I’m in a bit of a mess at the moment
Where did my forehand go? Last summer, I decided to dust off my tennis racquet, disregard my aging knees, and get back on the court. It was fun. I took...
Becalmed. Plateau-ed. Stuck.
Where are you on the sigmoid curve? The sigmoid curve (aka the S-curve) has been used in disciplines like project management, biology, and finance for...
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My favourite colour
A fav photo from the photo shoot. My favourite colour It’s purple. It’s no accident that this is one of the four core colours of the new website. But it...
Change wisdom
Me pretending to podcast. But also, this is what it looks like. Change wisdom (from Change Signal) My new podcast, Change Signal, launched in February. I feel like I’ve been...
What would be better if it matured a little more?
Jim signing the visitors book, with our sommelier making sure we don’t touch anything we shouldn’t What needs a little more time? If you read the last newsletter, you’ll remember...
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...
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...
