Fifty Shades of Earl Grey
Published: Thu, 11/20/25
This might sound odd, but it's 100% true: Whenever friends visit Fort Grundy for a cup of tea, I always give them the cup with the tea bag still fully…
Following Fulfilment
Bitcoin Queen's outrageous Ponzi Scheme serves up reality check for corporate 9to5ers
Published: Wed, 11/19/25
Every Saturday morning, while the moon is still in the sky and the birds haven't yet started chirping, an unmarked white van pulls up to the gates at…
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well"
Published: Tue, 11/18/25
So said the frizzy-haired brainbo Albert Einstein. And I can’t help think he’s right. In fact, this little quote of Albie’s goes a long way to e plain…
How to sit at your desk like Buddha sat under the Bodhi Tree
Published: Mon, 11/17/25
If you’d like to be more cool, calm and collected in the office and you haven’t taken a leaf out of The Buddha’s book, you’re flat-out missing a…
How I feel about my new book, Don't Quit Your Job
Published: Fri, 11/14/25
I’m delighted to announce that my new book, Don’t Quit Your Job, is now written. The I’s have been dotted, the T’s have been crossed and the…
A coach who banks
Published: Thu, 11/13/25
Last month, during my week-long promo for my new coaching program The Music Inside You, I wrote the following: I used to see my coaching as what I did…
You can’t make a tomlette without breaking some legs
Published: Tue, 11/11/25
Here’s a strange "before and after" I’ve noticed recently: When I first began writing these daily missives three and a half years ago, I needed…
Breaking the Second Arrow
Published: Mon, 11/10/25
On Thursday, I ran a training session for a hearty group of 25 banking colleagues on the topic of Resilience. As the session rolled on, the Buddhist…
Hermione Granger and the Prisoner of Perfectionism
Published: Fri, 11/07/25
Harry Potter is not my cup of tea. But Loazzadog Lauren is a huge fan. So much of a fan, in fact, that a couple of years ago I was gently encouraged…
My reading and writing routine
Published: Thu, 11/06/25
A question rolls in from a reader: What’s your writing routine like? I can’t believe how you write so many emails! My answer? I write wherever I can,…