“If someone followed your life and took 24 hours of film of everything you do for a day and they edited that into a one-hour documentary… the editor could decide to make you look like the worst villain ever or the greatest hero ever… it depends on which parts of your day he puts into … Read more
This video is about the 4 seasons of nature, and the 4 seasons of our life. Farmers understand the seasons – they don’t plant in autumn and try to reap a harvest in winter… they know that spring is for planting, summer is for nurturing and autumn is for reaping. In our own lives we … Read more
I’d love you to leave a comment and tell me the answer to this question: Who is the most enthusiastic person that you know? Thanks, Conor Last night, I asked a retired inspector of schools: “What makes a great school?” His answer… “Music.” He said that infallibly he would find a thriving musical scene in every … Read more
Write stuff down. I say it over and over again. I repeat myself. My blog is an extension of my habit of writing down ideas. A short pencil is longer than the longest memory. “Writing is among the greatest inventions in human history, perhaps the greatest invention, since it made history possible. Yet it is … Read more
This weeks video is inspired by a book: The Road Less Travelled, by M. Scott Peck. The book begins with the statement “Life is difficult”. It is my failure to understand this, believing that my life should be easy and problem-free that is the root of suffering. Life is not meant to be easy, and … Read more
This video is about Cialdini’s 6 Moments of Power from his book “Influence”. Here is Dr. Robert Cialdini’s book “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion” About the Book Influence, the classic book on persuasion, explains the psychology of why people say “yes”—and how to apply these understandings. Dr. Robert Cialdini is the seminal expert in the … Read more
This is the detailed guide to boring others. In this video from Portugal, I share the 5 best ways that you can develop an ability to bore the people around you. The 5 Specific Areas to Develop to Be Boring Negative Attitude No Interest in Others Stay in your Comfort Zone Be a People Pleaser … Read more
This video is about Innovation and the 3 types of innovation as described by Ferran Adrià, the world’s best chef. He tells us that there are 3 levels of innovation… and that it is type 3 innovation that really moves humanity through a step change in progress. Read more on Innovation on the blog: 4 … Read more
Kilian Jornet, 29, is widely considered the world’s best ultra-distance and mountain runner. Last month, he conquered Mount Everest twice in one week without using supplemental oxygen or fixed ropes. A project called Summits of My Life has taken him to the peaks of Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, Denali and Aconcagua. Here’s 3 videos of Kilian … Read more
This video is about Building Trust – and how building Trust will Improve Relationships and the Enhance the Quality of our Lives. After you have food and shelter, it is the quality of the relationships that really make your life. Relationships are about trust. Where there is no trust, there is no relationship. I’d love … Read more