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Chris Barrow
- Dec 12, 2019
Working in and working on the Practice – how on earth do you do it? A guest post from Richard Pearce
I’m frequently contacted by people who have products and services of relevance to my clients. For over 20+ years I have maintained a...
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Chris Barrow
- Nov 26, 2019
A free webinar this evening – 60 minutes to knock the living daylights out of your start to 20
With less than 40 days to go until the end of 2019, now is the time to be making important decisions about your 2020 personal and...
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Chris Barrow
- Nov 11, 2019
The horror, the horror – when your alarm clock fails to wake you
First day back after a week’s cottage holiday – and my alarm clock has developed what looks like a a terminal fault whilst we have been...
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Chris Barrow
- Nov 5, 2019
Getting your 2020 year in gear – in 60 minutes
As I indicated in my lead article in November’s Extreme Business newsletter, with less than 60 days to go until the end of 2019, now is...
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Chris Barrow
- Nov 4, 2019
60 Days to go – calculating shortfalls
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....
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Chris Barrow
- Nov 1, 2019
A Friday morning reflection on my 52-day detox and on 2020 sales
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...
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Chris Barrow
- Oct 28, 2019
What are you going to achieve this week?
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...
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Chris Barrow
- Sep 17, 2019
Lifestyle choices when you are on campaign and chasing a target
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...
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Chris Barrow
- Jul 15, 2019
The 05:00 am Club
First morning back in the 05:00 am Club after an astonishing Sunday watching simultaneous tennis and cricket. Back to my early-morning...
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Chris Barrow
- Jun 28, 2019
Half-time in 2019 – time to pause, reflect, envision and plan – some tools to help you d
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...
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Chris Barrow
- Jun 27, 2019
A Thursday riff on the relentless pursuit of excellence
Today Edinburgh in the morning, Glasgow in the afternoon and home late tonight. Tomorrow a Bunker Day and, as well as some client calls,...
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Chris Barrow
- Jun 5, 2019
Planning for 2020 – it’s time – but you don’t need to do it
Starting in 1996 (and inspired then and now by the philosophy of Dan Sullivan at Strategic Coach in Toronto), I decided that in August...
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Chris Barrow
- May 7, 2019
Sacrifice
Sometimes running your own business requires a sacrifice of time. For me the sacrifice this Bank Holiday weekend was to work for 4 hours...
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Chris Barrow
- May 2, 2019
Surrounding yourself with the right people
When you are recruiting team members, hiring suppliers or considering a business partnership, think about these characteristics: DRIVEN –...
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Chris Barrow
- Apr 23, 2019
You only need to get three things right to be successful in business
I’ve often described Bank Holiday weekends as “freelancer catch-up time” and I wonder how many of you could be found during the last 4...
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Chris Barrow
- Feb 7, 2019
The frustration of getting started and the perils of “faffing about”.
I have a tendency to “faff about” before starting really big project work. I can find so many excuses and distractions before I finally...
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Chris Barrow
- Jan 23, 2019
Why do we find it so difficult to get started on the things that are good for us?
It took a significant accumulation of social drinking in the months (yes, months) up to Christmas and New Year to convince me that Dry...
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Chris Barrow
- Jan 22, 2019
The Time Trap – here’s a download that will help
I have over 100 Principals and managers who are invited to write a weekly progress report – The Extreme Weekly Tracker – as a catharsis...
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Chris Barrow
- Jan 10, 2019
Why 3 weeks at home has been a great start to 2019 – and what you need to do about it
Somewhat of a shock to the system this morning as my alarm call is 04:20 so that I can catch an early train down to London. Today I’m...
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