Folks,This week, I’m going to talk about the Art of Gathering, a book written by Priya Parker. It’s an important book for anyone who organises meetings, workshops, or events. It could be even more important to those who hate going to meetings, worksh...

Folks,If you have ever read a book, eager to get to the end, or the exciting bit, you will know how hard it can be to be present and focus on the now, the thing that needs your attention, not the thing that is pulling you along.That’s where I was las...

Folks,Realistically, what are your dreams?” a reporter asked Rob McElhenney, co-owner of the newly promoted Wrexham FC.Yes, it’s an oxymoron, but it’s also a reminder – “Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are do...

Folks,I’m going to start with a quote that rocked my world this week.I was on a call with my writing group, and we were talking about what was holding us back as writers. One of the creatives put forward a very persuasive argument that we were just p...

Folks,I’ve got an update on the idea of “age performance” if you want it; if not, skip these next two paragraphs.It appears that Peter Attia has fallen for the correlation is not causation trap. That is to say that just because you carry an umbrella...

Folks,Last week, I dropped the term “age performance” and asked you if it was of interest. Well, the results are in, so stand by your beds! 81% of you opened the email. 1% of you clicked on the link.0.002% of you responded to the poll.If th...

Folks,Did you know ‘age performance” has become a thing? At least, it has on social media! Dr Peter Attia discussed it on the CEO podcast, and it got me curious to know what you folks think. Is  “age performance” something you’d like to learn mo...

Folks,Here are two urgent questions that require you to sit back and listen:What are you working on now?What needs to happen? If you run a subscription business or have recently subscribed to a new service, it’s worth thinking about what it mean...

Folks,When we make assertions, we are saying, “I will do X and Y will happen.” I know what you are thinking - and maybe you are right - we don’t get Y, or anything close to it. So, what’s the point of making an assertion? Affirmative resignation...

Folks,I wrote the blog Fitter Faster Stronger a few days before the Wales v England game, not because I was forecasting a whitewasher or making a point about the physical condition of the Welsh players, but because it’s easy to get caught up in the d...