100-year-old car race shows speed is overrated
Published: Fri, 05/26/23
A historical titbit: The first ever 24 Hours of Le Mans Race took place e actly 100 years ago today. As any motorsports buff will yabber on about,…
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Is it okay to quit?
Published: Thu, 05/25/23
I was 13, maybe 14, when I quit the CCF at school. The CCF? The Combined Cadet Force. Otherwise known as the youth Army, Navy and Air Force here in…
Ask me anything
Published: Wed, 05/24/23
I’m in brainstorming mode at the moment… …which gave me the idea to answer any questions you might have. You can ask me about whatever you want. Could…
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…
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…