Our November newsletter – published this morning – features a long-form article on how to make the best of the final 60 days of the year. On 1st November we all had 60 days until the end of the calendar year. If I may use a marathon as a metaphor here, on 1st November you
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So the detox is done. Here’s what I said on 10th September 2019 (the day after my birthday): Let me define my detox: No alcohol; Low/no carbs – getting back to Paleo – no bread, potato, pasta, rice. Lots of protein and vegetables; One day off per week (Saturday). I’m still weighing in at around
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Monday morning. The start of another week. Please take a moment to think and write down your answer to this question: “What would be the three things I can do this week, that would have the biggest IMPACT on my business and/or my life?” Write them down. Display prominently. Organise a week in which you
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My Facebook “friends” will know that today is day 8 of a 52-day detox. I’m focusing on nutrition (Paleo – because I know how to do that and enjoy it), on sleep (having read Matthew Walker’s “Why we sleep” during the summer) and on exercise via the WattBike (whilst my Achilles tendinopathy prevents me from
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When my kids were little (a.k.a. the 90’s) we would frequently take the last 2 weeks of August as a family holiday, so that the first Monday in September would be the “back to work” day. I well remember how often that Sunday night’s sleep would be broken by a mind active with anticipation and
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First morning back in the 05:00 am Club after an astonishing Sunday watching simultaneous tennis and cricket. Back to my early-morning weekday ritual. Complete my hand-written diary of yesterday’s events; Fire up the Macbook Pro; Check overnight social media activity; Quick glance at overnight email traffic; Open Full Focus Planner and complete calendar activity for
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To repeat – this weekend we celebrate “half-time” on the year 2019. Monday kicks off the second half of this year’s game/contest/quest (call it what you will). It is important over the next week to take some time out to review your answers to the questions we ask our coaching clients every Friday morning in
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Today Edinburgh in the morning, Glasgow in the afternoon and home late tonight. Tomorrow a Bunker Day and, as well as some client calls, a huge effort to clear my task list before close of play. This weekend we reach the half-way point in the calendar year. I’m off to Greece early Saturday for our
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I’m frequently asked to offer advice to sellers and buyers – possibly more often sellers as they have been around for longer and know who I am. I’ve written previously about my conjecture that most sellers are in distress – they want to sell their practice because: they need the cash to fund a divorce
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Starting in 1996 (and inspired then and now by the philosophy of Dan Sullivan at Strategic Coach in Toronto), I decided that in August every year I would buy myself a Sasco Wall Planner and spend a day allocating my time for the following year: Free Days – days of rest, vacation and adventure; Buffer
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