Lesson 7: Facing Our Flaws Only Makes Us Stronger

Written by Amira Aleem

In July 2015, Andy was back in London looking for work after his short stint as a mentor at an accelerator programme in Singapore. Andy describes the long months which he spent…

Lesson 8: There’s A Lot To Be Celebrating

Written by Amira Aleem

In September 2015, after two months of not finding work on his return to London, Andy had been part of a group from London on a five-day river trip down the Mississippi River, guided by a local…

Lesson 4: Community Is The Life-Blood Of The Lonely

Written by Amira Aleem

Over five years ago, Andy became a widower, an event that took a huge toll on him both physically and emotionally. During his first experience in Bali, soon after his wife’s…

Lesson 2: You Don’t Have To Do Anything You Don’t Want To

Written by Amira Aleem

Lesson 6: The Professional And The Personal Are A Messy Ball Of Yarn. Don’t Try too Hard To Detangle

Written by Amira Aleem

While in London in 2014, Andy had been working for a specialist finance company called…

Lesson 5: Things Move Fast When You Care About What You’re Working On

Written by Amira Aleem

In the early days of settling into life in Bali, things took an unexpected turn. On a morning in November 2014, Andy had been down to the yoga…

Lesson 3: Hunches Are Great. Testing Assumptions and Decision Making Criteria Are Better