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'Please allow me to introduce myself...'

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Me, myself, I.

Inexcusably-pretentious name-change-thing many years ago, 'gulliver' (minus the quote marks) is my legal sur/whole name… so yes, it's a mononym (a one-word name)—I have no forename, and that lower-case 'g' is correct.

Those who know me, call me 'g'… (yep, lower-case and minus those quote marks).

'Why do I no longer have forenames?'
Because I don't want any.

In recent years I did briefly try re-adding one, if only to make life easier for various paperwork, but it felt too unnatural and so I abandoned the idea.

Anyway…

Although I don't enjoy writing about myself, I recognise that some info about me is relevant… particularly as I don't fit the typical 'business person' profile.

So, I outline my tale in the notes to which I link in the 'More 'about g'…' panel below, and elsewhere on-site.

At risk of over-sharing and never afraid to go into what may be (and at times genuinely is) too much detail, for many years I've had a 'disclosure plus' attitude of being open and upfront about myself and my character and personality… including flaws and weaknesses (of which I've many, and none I care to hide), etcetera.

Providing 'I'll go first' copious amounts of information has for many years been part of how I prefer to build lasting relationships.

Getting potentially relevant info into circulation early helps interest to continue or cease—thus easing the development of appropriate relationships or reducing the time and energy which would be wasted exploring inappropriate ones.

I'm often surprised at how some approach and enter business relationships with seemingly no more thought than buying a six-pack of black socks.

So, as the song says: 'I'm saying these things so you know me, baby… so, you understand what I'm all about.'

But now I'm no longer seeking work or potential partners & associates, some of it's not necessary or relevant and so I've removed it.

Additionally, as I no longer post on social media there's no scene-of-crime clues to be found elsewhere.

One further thing…

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I dislike photos of me even more than I like writing about myself. Throughout my life there's likely been not more than a handful with which I'm ok, among which is the one at the head of this page.

My discomfort with and aversion to being photographed has led me to stick with that pic, despite it being 'not exactly a trigger to joyous memories of precious moments that will always bring a smile to my face' and becoming increasingly out of date (from circa 2012, I think).

And so with this in mind, rather than change it I've added something more recent (2022, perhaps?) here.

The 'must I do this?' pained expression is entirely normal, and something for which I make no apologies. Other than 'something to do with a Facebook post' I don't remember why I took it.

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So now we all know, let's please move on.

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