How do YOU split the bar bill?
Whatever you do - don't try this!
17th May 2025
How do YOU split the bar bill?
Whatever you do - don't try this!
17th May 2025In this classic funny story, we learn the limits of (so-called) progressive tax systems.
In this classic funny story, we learn the limits of (so-called) progressive tax systems.
So what really matters to you? Let’s have a think with this wonderful – and funny – story on the meaning of life
If you’re on a search for meaning in your life, there can surely be no better place to start than by reading the ideas of Viktor Frankl – in his book ‘Man’s search for meaning’
I quite like this ‘IDEAL’ work concept – but it’s a high bar to reach – and we need to take care not to beat ourselves up when we’re not in that central zone – which is likely to be much of the time. Also be aware that this Venn diagram is often wrongly used…
With a lot of our goals, we often follow one step backwards, with two more – in the same direction! In this short Insight, I’ll look at how Catastrophic thinking causes this and start to explore how we might overcome it.
If you plan to continue working for several years but are thinking about changing direction, this Insight is for you.
I came to the conclusion, many years ago, that we should listen harder to quiet folk. And here I’d like to explain why.
If you’re planning to travel by aeroplane again (at some time in the future!) you’ll be pleased to know that pilots are trained to avoid goal obsession. In this short Insight, I want to explore why you need to avoid goal obsession too – and why you need to be extra ‘wary’ of those around…
How often do you stop and think about what’s really important for your personal happiness? What activities seriously lift your mood – without giving you a hangover afterwards? In this extract from one of my books – I’ll tell you mine.
Most people in business say ‘I don’t like selling’ or ‘I don’t want our marketing to be salesy‘ … and I absolutely get that. No one wants to be viewed as a ‘cheezy, sleazy’ salesperson, do they? But if being ‘salesy’ is absolutely not what selling is about, what’s the secret?