Monthly Archives: September 2011

I may be a hermit, but at least I’m a digital one

Posted on September 28th, 2011

I had dinner with two great friends this evening who made the suggestion that I am something of a hermit. I know this to be true, at least in spirit. I’m not a true hermit because I’m frankly just too lazy to put in the kind of effort those guys commit to and because I [...]

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Steven R. Covey is not a quack. It turns out he’s a clever man. You may now all read his book.

Posted on September 26th, 2011

If my life had a subtext, it would probably be the sincere hope that the term ‘better late than never’ is actually true. Often I have come across ideas in complete earnestness, but been so unable to get to grips with them that I have discarded them as total nonsense, only to rediscover them years [...]

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Two quick ways to have hours of each day wasted

Posted on September 25th, 2011

God it’s easy to piss time up the wall. Distractions, distractions, distractions. Sometimes even a blog post can take hours to complete as I go chasing down an idea for confirmation or an alternative perspective. The truth is, all I’m doing is wasting time. I bet you’re the same. But I’ve been getting a lot [...]

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A PicQuote representation of an awesome tweet yesterday by Jeffrey Gitomer

Posted on September 23rd, 2011

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In order for you to win, it isn’t necessary for someone else to lose: A business love story

Posted on September 23rd, 2011

It being a work night and one when I have a lot on my mind, I spent the whole evening catching up on great stories of business competitions and their triumphs and flameouts. In particular, I invested a great hour following the various video clips on Fast Company’s excellent How Steve Jobs’s Early Vision For [...]

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Is there really no way to kill hope?

Posted on September 21st, 2011

I stood on the West Plaza at Canary Wharf in London’s other financial district yesterday and because I was early for a meeting, I people-watched for a while. It’s amazing what you notice when you do so. In particular, there is something eerily Stepfordian about that part of the world where everyone, men and women [...]

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Ever wonder why they’re not getting your message?

Posted on September 14th, 2011

This past Saturday, I found myself at the Paddington Hilton, attending a seminar on Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) which I didn’t know anything about (and still sort of don’t; no fault of those hosting the seminar, it’s too big a topic for a single morning). Lots of cool ideas and information came out of the talks [...]

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Staying focused on the facts is the stuff of winners

Posted on September 12th, 2011

Dave Logan, author of Tribal Leadership, made a point in his blog post:  How to Break Out of a Career Rut yesterday which I thought to be one of the best analogies I have yet heard on the importance of understanding your current strengths, current capabilities and how those enable you to deal with the [...]

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A PicQuote representation of an awesome tweet this morning by Robin Sharma

Posted on September 8th, 2011

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It pays to take a more measured view of your luck

Posted on September 8th, 2011

What looks like bad luck can often really be good luck, and vice versa. We all have times when we curse our bad fortune or celebrate when things go right, but actually, it pays to take a more balanced view. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on Linkedin Share on Posterous share [...]

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