About

Enjoying lifeWelcome to ShaneMarriott.com, my name is Shane (funny dat) and this blog is about living; and fun; and adventure; and technology; and… okay, it’s about all sorts of stuff! At the end of the day, I want to get a lot out of life and will do lots to get it!

It is quite new, so expect plenty of adjustments and tweaks over the first couple of months. I also have some great ideas for tools and utilities that I would like to make to available. These will appear, in due course, as I finish building them. If you have any suggestions or requests for posts, please let me know.

My first post explains a lot about why I started this site and how I realised that we need to make the most of life. Here it is…

The kick-off post

Camper By HAfter a week cruising around in a classic VW camper, I was feeling pretty chilled out. My day job in marketing was nearly forgotten and I had a cool surfer calm over me (the camper added the surfer part!).  At the end of the holiday whilst shopping in London, I saw a cool T-shirt with the slogan – “Life: For a limited time only!” on the front and it made me pause for a moment as a number of questions came to mind:-

  • How true is that?
  • Am I making the most of life?
  • What do I want to achieve in the short time I am here?
  • Am I happy?
  • Is my lifestyle focussed on living?
  • What should I be doing?

It was almost a panic moment of deep realisation. I need to answer these questions and more!

In the past I have always tried to ensure that I have experiences to talk about later in life. A number of people will be used to me saying, “when I’m 80, will I regret not doing this?”. Seeing that t-shirt and thinking about my imminent return to the office made me realise I should use that mantra a lot more. With just ‘One Short Life’, surely the only important thing is making the most of it. This blog is about doing just that. It seems unlikely that I am the only person to have considered this so I want to share my ideas and learn from others.