Led by our “relaxation guru” we promoted “simple relaxation” everywhere and with everything, including cards we randomly put in every guest room.
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My most read posts this year
Sharing the five posts from those thousands of posts that have generated the most visits from around the world so far this year.
Presence and a London Pause
I had taken a moment for presence, a “London Pause”. I sense this will become a theme for me and I love that.
One more secret to success
One more secret to success, though, is love. If business leaders recognised the power of love in business more, they would surely focus more on it.
Balancing Complexity and Simplicity
Balancing between complexity and simplicity allows me both to feel balanced and also to do my best work when I move back into that complexity…
The perfect creative brief
“I’m looking for a really big hit for Aretha, How about writing a song called ‘Natural Woman?’” This is probably the best creative brief I…
Simplicity, Innovation and Art
Simplicity, Innovation and Art. This picture eloquently demonstrates all of these things and more.
The formula for success
The formula for success is the courage to start, the discipline to focus, the confidence to figure it out, the patience to know progress is…
Learning from the failure of HS2
This week the UK Prime Minister announced that HS2, the high speed rail line was effectively being cancelled. What could we learn from the failure…
Life needs more Art
Sometimes art simply stops me in my tracks and I must pause and take it in. That art can be visual, audio, or it can…
Easing back in to things
I took a relaxed trip to France to visit family and to simply chill. Today I’m back home and easing back into things gently.
I’m out of office.. fully
No, I won’t use the out-of-office email message above, one I featured in a post three years or so ago called “Why do people set…
Join me at my favourite event!
Kilkenomics is my favourite event, full of amazing people and ideas, with a great atmosphere.
Calling Cayman Leaders
We are looking for Cayman leaders whose “What’s Next?” is to lead brave and massive change for yourself, your business, your organisation, our country.
Slower in September
I began September with the Craigberoch Decelerator on the Isle of Bute. September, therefore is both slow and full for me.
Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional
“Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional!”, or even “the idea is to die young as old as possible”. Words to live by!
Leadership sin cera
Leadership sin cera is therefore sincere and authentic above all.
Who am I right now?
I love this distinction. An attempt at putting this into English might be to say “I am currently”, or “right now I am”.
What possibilities may lie beyond resistance?
I had worked through any resistance I had. I even have a phrase for this that popped into my head: “What possibilities may lie beyond…
Making a quiet space in my home
One of those things I need to be at my best is a quiet space in my home home, both in terms of sound and…
Can you make it easier and faster?
This has set me to think about different areas in work and life where we can make it easier and faster for ourselves.
Speak it into reality
“What are you doing to speak this into reality?” in terms of raising those funds. Their answer indicated that they could talk about it more.
Joy from accepting support
What was the difference? Simple. Accepting support. At 100kg and 190cm tall I am somewhat heavy these days for a cyclist, so I just bought…
Too hot, in September?
Today it is HOT. Too hot. In September! Yes, September.
Completing a Pause
This week at the Craigberoch Decelerator Lab has been a wonderful pause, full of learning and sharing.
Getting off balance
I got off balance for a short while yesterday. I suddenly and unexpectedly lost that sense of being grounded and centred.
Holding every rule as breakable
Let us hold every rule to be breakable, it can amaze, delight and inspire when we see what that can make possible.
How slow can you go?
Here’s the new race: How slow can you go? Here’s the new definition of success: How relaxed can you be?
Do you respect others doing their work?
I believe in showing respect to others doing their work, whatever that work is, whoever they are.
These are the better days
We spend our whole lives searching for better days. These are the better days.
Innovation – Be a GP who works weekends
We make innovation seem hard, so try and do just a few things differently to practice working your innovation “muscle”.
Music that stirs the soul
Music is and always has been a big part of my life. Each track here I have listened to many times and each has meaning…
Only respond to emails in your normal working hours
I work flexibly and in multiple time zones so may be working at times you are not. Please only respond to my emails in your…
Pay Someone
If you can specialise in something that pays more, then do more of what you can specialise in and pay someone to do the rest.
CEO thoughts – distilled wisdom
Here are some of my “CEO thoughts”. Each of these is distilled wisdom all about communication.
A day off
Keep calm: I’m only taking one day off.