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One Gives, One Guides – Which Are You?

Over the years, people have told me I’m a brilliant coach 🤭. Here’s the truth – I’m not. That doesn’t mean I’m rubbish, it’s just I’m often more comfortable in the role of a mentor. I love getting to the nub of a problem quickly and offer practical advice based on experience (mine and others). […]

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The Difference Between an Excuse and a Reason

I was called out. Mrs Hepp looked me in the eye and asked, ‘Is that an excuse?’  I won’t even go into what I’d done 😂. I confidently replied, ‘No, it’s a reason’. And so, the debate commenced. Two hours later the results were in. Excuses: Comforting Lies or Hidden Truths Excuses are sneaky. They wrap […]

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Are You Getting Too Much Recognition?

When was the last time you recognised someone for their effort? And not just saying ‘thank you’, although that’s important too.  Recognition should go beyond the people we serve and who serve us; it should also extend to those we work with and beyond. From colleagues to bosses, suppliers to neighbours, they all deserve a […]

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1,900 books – how do you choose?

Today is Super Thursday. Where publishers will launch an estimated 1,900 books… in a day!   With so many options, it’s easy to feel paralysed by choice. Where do you start?  The one that inspires you, the one that challenges you, the one that gives you an unexpected ‘Aha!’ moment or just stick with the […]

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Do You Make It Happen or Let It Happen?

You’re out for a meal, but service is slow. Do you wave at the waiter? Do the funny nod thing to get their attention? Or do you sit back and wait, hoping someone will come over? It’s a classic example of how people operate in life.   Some people make things happen. They’re the ones […]

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Ai Generated Podcasts

I loaded the PDF’s of my books ’17’ and ‘Write That Book’ into Goggle’s NotebookLM 🤖 and asked it to create podcasts with two people talking. This is what it created 🙂 Remember these people are NOT real! Here’s 17 (you can order it here)   Here’s Write That Book (you can order it here)

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Why Distribution Beats Content 

Here’s a thought that might make you rethink everything: It’s not what you’ve got, it’s how people get it. You can have the best content, the most brilliant ideas or a game-changing product, but if it’s hidden, what’s the point? You could write the next bestseller, create the world’s tastiest recipe, or come up with […]

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Get back on it

Here we are, mid-September – the perfect moment to get back on it.  From now until Christmas there are just 97 days.     That’s one 90-day Massive Action Project followed by a week to relax into the festivities and finish your year on a high. Imagine this: It’s the week before Christmas, you’re raising […]

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John Logie Baird didn’t invent television!

Introducing – drum roll… Philo Farnsworth. Heard of him? No, he has nothing to do with pastry. Time to set the record straight. John Logie Baird didn’t invent television! The real credit should go to a 15-year-old farm boy… yes Philo (not the pastry) Farnsworth. Philo was 15 years old, ploughing fields, when he dreamed […]

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Was this why 84 people unsubscribed?

Was this why 84 people unsubscribed? In August, Brilliant AI wrote all five of my newsletters. Not a draft, not a suggestion – the whole thing. And sent them.   I was taking the month off, so I saw what was written and posted at the same time as you. Here’s the interesting part: the content was […]

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