Recently, we beat a long-time ORBIS banker with a wild and wacky paper aeroplane concept. At the same time, for a different client, we ran another mould-breaking concept which crashed, spectacularly, in flames. My idea, embarrassingly.

Which proves what?

Let's go back for a moment to the days of my youth, when the Wright brothers struggled to prove that manned flight had a future. There were plenty of hopeful aviators on crutches after failed attempts at flight. The Flyer herself was built on totally un-aerodynamic principles. She should never have flown.

But she did. Just a few yards. And from there we've gone to the moon and back.

The Wright brothers believed they could fly. They challenged the orthodoxies of the day, and found a way to do it. If we allow ourselves to be discouraged by our failures, we'll never improve - never beat the banker.

So when you hear of another turkey that I'm training to fly, buy me a drink. It may turn out to be an eagle.

Barry Evans