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Be careful with that goal - it might destroy you
This may sound strange, coming from a business coach who spends most of his days working with clients on setting goals (and the rest...
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Chris Barrow
- Jan 19, 2020
Is Britain going back to work?
I find myself working for the third consecutive weekend this month and it’s not making me happy. The first two weekends I worked on...
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Chris Barrow
- Apr 1, 2017
Why I’m pulling out of tomorrow’s Manchester Marathon
With less than 24 hours notice (and after many a conversation in the last week about “just doing it”) I’ve reluctantly decided to...
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Chris Barrow
- Jul 22, 2016
The Frequency of Disruption
Change isn’t the challenge – the pace of change is the challenge. Disruption used to be recorded in geological eras, by reference to the...
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Chris Barrow
- Mar 19, 2016
Which list?
A personal coaching exercise. Take 2 sheets of blank paper and a pen. write a list of the achievements, events and relationships in your...
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Chris Barrow
- Mar 13, 2016
The Adventure Life
Today brings digital news of the unexpected death of another friend of a friend. The second in as many weeks. People I didn’t know. Who...
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Chris Barrow
- Aug 22, 2015
Parker Palmer on the “examined life”
In his May 10, 2015 Naropa University graduation address, Parker Palmer offered the advice of Socrates, and urged Naropa graduates to...
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Chris Barrow
- Jul 11, 2015
The film of the book
Back in 2013, when the first version of The Perfect Imperfectionist e-book was created, the good folks at ApexHub created a 1:36 video...
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Chris Barrow
- Jun 13, 2015
Why I run
I straighten my spaghetti. I eat and drink well. I am positive. I am thinner. I listen. I see. I solve problems. I sleep well. I notice....
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Chris Barrow
- Jun 6, 2015
What makes a hero?
There are moments when our integrity is tested to the limit. 80% of the time I want to have the strength of character to make the right...
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