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Here are all our products for you to check out if you want to.

Wellbeing

Book: Tai Chi Workbook
Tai Chi Workbook

This Tai Chi work book is for busy people who want a quick way of learning how to calm the mind and energise the body.

A four minute gentle exercise that is easy to learn, ideal for beginners and suitable for all ages and fitness levels.

It comprised of the first 14 movements of traditional Wu Style Tai Chi. There are no kicks or low stances.

Chi Charts

chichart01small# 1: Basic Stance

By correctly aligning your body and maintaining the basic stance for a period of time you generate and circulate chi that nourishes the spirit. You will also feel a deeper connection to the earth and your surroundings. When you can connect your inner and outer world you unify your mind, body and spirit.

chichart02small# 2: Abdominal Breathing

The second chart in our Chi Collection will teach you this excellent technique for calming the mind, relaxing the body, reducing stress and improving overall health.

There are eight more charts now being developed to complete a set of 10 charts.

Business

E-Book: How To Lose Customers Without Really Trying – The A-Z Guide

beebook01Easy to read and entertaining e-book that shows you how to provide excellent customer service so your customers keep coming back. We take a humorous look at 26 typical mistakes businesses make in their customer service and provide over 100 very practical tips for avoiding those mistakes. Why not read our sample chapter so you can get a flavour of this e-book.

Personal & Professional Development

AQ Charts

AQ Chart #1: Reputation# 1: Reputation
This chart will help you apply your AQ (Appreciative Intelligence®) to the task of reflecting on your reputation and perhaps ‘doing things differently’. Topics: Values, Ethics, Walking the Talk and “The Epitaph Test”

AQ Chart #2: Relationships# 2: Relationships
The reflective questions on the back of the chart will help you appreciate the strengths and gifts there are for you in your own ‘relationship webs’. They will also help you identify where and how you might strengthen the strands, enhancing your relationships in life and work. Topics: My Relationship Webs, Looking for What Works, What Would ‘Even Better’ Look Like?, Where To From Here?

There are six more charts now being developed to complete a set of 8 charts

If you’d like more information about any of the above, please visit our website or our online shop.


Roy Boy

My memoir about growing up in the working class slum of Fitzroy during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Sabres Basketball eBook

Sandringham Sabres – The First 25 Years – 1974-99

Fast break your way through 25 years of history of the Sandringham Sabres (now known as Southern Basketballl Association)

In this e-book, snippetts, stories, photos, raw prawns, stats, results, awards, articles, reveal a community of dedicated basketball enthusiasts who shared their dreams, achievements, frustrations and disappointments to help create a large basketball association where 1000’s of children and adults now play in a eight-court stadium.
Low resolution copy (12MB)
High resolution copy (28MB)
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Free eBook

Chris Chats .. about the good, the bad, the sad & the funny - selected short posts - vol. 1 Chris Chats Volume One

Books I’ve Read

Chris's bookshelf: read

Beau Geste
5 of 5 stars
Beau Geste
by P.C. Wren
Jaws
4 of 5 stars
Jaws
by Peter Benchley
Fahrenheit 451
4 of 5 stars
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
4 of 5 stars
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. Dick
The Liberator: One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau
5 of 5 stars
The Liberator: One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau
by Alex Kershaw

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Current Writing Project

A second memoir. Roy Boy was my first published in 2023.

Other Projects Planned

1. Screenplay
2. Books on street photography
3. Podcast
4. And many more – stay tuned :)

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