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Starting the week – how is that Monday morning feeling?
My 16-hour stop-over at home was necessary, primarily to avoid the madness of what would have been 11 consecutive days living out of a...

Chris Barrow
Nov 6, 20172 min read
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BDIA Showcase gossip – day 1 – Thursday 19th October
Certainly a great looking show, even if we have been relegated to Hall 3 as the members of The Motorhome and Caravan Show gather for the...

Chris Barrow
Oct 20, 20173 min read
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The Hungry Boxer
Yesterday the alarm was at 05:00 and after composing my blog I set off on a 10k run, blown along by the remnants of Ophelia past...

Chris Barrow
Oct 18, 20172 min read
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Running a half marathon or running a business – why they are much the same
I’m carrying a niggling groin strain at the moment, which means that I’m unable to predict when it will kick in or for how long it will...

Chris Barrow
Oct 17, 20173 min read
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The PIVOT – the moment when everything changes
There comes a moment in personal or business development when we PIVOT. At that moment, the course changes in a fundamentally new...

Chris Barrow
Oct 5, 20172 min read
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The final 100 days – what are you going to do with them?
Countdown. Welcome to the final 100 days of 2017, starting today. Take a moment to reflect: Congratulate – what have I achieved so far...

Chris Barrow
Sep 22, 20171 min read
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An example of it all going badly wrong – and the banquet of consequences
Tuesday 19th September 21:00 – arrives home and prints boarding pass for flight to Belfast the next morning – flight time 08:40 21:05 –...

Chris Barrow
Sep 20, 20172 min read
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Do yourself a favour – look up from that screen
So there I was, feeling a little sorry for myself because this week is a series of 05:00 alarm calls and 22:00 hotel arrivals, dashing up...

Chris Barrow
Sep 13, 20171 min read
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What does a typical Bunker day look like?
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...

Chris Barrow
Aug 23, 20172 min read
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One quest completed and another about to begin
Well I ticked the box on the 35-mile Ultra-Marathon yesterday (my 25th marathon distance) and satisfied myself that ordinary marathon...

Chris Barrow
Jul 3, 20172 min read
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The fly in the jam jar – when does the coach need a coach?
Remember the story of the fly trapped in the jam jar with a glass lid? Stage 1 – the fly repeatedly hits the glass lid Stage 2 – the fly...

Chris Barrow
Jun 22, 20172 min read
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Coach Barrow’s Marathon for Manchester
I was always planning to run my 25th marathon in Liverpool on Sunday. Waking at 05:00 on Tuesday morning to discover the terrible news of...

Chris Barrow
May 24, 20171 min read
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The 4 M’s – a quick quarterly review to build your confidence
This is a coaching process developed by the folks at Strategic Coach in Toronto and is one of my quarterly retreat activities, especially...

Chris Barrow
Jan 6, 20172 min read
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Looking back with grace and gratitude
I don’t look back a lot in life or in business, preferring to celebrate my successes or suffer my failures quickly, accepting that the...

Chris Barrow
Dec 23, 20163 min read
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MacBooks and Bucket Lists
After 2 days my MacBook is back from Intensive Care and appears to be functioning normally. Lessons learned: there is a price to pay for...

Chris Barrow
Dec 16, 20162 min read
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The Guide
I mentioned in a Facebook Live transmission last night that I’m starting my journey through an online course offered through Udemy by...

Chris Barrow
Dec 6, 20162 min read
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Earlies
I’ve been an early bird since the age of 15, influenced by my father, Charlie Barrow, a constable in the Greater Manchester Police who...

Chris Barrow
Nov 11, 20163 min read
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plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose
I was in Belfast the morning of the Brexit result. Here I am in Belfast again this morning, visiting the same practice – the lovely folks...

Chris Barrow
Nov 9, 20161 min read
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Facing the inner demon
We all have our inner demons – the things we are afraid of. My girlie scream at the sight of a sizeable spider in the bath is the stuff...

Chris Barrow
Oct 5, 20162 min read
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New in Kindle e-books: The 100% Growth System
As from today you can download my latest e-book, a step by step guide to growing your practice sales and profitability by 100% in less...

Chris Barrow
Apr 1, 20161 min read
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