I love them because they give us all a chance to have a good laugh at ourselves. In my life, I have found that if I can find something funny in even the most dire of circumstances, I will survive, no matter what.
Thanks for reading. It makes the writing so much more meaningful.
Cheers
Gwyn
Hi
I noticed in your recent blog a reference to the book A Return to Love published in 1992 by by Marianne Williamson.
I have by chance just read this book. I would strongly reccomed reading it. It could have a profound effect on the reader. It did me.
PS Also from NZ, its really going on down here come and have a look.
Simon
Thanks Simon!
New Zealand is a place I have always wanted to visit. Perhaps one day, I will make the commitment to sit on a plane for what can only be described as an interminable length of time and actually do it!!
In the meantime, it will remain on my “bucket list”.
Cheers!