How to hit the ground punning

Published: Tue, 12/09/25

This week, I’m promoting coach and business mentor Ankush Jain’s new book Awakening The Coach Within. The book is jam-packed with insights which are…

The Security vs Meaning Dilemma

Published: Mon, 12/08/25

A couple of weeks ago, I came across a book called Awakening the Coach Within by coach and business mentor Ankush Jain. The book charts Ankush’s leap…

What happens when we stop trying so hard?

Published: Fri, 12/05/25

Updated: Fri, 12/05/25

A short story which might catch the attention of anyone who's worried they're not doing enough: On the penultimate day of the Toronto leg of Michael…

Creator vs Critic

Published: Thu, 12/04/25

A delicious irony: There’s a skill which nearly everyone on the planet has spent decades practising, polishing and getting surprisingly good at. Yet…

Grumpy anti-hero reveals the secret to stopping the endless chase

Published: Wed, 12/03/25

Today’s email contains one of the most revealing lessons about human nature I’ve ever spotted in the wild. But first, a warning: If you haven’t seen…

Only your sunlit nostril can unmask a guru who hasn’t yet learned to unlearn

Published: Mon, 12/01/25

I’m going to let you in on a trade secret. A way to tell whether your favourite guru actually knows what he or she is talking about. See, I’ve finally…

$179 program for $1

Published: Sat, 11/29/25

Michael Neill is having a Thanksgiving Sale right now and some of the deals are ridiculous. For 24 hours (less by the time you're reading this), you…

Care to roast my draft book cover?

Published: Fri, 11/28/25

My glacial-like hobble towards publishing my new book Don't Quit Your Job has hit a juicy and momentous milestone: I now have a first draft cover back…

Revered Indian guru wields left butt cheek to help stressed exec find instant inner peace

Published: Thu, 11/27/25

A few months ago, I jetted out to a tiny town called Torp just outside Oslo for a three day meditation retreat with author, philosopher and modern-day…

The Andon Cord Principle

Published: Wed, 11/26/25

Up popped a seasonal image on my daily Facebook scroll yesterday. In one half of the image was a golden brown turkey, cooked to perfection and…