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#98 Oct 5, 2026

The art of doing

I've been listening to Robert Pirsig's 1974 lecture on how the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance came to be…

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#97 May 11, 2026

Fast Forward

It’s hard to run fast when you’re looking back. If you keep looking over your shoulder, you lose your forward focus. I…

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#96 May 4, 2026

Close the door behind you

Let's start with a well-known idiom: The cobbler's children have no shoes. The modern-day version is the builder whose…

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#95 Apr 27, 2026

Creating the conditions

Folks, Writing a book is not hard; anyone can do it, but not many can commit to the stress and strains of clearing the…

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#94 Apr 20, 2026

From idea to execution

Folks, A theme emerged for me last week that I didn't see coming. Yet, when it arrived, it made sense. A bit of…

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#93 Apr 13, 2026

Where do you keep the chairs?

Folks, I realised this week that for all the meetings and events I’ve curated, I still have plenty to learn when it…

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#92 Apr 6, 2026

Where are you looking?

Folks, It's a decent headline, given that this weekend, in gardens up and down the country, there have been Easter…

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#91 Mar 30, 2026

Sticking around

Folks, As promised, here is the link to a workshop I’m looking forward to hosting with Mike Coulter, Creative Director…

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