It was an hour by taxi to William and Qi, we were invited for an early dinner plus a crew meeting and briefing of what lies ahead.   We arrived at Williams home to a great welcome, a meeting of old friends. A chitter chatter and a beer.

Flying West to East is known as the beast, the jetlag really hits you.   After not such a great night, being awake from 12 ‘till about three, I finally crashed out into a deep sleep, totally exhausted.  At nine I was suddenly awoken from this rem sleep

It was 10 in the morning and Andy and I had arranged with Harry de Witt, the CEO of Fresenius Asia Pacific region, to go for a 10 km run. We set out towards the Olympic park where we have been running every day. As we got

Slowly the pieces are falling into place as D-Day draws closer. Yesterday the Fresenius China media team checked into the hotel and we had a dinner scheduled for the evening, a final de-brief before the event. So far from our side, it’s just been getting over the

It was another one-hour taxi ride to the side of Beijing where William lives. There was a China mobile shop that Qi knew. She decided that it was best to get everything there as she was familiar with the shop. What a mission it turned out to be.

It was a long haul, nearly 25 hours of travel and we were now on the final stretch from Dubai to Beijing.   It was not long, and the pilot announced that he was beginning the descent towards Beijing. This was followed by the normal scurry around the

It’s crazy, no matter how many events I have done, the last 2two days are always a total nightmare.   You can have lists, everything is laid out ready to pack, but nothing comes together smoothly. There is always the last minute flap. Yesterday was just that.   We had

I arrived home with a car full of gear.   It was now time to get everything packed for three months on the road into two bags. This is no small task. It’s the tent, sleeping bag, 5 pairs of running shoes. Cold weather gear. Smaller running bags,

We all have different ways that work for us when preparing for an event, be it in business, a personal journey or a physical event, it all boils down to this effort that you put into the preparation beforehand. Remember never underestimate the importance of this

The one thing that I have learnt the hard way is that nothing really happens unless you personally take hold of the situation and physically drive it yourself.   So often I sit back and watch how many people think that by pushing out an E-mail, the rest