From snails to the sale of mirrors and from swingers to farming adventures, the wedding anniversary story, the 'Good Wife Guide' (!), work stories, appraisals, the theatre, the cow that was a horse, the car boot sale, signs, the fire, exams, the travel agent, questions, the counsellor and so many more.

Tim Forman lives in Skipton with his wife, Julia, and has three grown up children and four grandchildren. He has a passion for farming and the countryside and has also never lost his love for Newcastle United!

He qualified as a teacher in 1981 and, after a year as president of the students' union, he 'fell' into the world of sales and marketing with Endsleigh Insurance. This was quicky followed by a move to Legal and General where he spent the next 16 years in sales and then management roles. In 1999 he moved to Frizzells where he progressed to a position on the Board as Assistant National Sales Director.

Made redundant at the end of 2002, he spent a year with the Skipton Group working on an acquisition and integration project before setting up his own business, in which he still works full-time to provide training, coaching, mentoring and facilitation of events.