Interests:
I love watching a good action movie and at the right time a good comedy. A worthwhile drama watched with the wife every now and again is also good, a good cry never hurt anyone. Recommended for a tear jerker, even the most hardened of gents will shed one - "My Sister's Keeper!" Favourite series of all time, would have to be "Band of Brothers" and "The Pacific".

I like to listen to easy listening music, "Train", "Westlife" (yes, I can hear it now) and believe it or not, I also like "Country & Western".

I really enjoy reading a good book, one that grabs your attention and that you cannot put down. The Harry Potter series springs to mind. I read the first one in January 2006 and basically could not put it down for a week, I read all 6 of the first books over a 7 day period, that is all I did for a week! I must point out that I was unemployed at the time and was waiting for various paperwork to come through that would then allow me to work.

I am now very much into personal development books, and read constantly.   "The Answer" by John Assaraf, "4 Hour Workweek" by Timothy Ferriss and another one I would recommend is "Double Your Income, Doing What You Love" by Raymond Aaron.

I love good food, but being originally from South Africa, my favourite meal would have to be a 300g fillet steak with chips, onion rings and salad on the side.

Activities:

I love cycling, recently bought myself a proper roadbike and I have started putting on quite a few miles. The plan is to complete a few more sportive cycle rides of between 50 - 100 miles between now and November. I completed the London to Brighton cycle ride (54 miles) in aid of the British Heart Foundation in June 2010.

We have also recently purchased 3 kayaks, which all 4 of use, I take the 10 year old with me on the double and my eldest son and my wife each have a single and we usually head out to the bay at about 6AM, almost nobody is around and we have the beach to ourselves, about an hour and a half usually does it and we have a blast.

I enjoy taking my dogs for a walk in the common. I have recently as part of the coaching prgram I am involved in started to learn to sail, which is a lot of fun, so I plan to progress with that over the summer and see where it takes me.

Favorite Authors:

John Assaraf

Raymond Aaron

JK Rowling

David Eddings

Terry Pratchett

Donald Trump

Robert Kiyosaki

Favorite Quotes:

Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds and shall find me unafraid

It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.

William Ernest Henley (1849–1903)