This week I’m mostly in The Barrow Bunker, working my way through a substantial list of tasks, projects and research. One of the better habits I have developed in recent years is to book a 3-day quarterly “retreat”, during which I have a chance to read, listen to and watch business development material that expands
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There is a sense of growing frustration as one reads through this #1 bestselling business book, virally recommended in recent months. As a freelancer (and on behalf of my dental entrepreneur clients) I find myself thinking “it’s all right for you Cal – you are an academic and not subject to the distractions and deadlines
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Today, I’m looking forward to an uninterrupted day in my basement office, The Barrow Bunker. Days like this are very rare (this one has only happened because of a short-notice change of personal plans) and looking at the blank space in my calendar is making me feel excited. This is what I’ll be doing today:
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On the recommendation of my coach Rachel Turner (and others) I’m currently reading “Deep Work” by Cal Newport and, even though I’m less than half way through the book, I already know that the author has me thinking deeply, questioning the way I work, opening me to change. I’ll not attempt a synopsis of the
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I’m delighted that this event is going ahead from Friday 29th September to Sunday 1st October 2017. Those attending are going to benefit from total immersion in their 2018 personal and business plan – personally coached by me and sharing the experience with similar couples, all of whom share the ownership and work inside independent
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Today, the sheer unadulterated pleasure of working ON my business with no face to face meetings, no Skype calls and no telephone. A day in The Barrow Bunker. I do love working IN my business because that’s how I fulfil my calling, it’s where I observe the best and worst systems and people, where I
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Yet again, yesterday, examples of the need for patience in business building. Patience. A delightful conversation with a prospective new client who has been “following my stuff” for years, has embraced many of the ideas we have shared here and across other channels – and finally felt the need to connect with me personally and
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During a long conversation with a trusted friend I was asked two questions: What fascinates me the most? What makes people tick The application of technology in our daily lives The Business of Dentistry Creating content that helps people to evolve How social media is changing the way we live Learning to be a better
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Yesterday’s Compulsory Basic Training with the good folks at Cheshire Biker Training was a useful reminder of how best we learn things and how we overcome our fears. I’ve never ridden a powered bike before in my life and so approached the day with a mixture of anticipation and concern. It was, like Sunday’s Ultra-Marathon,
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Well I ticked the box on the 35-mile Ultra-Marathon yesterday (my 25th marathon distance) and satisfied myself that ordinary marathon running is my distance and that I will not be doing that to myself again. At the start of the run I was chatting to runners who regularly smash out 50 and 100-milers – hats
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