How to get IIDB
Have you been asked to submit an IIDB or Industrial Injury Disablement Benefit and have no clue what or how to do it? Then I hope this short post will help and explain the reason why you need to do it.
Meet the boss
I am excited to share this with you. I was interviewed by The Business Owner Magazine last month. They wanted to know what I do and how I started my speaking business. I am not sure they were expecting my replies, perhaps being completely honest about how things started was not a trait they are …
Stop supporting Mental Health week
Please stop it with the mental health week! I mean it. I am sick and fed up with people focusing on Mental health for just one week… I hate it when people turn a life long condition, into just one week of focus. You may know that I have PTSD (read my story here) and …
2100 Mick Urwin (Retired)
It is all too easy to listen and believe that there is only one way that a police force will treat an officer when they are being medically retired. All the horrid and uncaring attitudes of how some police forces treat their own injured officers, seems to be the norm. Then I was contacted by …
Life after the job
Joining the Police in 2000, I signed up for a 30 year stint. I had no real qualifications and was prepared to give my entire adult working life to one job. I had no other plan, no other interest and therefore, if it all failed, no other career direction I could go in (talk about …
Using disipline to deal with poor Mental Health
I felt the change. I knew something was afoot. I did not like it, but did not understand it so I could not challenge it. Many people saw it for what it was but were powerless to stop the change. What am I on about? I am on about the change deep within the police …
What causes PTSD
Some may know that I was diagnosed with PTSD (amongst other things) because of my job, being on operational Response cop. I am even registered as disabled due to the condition, so it should not shock people that I have a vested personal interest in the subject of Post Traumatic Stress synDrome (it is not …
The end is never easy
I never write anything like this, but this morning I got some news that has hit me harder than I thought possible so have taken to the blog to help explain. Before I tell you it all, please let me tell you the ‘why’… Starting in the Police back in 2000, the old sweats were …
What does a Police Officer do?
Having been a cop for 19 years I thought I could easily answer, “what do the police do?” I have even written a book on the subject (awaiting it’s release date – “1554”) however there was no definative list. The core job of a cop is to reduce and detect crime, however when more thought …
What you need to do to get your life back.
Wasted your day today? I was supposed to be on holiday for 2 weeks in July. I was supposed to be switching off and recharging my batteries. The slog of getting through each day, with my business, work, family and friends was getting on top of me and a few weeks in the sun was …