Author Archives: Joseph Tom Riach

BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT! DOES everyone have independent thoughts? WHY are some people more independence minded than others? IS there a secret to knowing your own mind and standing up for your rights and beliefs? I say – ‘YES’, ‘YES’ and ‘YES’! My extraordinary story of life as just ‘an ordinary guy’ who hasContinue reading “BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT!”

THE MOTHER OF INVENTION by Joseph Tom Riach Two questions – What factor is it which, more than any other, will drive you to create imaginative solutions to situations in your life or business which may be holding you back from realising your full potential? and … Who is the mother of Invention? Read onContinue reading “THE MOTHER OF INVENTION”

HOW TO CLOSE A DEAL by Joseph Tom Riach The six in the morning glint in farmer Sandy Duncan’s eye was induced little by the watery, winter sun rising over the Grampian hills but much by the mischief occupying his mind. Thumbs entrenched in classic rural manner around the bib of his mucky dungarees andContinue reading “HOW TO CLOSE A DEAL”

WHAT’S YOUR VALUE by Joseph Tom Riach A young man went for a job interview. Among other things he was asked how much he expected to be paid for the work in question. Wishing to improve on his current earnings but not wishing to price himself out of the market, he quoted a figure whichContinue reading “WHAT’S YOUR VALUE?”

THE SMARTEST SMOOCHER IN TOWN by Joseph Tom Riach Sam wasn’t a good looking lad, not by any stretch. His features were more car crash than Cruise, his physique more crisis than Christiano. In terms of intellect he was not only not at the races, he got lost on his way from the stables. AndContinue reading “THE SMARTEST SMOOCHER IN TOWN”

THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS by Joseph Tom Riach In my early teens, my form teacher at school, exasperated beyond reason by my notoriously errant behaviour, prophetically declared to me, “One night you’ll be taken down a dark lane and given a good beating!” He would soon be proved right … both actually and figuratively.Continue reading “THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS”

So you want to be a millionaire? Not unusual, many people harbour such a desire. Few however achieve their ambition. Most never get their dream beyond the realms of a fluffy fancy breezing around in their mind. In short they don’t … One : Evolve a concrete plan and … Two : They don’t writeContinue reading “SO YOU WANT TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?”

ONE SHIRT AT A TIME by Joseph Tom Riach The clothes in my wardrobe (often on the floor) fall into three categories : My very few ‘Good Clothes’ are new-ish and saved for wear only on special occasions – dining with the Queen and such like. In time they are demoted to – My ‘EveryContinue reading “ONE SHIRT AT A TIME”

THE WOLF ON TRUTH STREET by Joseph Tom Riach I was drinking coffee with my friend Cavaco at his O Lobo café on Rua da Verdade (the Wolf on Truth Street)! It being both my duty and pleasure to support local business rather than visit a shopping mall or big brand franchise of those hugeContinue reading “THE WOLF ON TRUTH STREET”