Why you should take all advice with a generous heap of salt

Published: Fri, 06/28/24

My own advice included. Not that I’m in the habit of handing out advice all that often. That’s the fun thing about coaching. I don’t need to have…

Decisions on Demand on Demand

Published: Wed, 06/26/24

Last week I hosted my Decisions on Demand webinar all about how to make sound, satisfying and stress-free decisions. A few inquisitive readers wrote…

Why Gareth Southgate wears a life jacket in the bath

Published: Tue, 06/25/24

It’s been a stuttering, unconvincing start for the English football team at Euro 2024. Of course, I’ll always be in England’s corner. But the England…

What separates the fussbudgets from the free spirits

Published: Mon, 06/24/24

One of my biggest insights over the last couple of years? Seeing just how much the universe has my back and, in turn, just how little I need to have…

Robert Wringham calls me a hooligan?

Published: Thu, 06/20/24

Updated: Thu, 06/20/24

Today I’m promoting Issue 16 of New Escapologist, a print journal run by Robert Wringham all about the art and science of getting out of things. Why,…

“When do you accept the boat's empty and when do you call in the coast guard?”

Published: Wed, 06/19/24

Updated: Wed, 06/19/24

Couple of weeks ago I sent out an email called “How to get along with difficult colleagues”. My point in that email was this: A colleague being…

World’s most feared negotiator reveals fiery decision-making insight

Published: Tue, 06/18/24

Updated: Tue, 06/18/24

Couple of days ago I was listening to an old interview with “the world’s most feared negotiator”, Jim Camp. Jim’s the guy the FBI called in to…

Why you hem & haw over your decisions

Published: Tue, 06/18/24

Updated: Tue, 06/18/24

I always had an inkling I wanted to take a sabbatical from work. I remember chatting about it with my best mate at least 4 or 5 years before I…

The pros & cons of pros & cons

Published: Mon, 06/17/24

Updated: Mon, 06/17/24

A few years back, when I was a young whippersnapper eager to make moves and climb the ladder at work, I asked a colleague for some career advice. I…

Got a tough decision? You already know the answer

Published: Fri, 06/14/24

Updated: Fri, 06/14/24

How can I be so sure? Because you’ve been making decisions since the day you were born without so much as a second thought. When you were knee-high to…