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High Performance Recovery: Step-By-Step Guide, Principles & Questions, Lower The Bar, Design For Fulfilment, The Long Game

“I’m just heading off for a swim.” It was lunch time on a beautiful, sunny, winter’s day. This was from one of the most experienced, senior executives I know. For a long time, I’ve admired them in both their accomplishments and conduct. The decisions they’ve made, the organisation they’ve built a

High Performance Recovery: Step-By-Step Guide, Principles & Questions, Lower The Bar, Design For Fulfilment, The Long Game

Practicing Discomfort - Cold Water, Benefits, Science, Safety, Architecting Recovery, Periodisation, Rituals

“…and have a great life.” Breath work was over. We’d followed Wim Hof’s breathing pattern on YouTube. His dutch-accented, closing words were already fading. It was cold bath time. Full body, cold water immersion (9 degrees) up to the neck for 10 mins. The tension in the room was rising. “When y

Practicing Discomfort - Cold Water, Benefits, Science, Safety, Architecting Recovery, Periodisation, Rituals

Mindfulness For Performance - Importance, Definition, Practice, Examples, 19 Activities <1 min

Mindfulness is not sitting in lotus position on a mountain top. Below is the often-cited definition of mindfulness from Jon Kabat-Zinn (author and founder of the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts). “Mindfulness is paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the pr

Mindfulness For Performance - Importance, Definition, Practice, Examples, 19 Activities <1 min

Introvert, Extrovert or both?

Have you ever lingered in the bathroom at a social event to take a few extra minutes to re-gather yourself? Have you ever found that working alone was much more productive? Or, on the flip side, that working alone was much less productive? I can definitely answer “Yes” to all three. If you’re lo

Introvert, Extrovert or both?

The 5 Temptations (and remedies) of a CEO

In the vein of Marshall Goldsmith’s “What got you here, won’t get you there”, The 5 Temptations of a CEO, forced me to take a look in the mirror. Result = opportunity to improve!

The 5 Temptations (and remedies) of a CEO

20 Habits That Won't Get You There

I've just finished Marshall Goldsmith's great book: "What got you here, won't get you there - How successful people become even more successful". What is the book about? My one sentence answer is: It is about removing your personal obstacles to further magnify your strengths.

20 Habits That Won't Get You There

Opposite Thinking

Look hard at how your industry works now. Then see what might happen if you do the opposite. If you were looking at the web design industry, the exercise might start [and I mean start - you could definitely get much more hard core than this...] in a list looking something like this:

Opposite Thinking

How to Discover "Native Genius" - Taking action on Multipliers

Here's what I wrote to Liz Wiseman and Greg McKeown as feedback on the session: I can’t tell you how energizing it was! It’s incredible to watch people around the table really identify what is the absolute best in their team mates. Then the reaction of the person in the “hot seat” - as they come to

How to Discover "Native Genius" - Taking action on Multipliers

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