I have just booked my flights to Uganda. I’m flying out in early April with my baker mates Graham and Ralph. We’ve been asked to set up a bakery at the community hospital in Kumi. The idea is that they make money for the orphanage and create new jobs. (more…)
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The Descendants
My wife Christine and I went to see the movie “The Descendants” with George Clooney. We really enjoyed it, and there were a few good messages in it. The biggest one for me was that you’ve got to keep working on your marriage. Being happily married is one hell of a job. Lots of work. […]
Off to East Timor
I’am off to East Timor this week. We’ll be working at a bakery at a convent. We’ll be staying in the convent too: good fun. I will be travelling with my two baker friends, Ralph Plarre of Ferguson Plarre Bakehouse (http://www.fergusonplarre.com.au) and Graham Heaven of Heaven’s Bakery (http://www.heavensbakery.co.nz). This will be our third trip to […]
New Year’s Resolutions
By Tom O'Toole on January 13, 2012 in Business Success, How To…, Inspiration for Business & Life, Ponderings
Each January, I give myself a bit of time to sit and think about what I want to achieve in the new year. As I’ve gotten older, it does not get any easier. Knowing what one wants is the secret. (more…)
The ‘Joys’ Of Gift Vouchers
My sister-in-law purchased an accommodation voucher for a resort last year. Well, the expiry date was coming up real quick – it was now 12 months later – so she rang the crowd at the resort to see if she could get one month’s extension. Well, the fellow on the phone was incredibly rude, yelling […]