I never realised before that I suffer from SAD—seasonal affective disorder. This is when the winter, the cold and dark, makes you feel depressed. And in a way I’m not sure that I do. It’s more the other way around—it’s more that sunshine and heat makes me ridiculously, irrationally happy. There’s a mini-heatwave going on …
Just recently I’ve been really enjoying Seth Godin’s new podcast Akimbo. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Seth, you need to check out his work. He’s a famed marketer, whose books, including The Dip and Purple Cow, are some of the best and most innovative in the business advice space. He’s certainly been a huge influence on me. …
Let’s face it, most self-development advice is a pile of garbage. But why is that? And what can you do if you want find good mentors who know what the hell they’re talking about? On Wednesday the dancer, fitness instructor and writer Alexander J.A. Cortes sent out a GREAT email to his subscriber list, which …
When I was younger I used to party a lot. There was one particular club in Clerkenwell, East London that I was fond of. Every week they would put on a hard techno party. I was there every week. So obsessed was I with this particular venue that even when I moved two hundred miles …
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‘People who are charismatic are unafraid to be themselves consistently in public regardless of negative feedback.’ In this new podcast I talk in depth about what makes people charismatic. What does charisma mean? Who is charismatic and who isn’t? And how can we achieve charisma ourselves in our social, romantic and business relationships? Listen to the …
Back in 1999 I was sitting on the beach in Miami with my then-girlfriend. It was our first time away together, and only the second international trip I’d taken as an adult. We’d flown in to JFK from Manchester and spent about a week in Manhattan before taking a red-eye south. I had no cash …
They say that one’s taste in music doesn’t really change after one’s teenage years. That the artists you were introduced to then will be the ones that you listen to for the rest of your life. Certainly it seems to be the case that as I get older I am less influenced by new music, …
We all have to learn the difference between reward and indulgence. And this goes for our social interactions are well as the way we treat ourselves. When dealing with a girlfriend, or with a business contact, or even just a friend, we need to be careful not to indulge ‘bad’ behaviour. By that I don’t …
