The Brad Pitt School of Clear Thinking

Published: Thu, 03/05/26

A movie I thoroughly enjoyed was the Brad Pitt sports flick Moneyball. Some parts are undoubtedly jazzed up for Hollywood but the story is as true as…

Patience over speed

Published: Wed, 03/04/26

Riffing on my email yesterday about slowing down to the speed of life: One of the implications of people moving faster than the speed of life is that…

Slowing down to the speed of life

Published: Tue, 03/03/26

Updated: Tue, 03/03/26

Today's email comes to you live from the 7.10am Avanti West Coast service from London Euston to Birmingham. Sitting opposite me is a bloke with black…

Has Baby Grundy toddled off to join the monkeys?

Published: Mon, 03/02/26

Updated: Mon, 03/02/26

The stork plopped Baby Grundy by Fort Grundy's drawbridge just over a year ago. Since then, our nursery has filled up with an alarming number of…

The Buddha of Banking channels his inner jungle philosopher

Published: Fri, 02/27/26

Updated: Fri, 02/27/26

A few months ago, I ran a short promo for author and newsletter subscriber Jim Roberts’ book, In Search of Maya. This is the second book in Jim’s…

Lawyer-turned-author J.R.Roberts swings into action with his biggest no-brainer book offer yet

Published: Thu, 02/26/26

Updated: Thu, 02/26/26

I’ve written before about my pal and newsletter subscriber Jim Roberts. Jim’s the guy who quit his job at international law firm Ropes & Gray LLP to…

What is The Subtraction Method?

Published: Wed, 02/25/26

Updated: Wed, 02/25/26

I've been asked the same question on a couple of coaching calls recently: I've seen you talk about The Subtraction Method in some of your emails Tom.

You don't have to catch your colleagues' stress

Published: Tue, 02/24/26

Updated: Tue, 02/24/26

In yesterday’s email, I opened up two slots for a Calm On Demand coaching session. Calm On Demand might be right for you if: *** Your stress has…

How to tell what's going on inside your colleague's head

Published: Mon, 02/23/26

Updated: Mon, 02/23/26

That subject line might sound like a strange magic trick. But by the end of this email I’ll show you e actly how to tell what’s going on in your…

Snow Write and the 7 Dwarves

Published: Fri, 02/20/26

Disney’s 2025 remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves was a blockbuster bo office bellyflop. The movie snagged the dubious honour of the lowest…