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…
Following Fulfilment
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…
Taming your Advice Monster
Published: Tue, 11/25/25
I’m writing this email on a train back to London after Day 1 of my new year-long Coaching Apprenticeship training. One part of the day stood out in…
The madness of open plan offices
Published: Mon, 11/24/25
A few days ago, I got chatting to a colleague about the bushy-tailed up-and-coming generation of bankers who are skipping merrily through the hallways…