Following Fulfilment

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…

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…

An update on my 2026 plans

Published: Tue, 02/17/26

Last week, a reader replied to an email I sent at the start of the year called “My 2026 plans for this newsletter and my coaching” I’d forgotten I’d…

7 Career Questions from the last 100 years

Published: Mon, 02/16/26

Most career advice is a big old pile of horseshit. Not because the people handing out advice are numpties (although I’m sure some of them are). But…

The smokejumpers' secret to escaping burnout

Published: Thu, 02/12/26

This tragic story might be one of the clearest and most important lessons I’ve ever found about work/life balance, stress and burnout at work: On…

<< First < Previous Next >