I was in a new business meeting the other day and I was asked, ‘Have you ever failed?’ I understood the question as ‘Have you ever failed? Ever.’  Not ‘Have you ever failed delivering training?’ So my answer gave them [...] Read more

It occurred to me that some of us look after our cars better than we look after ourselves. We give our car an annual check-up to ensure it’s road worthy, we regularly maintain and service it, we insure it against [...] Read more

Sometimes I wonder if I have gone mad, but reading Dr Chatterjee’s 12 rules for body and mind reassured me that I’m as sensible as the next GP, best-selling author and podcast host. If you haven’t come across his 12 [...] Read more

I was fascinated to read about Murray’s first public appearance as Djokovic’s coach at the Australian open. What I love is Djokovic’s appetite to continually learn and improve even going to the unusual lengths of hiring his former nemesis! What [...] Read more

I’m back. But not with a vengeance. Whilst we are bombarded with messages to start the year with lofty goals, never underestimate the power of small consistent baby steps to becoming your Best Self. I’m a big fan of tortoise [...] Read more

So 2024 is almost a wrap giving us all an opportunity to reflect on how far we have come this year.  As Dan Sullivan and Dr Benjamin Hardy highlight in their book ‘The Gap and the Gain’, high performers are [...] Read more

I did something really stupid today and I paid the price: one hour. It was an expensive mistake. We all know our own time on this earth is finite and it drives me nuts when I carelessly throw it away. [...] Read more

It’s tempting to run around like a headless chicken, chain ourselves to our desks and regularly remind ourselves how behind we are getting. By all means drown in paperwork, be swamped with meetings and work like a dog. But if [...] Read more