Lessons from travelling with a 19-year-old
We can DEFINITELY recommend IYO restaurant in Milan, dahling Travels with my nephew I’m happily child-free, and have five excellent niblings (the collective noun for nieces and nephews). About ten...
I’m encouraging you to get it wrong. (Wait, what?)
The I-Thou relationship of coaching Encouraging you to get it wrong? That sounds … well, what does it sound like to you?Dangerous? Liberating? Confusing? Career-limiting?...
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Answer this question before you change a thing
What helps YOU make a decision? The feelings you get when you make a decision One of my heroes, Peter Block, said that the mark of being an adult is...
Advice from Future You
A Conspiracy meet up in Toronto. Advice from Future You If you haven’t read Peter Attia’s book, Outlive, I can save you some time. Here’s my three-part summary. People think...
Subtle hints to help you know it’s time
It’s an old joke, but a good one. How to know it’s time For more than twenty years, I’ve set as my big goal “to infect a billion people with...
Get closer
Getting close on this morning’s walk Don’t maintain your distance Last weekend, I did a “how to take cool photos with your phone” course at a local museum. It was,...
Getting unstuck (3 prompts)
My three cards. I got stuck and then unstuck I had to write an article for a newsletter, this article for this newsletter in fact, and I was coming up...
Three unexpected truths to keep going when it gets tough
I needed all three of these maxims to launch Change Signal. Here I’m celebrating with the podcast’s producer, Pedro. Three unexpected maxims to keep going when it gets tough Genius...
Three truths about writing a book (and, yes, life)
Some foreign language love Three paradoxes about writing a book I’m into writing books. (If you are too, check out the offer in the “one last thing” section.) You may...
Wrestle or dance? (+ a tease about a new thing
What title would you give this piece of art? Wrestle or dance? This piece of art sits right in front of my desk. Which means I’d stopped noticing it. But...
57 extraordinary things I’ve learned in 57 years
From my recent holiday near Southampton, UK 57 amazing things I’ve learned in 57 years I turned 57 at the end of December, and whenever thought leaders have a birthday,...
A short holiday message from Michael
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I was in the hot seat ????
Me in a room with people smarter than me. Pre. S.: The Conspiracy is open for newcomers! I hope you’ll consider joining if you’d like to do something that matters,...