Why the crappy first draft is hard
The current state of a new project I’m working on. All very 1st draft-y. Why the crappy first draft is hard (and why you start it anyway) It’s not new...
Find a New Role
Conspirator Annette, in some of her many roles I’ve been listening to and learning from Martin Shaw, a teller of myths and fairy tales. His...
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Unlearn this!
Channeling my inner-McEnroe, 1982. The most important thing to unlearn (In the last newsletter, I wrote about the curse of competence. Today, I’m musing on the gift of incompetence …)...
The power of repetition. The power of repetition. And the power of repetition.
Study of noses , no. 3 – Anna Helena Alströmer (1775) The agony of starting something new I’ve been doing a lot of teaching and facilitation at the moment, which...
Time – speeding up or slowing down?
Time, ancient and fleeting. You’ve got time I’ve been away teaching for a week at the Modern Elder Academy, a movement for people in mid-life to realize that this isn’t...
Mid-Spring questions
Blending in. Spring questions It’s definitely Spring here in Toronto. It’s delightful, and it’s made me think of some literal-but-really-metaphorical questions for you … (Note: it need not be Spring...
Missing pieces & deep secrets (+ time limited offer)
We’re giving this little beauty some love this week. The missing piece Here’s info about the training. The article follows ???? ——————————————————- Brand new free(ish) training with me + win...
Who loves ya?
Marcella and a cask of Lagavulin whisky. It’s OK, she didn’t drink it all ????) What’s on your A list? My ridiculously fun travel in 2024 continues, and now, instead...
My rhythm method (and where I stole it from) ????
Ebbing and/or flowing, I’m not quite sure which, with my friend Neil Pasricha (I just love the ‘vibe’ of this photo ????) My rhythm method As a young consultant, I...
Why you should play your aces
The Lonely Mountain and Smaug, drawn by J. R. R Tolkein Use the best of what you’ve got & who you are I’m sure we’re shaped by the books we...
Five fatal hesitations
Don’t worry about the poisonous gasses. You’ll be fine. ???? Five fatal hesitations There’s always a good reason not to begin. Target anxiety hesitation. I want to do something that...
Self-talk & summits
Ron and Michael climb a mountain Self-talk The other week, when I was climbing up a live volcano … (“Name dropping” is one thing. “Geological feature dropping” is a whole...
How to get bent out of shape (and other lessons from the trail)
My walking companions, heading off after a lunch break at a public hut Three More Unexpected Life Lessons from my Tasmanian Hike A couple of newsletters ago, I shared three...