It's been a long journey.

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1964. Born. Six months old. Love drawing and painting. Teenager. Want to be starving artist in Paris. Parents say no. 1985. Fall into Direct Marketing. Ogilvy. Six years in London. Work hard. Very hard. Win awards. Get pay rises. Get a company car. 1991. Posted to Singapore. Ogilvy. Switch to copywriting. Win awards. Fall in love. Get married. 1993. Posted to Hong Kong. Ogilvy. Have first child. Quickly followed by second child. Meet Neil French. Learn. Win awards. Can’t pay tax bill. Paint. Exhibition. Sell paintings. Pay tax bill. 1998. Posted to Singapore. Win awards. Promoted to Chairman. Get restless. 2004. Leave agency. Start mobile content business. Sell content. Make money. Can’t make enough money to keep wife in champagne and caviar. Get job with Saatchi & Saatchi. Regional. Win awards. Digital exploding. Feel left behind. 2012. Join SapientNitro. Become a sponge. Learn. Learn. Learn. Ah-ha moments. Lots of them. Yearn for something new. 2016. Join Dentsu. Work hard. Very hard. Win awards. Write first children’s book. Stop! Think! Where did the last thirty five years go? 2019. Epiphany. Realise three important things about self. One. Love creative business. Two. I am teacher and student. Three. Have passion to help others succeed.