Some acknowledgements this week for the many Shirlaws coaches (and clients) who are now only three days away from completing Movember - the team has raised over $10,000!

If you care to support, your attention is particularly drawn to Steve 'the Nuke' Copplin and Tim 'the Ranga' Dwyer who were man enough to participate.

Shirlaws would also like to acknowledge the manly efforts of one of our other coaches, Chris Jones, who put the 'No' back into 'November' by agreeing to have his long-time upper-lip friend removed for the cause of men's health.

Whether it's outwardly obvious, or not; and whether it's for a charity, or your own personal mission; when was the last time you 'manned up' and committed to completing a challenge? 

Which Campfire do you Need?

From 'the Art of Manliness' comes this guide to building the perfect campfire. A lesson for all genders about agreeing a purpose before building the wrong pile of sticks.

Tricks of the Trade
Seems every trade has some secrets that help make life easier - here's a list from Balloon Twisters ("never tell them what you're making") to Waitresses ("did you just hear that crash?").
 

The First Starbucks Store
From little things, big things grow, and so it was with mega-chain Starbucks which began with a store that still, 28 years later, looks like an actual cafe.

Does Subliminal Advertising Work?
The answer is from 1977. The question is from 1957 (three years before Mad Men is set). But let me tell you this - I read the Starbucks article on Wednesday ... and had lunch there on Thursday!
 

Intranet Joke of the Week

An old man, dying, calls to his bedside the three men closest to him - his priest, his doctor, and his lawyer. "Having worked hard all my life, I have decided to be buried with my money," he tells them. "To that end, I am giving each of you $30,000 to deposit in my coffin at my funeral."

And so it is, just days later, that each of the three men gently leaves an envelope in the man's coffin at his funeral. 

Yet no sooner have they left the service, than the priest breaks down. "I have a confession," he tells the other two. "I only put $20,000 in the envelope, and kept $10,000 to repair the roof of my church."

The doctor then feels the need to confide. "I only put $10,000 in. The $20,000 will provide a new X-Ray machine for the pediatrics ward."

The lawyer looks on at them, disgusted. "I'm ashamed of both of you," he says. "I want it known that when I put that envelope in the coffin, it contained a personal cheque, signed by me, for the whole $30,000."

Until next week,
Jacob Aldridge and the Shirlaws Team

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