Author - Martyn

Here I am – Martyn, Warts and All.

September 22, 2021

The following is an extract from my 2nd book The 1% Secret WARNING: This is PERSONAL … perhaps the most personal I have EVER been online… Hi! Nice to meet...

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(Make Money and) Stand Out From The Crowd

October 11, 2020

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Have you heard of the term – Peacocking ? .. Well, look it up (GIYF). Peacocking is a term used in dating … well, actually its more for PRE-dating … it...

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A Note on Happiness

October 11, 2020

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You Are Just One Great Ad Away From Success Probably, if you ask anyone they would agree with you that happiness is a good thing. They will say that they want it, but...

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Persistence: A Story About Grapes

October 11, 2020

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Be like the grape man… A couple of times a year, my girlfriend and I try to make it out to Cyprus. We love the blue seas, white sands and Mediterranean food. We...

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