According to legend, King Solomon shared this with a sultan who requested a sentence that would always be true, in good time and in bad. His answer: This, too, shall pass We are in quarantine here in Spain. A state of emergency. We are now in week 9, and happily there have been some relaxing … Read more
I heard David Meerman Scott share this question in a recent Elevate podcast episode with host Bob Glazer. He was asked by someone “Imagine you are in a room with 2,000 people. What could you confidently say you are the best in the room at?” Take a moment to reflect on this question. I imagined … Read more
“You can’t free anybody else and you can’t serve anybody else unless you free yourself” Nelson Mandela You are not an accident. You are a singular piece in the giant jigsaw puzzle that is this world. This jigsaw puzzle is not a 50 piece puzzle, nor a 250 piece puzzle… it is a 7 billion piece … Read more
Original article posted at Forbes 20th January 2020 How to be Happier and More Productive in 2020. I’ve spent the last 16 years working with CEOs and entrepreneurs to help them get clear on their purpose, get great people around them, execute their decisions and enjoy their life in the process. The fact that you … Read more
There are 3 primary drivers of results in life: Your luck (randomness) Your strategy (choices) Your actions (habits) Nice tweet from James Clear, the author of the book Atomic Habits. There is a fourth driver of Results 4. how I respond to what happens I am reading Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life at the … Read more
The newspaper is full of other people’s problems. Do they bother you? The world is full of people who don’t know what you expect from them. Does it bother you when they don’t do what you expect? How can you have a good day when you give 8 billion people control over your state of … Read more
There are 3 reasons why a human being makes a change in their habits. If you want to effect a change in your life, or help another with a change that they say they want to make in their life – there are 3 levers that can increase the likelihood that change happens. The 3 … Read more
This video is about 4 ways to bring more luck into your life. We Make our own Luck. Why do some people lead happy successful lives whilst other face repeated failure and sadness? What enables some people to have successful careers whilst others find themselves stuck in jobs they hate? Can unlucky people do anything … Read more
The founder of Strategic Coach, and one of my favourite podcasters, Dan Sullivan plans to live to 156 years old. It will allow him to see 3 different centuries (19,20,21). What will it take for him to live that long? He’ll need to eat well. He’ll need to stay physically and mentally fit. He’ll need … Read more
I was doing some mindless twitter surfing just after lunch today, and I stumbled upon a gold mine. I love the thread that followed this tweet: and here’s some of the answers that really resonated with me… If you don’t prioritise your life, someone else will. When your child wants to have a talk, drop … Read more