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The Sunday Dispatches archive...
When people let you down it's frustrating. When you let yourself down it's even more frustrating.
When people let you down it's frustrating. When you let yourself down it's even more frustrating. Yesterday was a good day. I wrote down my four goals. By lunchtime these were done - I knocked off for the day. I could easily have drifted into more work,
Everywhere - people with their heads bent down.
Everywhere - people with their heads bent down. Handing over their lives to a wretched phone. Why? Because we've been programmed by Silicon Valley. They call them in their marketing decks. Brief windows when you now instinctively reach for your device. Itchy fingers … hundreds of times a day. It
I twisted my ankle in a pothole. Twist. Ouch!
I twisted my ankle in a pothole. Twist. Ouch! The UK has a pothole crisis. The excuses: - underfunding - HGV - utilities In other words - blame someone else. The background: - low standards - low accountability - low consequences Meaning - failed leadership. Fortunately I wasn’t badly hurt. So, look to the lesson from this,
The Weekly Reframe #7
1/ NOTICE This is very cool. A digital map which shows an outline of infrastructure networks across Europe and beyond. Zoom in.
Réflexion
What are you treating as fixed that's actually a choice? Your capacity. Your market. Your timeline. Your standards. Something you've accepted as permanent is negotiable.
In July I took a one-month break from LinkedIn.
In July I took a one-month break from LinkedIn. I was more productive and felt healthier. You might remember I worked on my living list: Hiking. Reading. Travelling. Swimming. Pub gardens. Family & friends. Ambitious clients Chucking tennis balls for Hazard. Well, now I'm going to take
Keep it simple.
A quick reminder. Keep it simple. The temptation is always to add more. Instead, make sure you cover the bases. * What’s essential? * What’s non‑negotiable? * What’s the next step ... today? Complexity kills momentum. So ... simple inputs, applied relentlessly, until time does what time does. Simplicity isn’t
A quick reminder.Keep it simple.
A quick reminder. Keep it simple. The temptation is always to add more. Instead, make sure you cover the bases. - What’s essential? - What’s non‑negotiable? - What’s the next step ... today? Complexity kills momentum. So ... simple inputs, applied relentlessly, until time does what time does. Simplicity isn’t
Signal. Rigour. Hold.
My standards for 2026: Signal. Rigour. Hold. Signal - Relentless Achievers. That's unmistakable. Rigour - Nothing less than best thinking. Every session. Hold - Commitment is nothing without enforcement. Insist on action. The test: Is this a fit? Signal answers. Should I challenge this? Rigour answers. Did a client defer a
The Weekly Reframe #6
1/ Notice "Make each day your masterpiece." John Wooden's quote. Basketball coach with 10 NCAA national championships. Most read it, nod, forget it. But, can you actually define what makes your day a masterpiece?