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MINDSET
- Don't Be Average31 March 2026 · 1 min
Why is it come people choose to chase shit, consume their life with it and then cry their life is average? “The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity,…
- Self inflicted burn out3 March 2026 · 1 min
So Feb is over. It was effectively 25/28 days worked - with a combination of all areas of the businesses, and coding and gym. I should have taken time off as I…
- Lift off : in all areas17 February 2026 · 1 min
Its been a minute. Lots been going on... Work, gym, family, self care, a cold, no sun. Its been a busy February. Lots of systems being built that are freeing up time…
- 👻 Talk to the Ghost. He gives even less fucks than I do.27 January 2026 · 3 min
How I built an automated bouncer for my energy brokerage 😇 The problem with being nice I’ve got a broker. Let’s call him Raj . Raj is productive; 77 contracts since October.…
- 21000 steps and no knee ache...20 January 2026 · 1 min
So last week I did my first walk of the month where I head to London, see friends and potter about, eat some food (usually a burger) then get home. Ive done…
- Day 1 grind of 20266 January 2026 · 1 min
So back in the gym yesterday. Its time to park the coding and get back on the road to health. So xmas was a bit of a write off with fitness so…
- Its beginning to look a lot like...... freedom.17 December 2025 · 2 min
So its 17th Dec. Ive got a day to myself in London. I plan to do walking - lots of it to get the heart rate into zone 2 and to have…
- How I Sent 763 WhatsApp Business Notifications in 5 months for £0.02 💬💸3 December 2025 · 3 min
Every business owner has that one moment where they realise: “Hang on… am I the idiot here for doing this manually?” For me, that moment involved WhatsApp, pricebook updates, a chatty broker…
- Automating Christmas and Birthday Bonuses 🎄🎂25 November 2025 · 3 min
Another Needless Ballache Removed Date: 19 November 2025 Coding Experience: 4 months Annual Time Saved: ~12 hours Cost: £0 Broker Morale: Allegedly improved The Gym Realisation 🏋️♂️ I was at the physio…
- The Ballache Factor - My Secret Metric!4 November 2025 · 1 min
Ive got a question for you Pit: "how did you learn to code so fast?" Me: " Had a torn ACL and got bored. Ballache factor drove me to automation." 😂 Forget…
- My Weekend Off28 October 2025 · 2 min
October 26, 2025 I took the weekend just gone off. Actually off. No checking logs, no rehab tracking, no optimizing anything. The idleness felt weird as hell. What I've Been Doing June…
- How to celebrate 100 days post surgery....7 October 2025 · 1 min
Most people might mark 100 days with quiet reflection, perhaps a journal entry or a walk to take stock of how far they have come. I celebrated by deadlifting 100kgs and Squatting…
- What a difference a week of sleep makes...1 October 2025 · 1 min
So updates Ive been sleeping 8hrs a night for the last week. Feeling a lot more recharged. I took a full week off the gym. Sleep catchup was priority. Returned back to…
- Dexa Scan + Sleep Deficit24 September 2025 · 1 min
So Here we are in week 12 post aclr op. The inner circle around me will know my mood has been short tempered and a major loss of interest in most things.…
- Back to the Gym; Still Fighting the Swell15 July 2025 · 2 min
Today was my first day back in the gym since surgery. It wasn’t heavy or heroic; just rehab, light upper body on machines and slow backward walking on the manual treadmill. But…
- Surgery day12 July 2025 · 2 min
The day started at 6am. I was up, showered and ready. There was no looking back now. It was the day. I had made peace that I did all I could to…
- Hospital Bumpf28 June 2025 · 1 min
Just reading the pre admission hospital acl bumpf and listen to this at the end of the document. "It is unlikely that your knee will ever be as good as it was…
- Im in. All fucking in...26 June 2025 · 1 min
So to the 2 or 3 friends who have followed this site will know I'd parked this site as a subdomain on another site. Subconsciously that means it wasn't serious.... but do…
- What a difference a gym session makes...13 June 2025 · 1 min
Back squats today - worked up to 110kgs and reverse barbell lunges up to 90kg. Felt good. Had more in the tank..had to refrain. No pain no instability no wobble. Infact the…
- Today fucking sucked.12 June 2025 · 1 min
Today felt harder. I have been doing everything right; BFR, PowerDot, strength work, flexion practice. The knee has been improving, and yet something about today hit me differently. A beyond shitty day…
- T minus 3 weeks.10 June 2025 · 1 min
So the prehab is progressing well. The knee feels the best it has in a long time. The new toys have helped. Potentiation with the powerdot is unreal. Sat with legs at…
- Boys and toys4 June 2025 · 1 min
I'm unsure when it started but I have never been one to shy away from buying a gadget to aid injury healing. I think it started when my brother qualified as a…
- The first hurdle3 June 2025 · 1 min
So went in for the pre op checks today and this damn cut on the left knee hasn't healed and the multiple applications of the steroid creme hasn't fulled cleared it.. Gutted…
- So here we go...2 June 2025 · 1 min
This seems the best way to share my thoughts on what is about to be my first major operation in my life. If i dont blog it, then i think ill regret…
ACL REHAB
- 110kg squats fine. 5kg hip adductors 3s7r ruined26 February 2026 · 1 min
So its all progressing. legs stronger, balance stronger. Megan has modified the programme and ive even done my first mini sprint with T - he did beat me but progress! and the…
- October to Feb3 February 2026 · 1 min
a picture speaks a thousand words! above was october, right leg looking weinerlike today, its looking fuller. nothing else to add today!!
- Day 1 grind of 20266 January 2026 · 1 min
So back in the gym yesterday. Its time to park the coding and get back on the road to health. So xmas was a bit of a write off with fitness so…
- Automating Christmas and Birthday Bonuses 🎄🎂25 November 2025 · 3 min
Another Needless Ballache Removed Date: 19 November 2025 Coding Experience: 4 months Annual Time Saved: ~12 hours Cost: £0 Broker Morale: Allegedly improved The Gym Realisation 🏋️♂️ I was at the physio…
- Week 19 Gym Update11 November 2025 · 1 min
Managed five solid sessions last week; a consistency milestone that had to be reached by either hook or crook. It is finally starting to feel automatic again. Skipped Monday after a late…
- The Ballache Factor - My Secret Metric!4 November 2025 · 1 min
Ive got a question for you Pit: "how did you learn to code so fast?" Me: " Had a torn ACL and got bored. Ballache factor drove me to automation." 😂 Forget…
- My Weekend Off28 October 2025 · 2 min
October 26, 2025 I took the weekend just gone off. Actually off. No checking logs, no rehab tracking, no optimizing anything. The idleness felt weird as hell. What I've Been Doing June…
- Strength in the Setbacks21 October 2025 · 1 min
The past week has been a mixed bag. Strength training has been going well - the weights are moving cleaner, the quads are firing properly, and every session feels like another small…
- How to celebrate 100 days post surgery....7 October 2025 · 1 min
Most people might mark 100 days with quiet reflection, perhaps a journal entry or a walk to take stock of how far they have come. I celebrated by deadlifting 100kgs and Squatting…
- What a difference a week of sleep makes...1 October 2025 · 1 min
So updates Ive been sleeping 8hrs a night for the last week. Feeling a lot more recharged. I took a full week off the gym. Sleep catchup was priority. Returned back to…
- Dexa Scan + Sleep Deficit24 September 2025 · 1 min
So Here we are in week 12 post aclr op. The inner circle around me will know my mood has been short tempered and a major loss of interest in most things.…
- ACL Recovery Update – September 202518 September 2025 · 2 min
It has been just over two months since surgery and honestly, if you saw me now, you would barely know I had my ACL reconstructed. Swelling is much reduced; range of motion…
- Back to the Gym; Still Fighting the Swell15 July 2025 · 2 min
Today was my first day back in the gym since surgery. It wasn’t heavy or heroic; just rehab, light upper body on machines and slow backward walking on the manual treadmill. But…
- Stitches out today - ouchie14 July 2025 · 1 min
Day 15... finally. Stitches came out. So it was a combination of glue, nylon stitches and dissolvable stitches. The experience was pleasant and quick largely due to Hannah the nurse and Dr…
- Surgery day12 July 2025 · 2 min
The day started at 6am. I was up, showered and ready. There was no looking back now. It was the day. I had made peace that I did all I could to…
- Hospital Bumpf28 June 2025 · 1 min
Just reading the pre admission hospital acl bumpf and listen to this at the end of the document. "It is unlikely that your knee will ever be as good as it was…
- What a difference a gym session makes...13 June 2025 · 1 min
Back squats today - worked up to 110kgs and reverse barbell lunges up to 90kg. Felt good. Had more in the tank..had to refrain. No pain no instability no wobble. Infact the…
- T minus 3 weeks.10 June 2025 · 1 min
So the prehab is progressing well. The knee feels the best it has in a long time. The new toys have helped. Potentiation with the powerdot is unreal. Sat with legs at…
- Boys and toys4 June 2025 · 1 min
I'm unsure when it started but I have never been one to shy away from buying a gadget to aid injury healing. I think it started when my brother qualified as a…
- The first hurdle3 June 2025 · 1 min
So went in for the pre op checks today and this damn cut on the left knee hasn't healed and the multiple applications of the steroid creme hasn't fulled cleared it.. Gutted…
GHOST NOTES
- Lift off : in all areas17 February 2026 · 1 min
Its been a minute. Lots been going on... Work, gym, family, self care, a cold, no sun. Its been a busy February. Lots of systems being built that are freeing up time…
- 👻 Talk to the Ghost. He gives even less fucks than I do.27 January 2026 · 3 min
How I built an automated bouncer for my energy brokerage 😇 The problem with being nice I’ve got a broker. Let’s call him Raj . Raj is productive; 77 contracts since October.…
- New Year’s Eve Eve: The Day My Business Ran Itself (and I Did Nothing) 🥂🤖30 December 2025 · 4 min
It’s 30/12/2025; that weird limbo where nobody knows what day it is, suppliers are “back on 2nd”, and brokers suddenly discover urgency like it’s a new religion. So naturally, I spent my…
- Merry Christmas Arpbot23 December 2025 · 1 min
For the first time in about ten years, I’ve closed the business over Christmas without the usual background guilt. No “I’ll just keep an eye on WhatsApp”. No “ping me if it’s…
- Its beginning to look a lot like...... freedom.17 December 2025 · 2 min
So its 17th Dec. Ive got a day to myself in London. I plan to do walking - lots of it to get the heart rate into zone 2 and to have…
- Automation Built from the Squat Rack9 December 2025 · 3 min
A Short Story About Contracts, ADHD, ACL Rehab… and One Very Fed-Up ArpBot! There is a particular type of moment that only appears when life, business, marriage, and physical rehab collide. Mine…
- Two Nights, One System, and Three Nephews Who Accidentally Became Software Engineers5 December 2025 · 5 min
There is a particular kind of chaos that arrives in your life after an ACL rupture. You start rebuilding your leg… and then, apparently, your entire business infrastructure. Because... well why not.…
- How I Sent 763 WhatsApp Business Notifications in 5 months for £0.02 💬💸3 December 2025 · 3 min
Every business owner has that one moment where they realise: “Hang on… am I the idiot here for doing this manually?” For me, that moment involved WhatsApp, pricebook updates, a chatty broker…
- Automating Christmas and Birthday Bonuses 🎄🎂25 November 2025 · 3 min
Another Needless Ballache Removed Date: 19 November 2025 Coding Experience: 4 months Annual Time Saved: ~12 hours Cost: £0 Broker Morale: Allegedly improved The Gym Realisation 🏋️♂️ I was at the physio…
- Building a Knowledge Base Because I Got Tired of Repeating Myself 📚17 November 2025 · 2 min
Some people unwind by watching Netflix. I unwind by deleting avoidable admin from my life. And nothing drains the soul quite like answering the same question twenty times a week from people…
- My Weekend Off28 October 2025 · 2 min
October 26, 2025 I took the weekend just gone off. Actually off. No checking logs, no rehab tracking, no optimizing anything. The idleness felt weird as hell. What I've Been Doing June…
- Building the Broker Portal: From Zero to Automated14 October 2025 · 2 min
Below is my ramblings of what started effectively four months ago when I began learning about Python coding... This is October progress... The Journey from Manual Hell to Semi-Retirement Dreams When I…
- What a difference a week of sleep makes...1 October 2025 · 1 min
So updates Ive been sleeping 8hrs a night for the last week. Feeling a lot more recharged. I took a full week off the gym. Sleep catchup was priority. Returned back to…
- GHOST Notes — July16 July 2025 · 2 min
Update: I have in two months, part-time, built Dropbox integration, Zoho automation, and an EC2-based scheduling system and learning Python for fun mischevious projects.. But more than that, we’re building with intention…
- Digital Detox and a day for me...19 June 2025 · 1 min
So work has been hectic. Got the automation bug from a friend and have since been using chatgpt and python to automate my business workflows. Its been a game changer so far…
THE JOURNAL
- Its beginning to look a lot like...... freedom.17 December 2025 · 2 min
So its 17th Dec. Ive got a day to myself in London. I plan to do walking - lots of it to get the heart rate into zone 2 and to have…
- Automating Christmas and Birthday Bonuses 🎄🎂25 November 2025 · 3 min
Another Needless Ballache Removed Date: 19 November 2025 Coding Experience: 4 months Annual Time Saved: ~12 hours Cost: £0 Broker Morale: Allegedly improved The Gym Realisation 🏋️♂️ I was at the physio…
- Building the Broker Portal: From Zero to Automated14 October 2025 · 2 min
Below is my ramblings of what started effectively four months ago when I began learning about Python coding... This is October progress... The Journey from Manual Hell to Semi-Retirement Dreams When I…
- Surgery day12 July 2025 · 2 min
The day started at 6am. I was up, showered and ready. There was no looking back now. It was the day. I had made peace that I did all I could to…
- Welcome to My Journal (Private Zone)28 June 2025 · 1 min
Welcome to The Journal This is my private space to document the road back. Injury, recovery, mental shifts, and rebuilding the version of me to allow me to semi retire at 45.…
- Boys and toys4 June 2025 · 1 min
I'm unsure when it started but I have never been one to shy away from buying a gadget to aid injury healing. I think it started when my brother qualified as a…
BOOK FRAGMENTS
- Lift off : in all areas17 February 2026 · 1 min
Its been a minute. Lots been going on... Work, gym, family, self care, a cold, no sun. Its been a busy February. Lots of systems being built that are freeing up time…
- The Ballache Factor - My Secret Metric!4 November 2025 · 1 min
Ive got a question for you Pit: "how did you learn to code so fast?" Me: " Had a torn ACL and got bored. Ballache factor drove me to automation." 😂 Forget…
- Digital Detox and a day for me...19 June 2025 · 1 min
So work has been hectic. Got the automation bug from a friend and have since been using chatgpt and python to automate my business workflows. Its been a game changer so far…
LA FAMILIA
- Two Nights, One System, and Three Nephews Who Accidentally Became Software Engineers5 December 2025 · 5 min
There is a particular kind of chaos that arrives in your life after an ACL rupture. You start rebuilding your leg… and then, apparently, your entire business infrastructure. Because... well why not.…
- Digital Detox and a day for me...19 June 2025 · 1 min
So work has been hectic. Got the automation bug from a friend and have since been using chatgpt and python to automate my business workflows. Its been a game changer so far…