This week I’m mostly in The Barrow Bunker, working my way through a substantial list of tasks, projects and research. One of the better...

There is a sense of growing frustration as one reads through this #1 bestselling business book, virally recommended in recent months. As...

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...

On the recommendation of my coach Rachel Turner (and others) I’m currently reading “Deep Work” by Cal Newport and, even though I’m less...

I’m delighted that this event is going ahead from Friday 29th September to Sunday 1st October 2017. Those attending are going to benefit...

Today, the sheer unadulterated pleasure of working ON my business with no face to face meetings, no Skype calls and no telephone. A day...

Yet again, yesterday, examples of the need for patience in business building. Patience. A delightful conversation with a prospective new...

During a long conversation with a trusted friend I was asked two questions: What fascinates me the most? What makes people tick The...

Yesterday’s Compulsory Basic Training with the good folks at Cheshire Biker Training was a useful reminder of how best we learn things...

Well I ticked the box on the 35-mile Ultra-Marathon yesterday (my 25th marathon distance) and satisfied myself that ordinary marathon...

We all periodically look at ourselves in the mirror and consider the reflection – who do I really look like, what am I really doing? It...

Things we could easily do without: landlines letterboxes impression material blu-tack interruption marketing politicians who advocate...

Occasionally we all get so wrapped up in the execution of what we do that we forget about the difference that we make. That’s why...

One of the many benefits of my occasional forays into the wilderness is the confirmation that we can get through life with a lot less...

Today will be the last of 6 days in The Barrow Bunker over the Christmas and New Year period – time invested in working ON my business. I...

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...

In his celebrated work, The E-Myth Revisited, author and business coach Michael Gerber (inspiring me by still going strong at age 80)...

I’m looking for 5 new clients from March 2017 Here’s a shopping list of the outcomes I can deliver for you: if you are building a...

Is what you do for a living the same as what you do for a life? I’m frequently asked to comment on “the best business decision I ever...

Looking back to 20th September 2008 I had just started working 4 days a week as Director of Private Sector Development with Integrated...