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Risking it all for a favourite
The Lions' 2025 squad had barely unpacked their socks in Australia when Andy Farrell whipped out the ol’ Bat-Signal - not for Batman, but...

Martin Eggleston
Jul 143 min read


🍽️ What’s on the Plate ?
Food is no longer just fuel — it’s expression. Through food, Gen Z and Alpha tell stories, showcase identity, and even build online personas. TikTok and Instagram are brimming with short, energetic videos of teenagers making toasties, aesthetic lunches, or sharing snack hauls from Tesco.

Martin Eggleston
Jun 2313 min read


Lent is over again ...
I always give up chocolate, and find it relatively comfortable - So this year, I decided to give up bread as well... Foolish I know

Martin Eggleston
Apr 193 min read


POV - WHSmith, from must shop to has been
we are getting rid of the est 1792 thing. Oh and the name Smith is far too generic, if we are to be cutting edge we need to be punchy

Martin Eggleston
Apr 94 min read


Does your boss have a positive impact on your mental health?
a boss who disregards mental health can quickly create a toxic work environment that contributes to anxiety and depression.

Martin Eggleston
Oct 2, 20244 min read


What is legendary status ?
Great leaders are not just born, they are made. It takes hard work, dedication, and a willingness to learn and grow.

Martin Eggleston
Jul 22, 20243 min read


Urgency will not fix your problem
You can force through your urgency agenda once, but if the reward to your team is more run faster jump higher tasks - you will lose them.

Martin Eggleston
Nov 23, 20235 min read


I haven't even got over Woolies yet...
The Woolies in Rotherham was iconic. It had 3 entrances including the one out the back, it was the first place to go for all sorts of things

Martin Eggleston
Sep 25, 20235 min read


Is Steve Borthwick the Worst England Head Coach Ever?
I want the whole country to be proud of us and to enjoy watching us play. The hard work starts now

Martin Eggleston
Sep 3, 20235 min read


The unstoppable rise of the virtue signal
Virtue signalling is so annoying - yet social media willingly offers up this opportunity to carefully curate a false public persona

Martin Eggleston
Aug 5, 20234 min read


Working in the hospitality industry is great... (well, let me explain 'great')
For those who have long worked in the hospitality industry, you will know there are endless complaints to make.

Martin Eggleston
Mar 22, 20239 min read


Shape shifting - the outside truth from the inside track, about living with epilepsy
The truth is this; Quite frankly epilepsy has no discretion

Martin Eggleston
Feb 11, 20237 min read


What flavour is that chip on your shoulder?
It’s one of the most self-destructive forms of emotional clutter there is.

Martin Eggleston
Jul 31, 20225 min read


Choppy Waters
Mental Health awareness for hospitality leaders

Martin Eggleston
May 10, 20227 min read


My life in a time machine
Boomers to the left of me, Millennials to the right - here I am - Stuck in the middle is a fantastic place to be. When Nirvana released...

Martin Eggleston
Mar 16, 20226 min read


Can I give less of a f**k
If you waste time on the little things, there's probably not much going on in your life, to make giving too many fucks a problem for you.

Martin Eggleston
Mar 8, 20225 min read


Why skiing is for fools
I have always admired British people that can ski. The reason being, that we get so little snow anywhere else, that skiing at any decent...

Martin Eggleston
Jan 19, 202210 min read


Office worker keeps mistaking meeting for party
A party activist has received a formal written warning today after yet again mistaking a work meeting for a party

Martin Eggleston
Jan 14, 20222 min read


Does being the youngest help you succeed ?
Being the youngest actually helped me develop skills that have helped me throughout my professional life.

Martin Eggleston
Dec 20, 20214 min read


Why messaging is bad for relations
It wasn’t until later that day when the colleague and I spoke on the phone, I realised my email had created more questions than answers.

Martin Eggleston
Dec 15, 20216 min read


My COVID journey. One year on.
'What's it like to have long COVID?' It is the question nobody wants to ask, and answer that you feel almost embarrassed to give......

Martin Eggleston
Nov 24, 20215 min read
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