The problem with natural talent
Published: Tue, 05/23/23
According to Wikipedia, Fred Astaire is widely seen as the “greatest popular-music dancer of all time”. But early in his career, Fred was told he’d…
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How to handle life's ups & downs AND run a half-marathon
Published: Mon, 05/22/23
Yesterday I ran the Hackney Half-Marathon. It was a great day. And one of the things that struck me was this: Every kilometre of the race was…
How to blaze a trail when everyone else is toeing the line
Published: Fri, 05/19/23
The other day I was reading about the history of tanning. Turns out tanning has a backstory more up and down than a yo-yo. Having a deep, mahogany tan…
2 reflections for anyone taking a sabbatical [part 2]
Published: Thu, 05/18/23
Yesterday I shared a couple of reflections for anyone thinking about a sabbatical. And today I’m sharing a couple more. This time for anyone who isn’t…
2 reflections for anyone thinking about a sabbatical
Published: Wed, 05/17/23
I wrestled long and hard with my decision to take a sabbatical in 2021. Was it a good idea? How would it be perceived? And would it make things tricky…
How to speed up your success with minimal extra effort
Published: Tue, 05/16/23
From the annals of Greek mythology: There lived a young boy called Milo who wanted to become a wrestler. Milo trained his little hiney off. And his…
3 things I've learnt writing 200 daily emails
Published: Mon, 05/15/23
This is the 200th email I’ve sent since starting my daily emails. (or “weekday-ly” email for the nit-pickers out there) So it seems like a good time…
Who wins in a fight: happiness or success?
Published: Fri, 05/12/23
Which would you prefer? To live an unhappy but successful life… (based on society’s usual definition of success) …or a happy but unsuccessful life?…
Yesterday I asked 2,759 people "Why do you work?"
Published: Thu, 05/11/23
The 2,759 people are my LinkedIn followers. And I was curious. Are they working just for the money? Or are there other reasons too? Turns out there…
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Published: Wed, 05/10/23
Stepping into my flat is like ambling into Flourish & Blotts, the bookshop in Harry Potter. You won’t find any owls perched on my coffee table,…