Twenty five songs from my student years at UEA, from Audioweb to Dinosaur Jr, and the Thursday nights at the LCR where I first heard a lot of them.
Neil Martin · Beats, Business & Life
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Money Mad by London Posse: The Record That Let British Rap Sound British
London Posse’s 1988 12-inch, the BBC Two documentary where I first saw them, and what a record made in their own voices says about doing it your way.
Act Where You Are: Wattles and the Two Steps to the Business You Want
A simple way to stop waiting for better conditions: two steps for making decisions as the leader of the business you want, from inside the one you’ve got.
Prepared to Stand Out: Why Being Misunderstood Is No Reason to Stop
How to stop letting other people’s confusion decide what you do, and how to spot the people who’ll take the time to understand you anyway.
Nobody ever wished for more time in their CRM
Salesforce says the average seller spends just 40% of their time selling. Where AI can take the admin off people who sell.
Overcome by Tricky: The Record for Getting Through Hard Things Together
Tricky’s 1995 single, his own remake of Massive Attack’s Karmacoma, and why it’s the record to play when you’ve got something hard to get through with people beside you.
Reason or Excuse? Benjamin Franklin’s Fish and the Cheapest Way to Find Out
Two questions that show whether your reason is really an excuse, and a way to test the idea you keep putting off for almost no risk.
Just Turn the TVs Off: Epictetus on Accepting What You Can’t Change
A quick two-question test for when things go off plan, so you know when to find the courage to change something and when to let it be and put your energy into what comes next.
AI already knows who’s asking
Before an AI reads the question, it knows a lot about the person asking. Why that makes earned reputation worth more than keywords.
Brand New Start by Paul Weller: The Record That Says It’s Never Too Late
The one new song on Paul Weller’s greatest hits, the Abbey Road single that reached number 16 in 1998, and why it’s the record to play when you need to start the day again.
Where Your Hours Really Go: Benjamin Franklin on Lost Time and a Simple Weekly Look Back
A simple way to see where your hours really go and take them back from the distractions, from Benjamin Franklin’s warning that lost time is never found again.
Make Today Day One: Arnold Bennett on Why You Can Start Again Any Hour
Why you never need to wait for Monday: Arnold Bennett’s clean next hour, the one day that’s missing from every calendar, and the one small step that gets you moving now.
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Hi, I’m Neil
DJing since 1987, three decades in business, and the author of Done Beats Perfect. This is where I write it all down.