Making the leap
Practice jumping all you like. You are only as good as your landing. Prepare accordingly.
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Who will hold you up?
Who are you to write your book, create your practice, or start your business? Nobody. That was my answer for a long time. No publisher,…
Failure is not an option
It might not be an option you have room for. Or planned for. But it’s an option. It might be the reason you dismissed an…
Measure at your peril
Compared to what is a well-worn riff by Seth Godin. Wittgenstein’s ruler is an idea, popularised by Nassim Taleb, that reminds us to pay attention…
What would you do?
A recent poll by YouGov asked people: If you had the choice, would you take £50k, no questions asked, or take the chance to win…
In practice
Coach education providers want coaches who know what they’re doing. Or, more precisely, coaches who can pick up jobs — because that’s good reading for…
Barefoot walking
I’ve taken to barefoot walking recently. Feeling the ground at my feet — whether it’s dry, damp, or coarse. Noticing The wind, the sun, the…
How scale changes the rules
A company at scale doesn’t act as it did when it was a start-up; it just doesn’t work. In short, bigger systems don’t carry the…
Ducks don’t do rows!
This week I’ve been trying to access online accounts, find old paperwork, and generally get my ducks in a row, only I can’t find half…
Stuck in the middle with you
I recently found myself in a conversation with someone who, I later realised, was saying one thing to me and something else entirely to someone…