Sep 188 Home Truths About Quiet QuittingIt won’t have escaped your notice that quiet quitting is the latest topic that people just won’t be quiet about. Like the blue dress/gold dress or pineapple on pizza, everyone has a point of view and opinions are split. So I’d like to help. For years I’ve worked with employees…Leadership8 min read
Apr 3, 2020How to Stay Sane in a Crazy, Covid WorldPeople staying home and working from home. People laid off. People in isolation. People at risk. People suffering. People caring. People zooming. People scared. People helping. All kinds of people, trying to deal with this as best they can. I’m adapting to this new world myself. I’m in the at-risk…Coronavirus5 min read
Jan 17, 20205 Big, Bad Habits That Keep Fucking You UpYou’re pretty complicated, you know that? Full of contradictions, quirks and nuance, there’s a lot going on in that brain of yours. Some of that stuff won’t be doing you any harm at all, but there are certain habits that will keep messing with your head, rolling over your self-confidence…Confidence5 min read
Oct 31, 2019You’re a Giant, Cosmic Accident30 seconds after the big bang (around 13.75 billion years ago), the entire universe was smooth and uniform, having expanded and stretched exponentially due to something called the inflation field. The universe didn’t really know how things worked back then, and tiny quantum fluctuations meant that some parts of this…Science6 min read
Published in The Startup·Oct 9, 2019Member-only3 Surprising Benefits to Staying in a Job You HateGrowing up, I was taught that a job is something you have to do, not something you have to love. Put the hours in, get paid, and live your life in spite of the work you do. Maybe you were taught something similar. It sounds pretty horrific to me, but…Life Lessons4 min read
Oct 1, 20195 Ways to Use Stress So It Doesn’t Use YouStress is that thing that wakes you up at night with spiralling thoughts and a racing heart beat. It’s that thing that makes setbacks or curveballs feel personal. And it’s that thing you feel in your body, that tension in your face, jaw, muscles and shoulders. Feeling stressed is horrible…Life Lessons3 min read
Sep 28, 20195 Amazing Leadership Strategies From Boris JohnsonBoris Johnson. To some, he’s a beloved leader. To others, he’s a dangerous buffoon. While opinion might be split on that front, what’s undeniable is that he’s leading the UK as Prime Minister (correct at the time of writing, of course). As Mr Johnson is in the highest leadership position…Brexit3 min read
Sep 28, 2019How to Be UnfuckwithableThe world is a crazy place. And right there in the middle of it all, is you, trying to make a decent go of things. Then life starts fucking with you. Messing up your plans. Letting you down. Throwing a metaphorical drink in your face. And then other human beings…Challenge6 min read
Sep 26, 2019Stop Hoarding What You Know And Start Giving it AwayEver had that moment when you finish a project or deliver something at work, and someone looks at it with wide eyes, wondering how you were able to do it so well, or so completely, or so successfully? From your perspective, you simply went about your job, and it just…Leadership2 min read
Sep 26, 2019How to Get Bullet-Proof ConfidenceBullet proof confidence sounds good, doesn’t it? Take everything life throws at you and shrug it off. All those people taking shots at you, and you don’t give a flying fuck. All the naysayers, critics and judgmental ass-hats no longer get to you. Thanks to your bullet-proof confidence, you’re unassailable. …Confidence3 min read
