The Last Word

1. The Last Word: Slow Down

   Mark Cushway | 01 September 2009

   We live in a fast-food, fast-talk, fast-paced age. We eat on the run, talk on the run and work on the run. The thought of slowing down seems absurd. In our quest to lead successful lives, we juggle our many responsibilities and lose sight of what's important. ... Read More

   

2. The Last Word: The Death of Bling

   Yoan Massie | 01 August 2009

   Coco Chanel once said: "Fashion is in the sky, in the street. Fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening." Most of us have an inherent need to be accepted and will alter the way we present ourselves and our buying habits accordingly.... Read More

   

3. The Last Word: One Step at a Time

   Mark Cushway | 01 July 2009

   Everyone is familiar with the saying, ‘take one step at a time'. At one stage of our lives, we would have heard someone say this, or have most likely said it ourselves! However, what do we mean when we say this? How can this ‘step' metaphor assist ... Read More

   

4. The Last Word: The Disappearing Cheese

   Mark Cushway | 01 June 2009

   Much has been written about the changing landscape of optometry and the different means of keeping pace and dealing with this brave new world. However, sometimes the best method is to go back to basics and review timeproven advice. Such advice can be found in ... Read More

   

5. The Last Word: Get Over Yourself

   Mark Cushway | 01 May 2009

   There's an old saying that revered Rugby League coach Wayne Bennett recently repeated regarding the evolution of his sport and it goes something like this: "If you keep doing what you've always done, you'll keep getting what you've always got". He was... Read More

   

6. The Last Word: The Independent Optom, The Patient ...

   Mark Cushway | 01 April 2009

   Jennifer couldn't understand what was happening with the vision in her right eye. When she had awoken, her eyes were just fine, but after putting in her coloured contact lenses, the vision in the right eye went so blurry that she could hardly see out of it.... Read More

   

7. The Last Word: Laughing Eyes

   Norm Lipson | 01 March 2009

   I recently saw a Marx Brothers movie in which Groucho Marx commented to his girlfriend who had caught him philandering with another woman: "Who are you going to believe - me or your lying eyes?" The group watching it with me laughed at the comment and then... Read More