“They should just drop a bomb on the country and blow them all the fuck up,” he said. I watched his face after he’d finished. His chin was stubbled. I hadn’t noticed before, but now the roughness and the hardness of it was all I […]
Read MoreLast night we went to see the new Bradley Cooper film ‘American Sniper’. As we crunched our way across the quiet, icy parking lot towards the cinema I was mildly aware of an ambient discomfort with going to see a film depicting real-life, present day […]
Read MorePeople make the whole ‘client creation’ thing so difficult by putting all sorts of stuff between themselves and actually having a client. My method for creating clients in my coaching business is simple. I do just one thing: Coach In this video, I show Jude […]
Read MoreI didn’t tell Jude this when I was coaching her, but she and I had something in common. Up until this coaching conversation, Jude and I had both been talking about writing a book for ages. We thought about doing it. We had said we would do […]
Read MoreWhen Steve Hardison ( www.theultimatecoach.com ) first saw me in London this weekend, he hugged me and then grabbed me by the shoulders and stared into my eyes. If his energy didn’t feel so loving and authentic, I would have probably been weirded out. Instead […]
Read MoreDo you want to present yourself well? Have you been considering how to present yourself well at your next job interview, sales meeting, first date, funding pitch or networking or social event? I won’t suggest that being concerned with how we present ourselves is all […]
Read MoreThe challenge of ‘connecting with potential clients’ reminds me of when my friend James once said to me: “John: Your solution is the problem.” I don’t remember what it was about when he said it, but the concept stuck with me and I see it […]
Read MoreA few weeks ago I posted a video titled ‘Be the Creator of Everything’. This is a way of being that I absolutely love. It is incredibly empowering and when I see the world in this way, the experience of crafting my life feels as […]
Read MoreI get loads of emails from people telling me about what they want differently in their lives. A pattern I see is that people will often first list the things they want for themselves… Money, Freedom, Relationship, Passion, etc… And then they will continue, suggesting […]
Read MoreAre you searching for something? Maybe a relationship partner, a passion or purpose, a business idea, a job? Whenever someone tells me they are trying to ‘find’ something, I immediately see how and why the thing they want is evading them. Trying to ‘find’ something […]
Read MoreIf you had one minute in an elevator with someone, why would you want to spend it talking about yourself and your idea? Why not spend it focused on the other person, being curious about them, connecting with them? In a world where everyone is […]
Read MoreThe other day my yoga instructor, an inspiring vegetarian, ironman triathlete and yogi named Jessica, said something funny that triggered a new insight for me. (I know I’ve been mentioning ‘yoga’ often recently. What can I say – I’m hooked! Going almost everyday now.) After saying […]
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