Nigel put me on the spot about writing I’d kept hidden since my teens, and what it took to finally let people read it.
Neil Martin · Beats, Business & Life
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Episode 135: Are You In Your Own Diary?
Nigel got asked how much time he keeps just for himself and couldn’t answer, so we talked about getting into your own diary.
Episode 134: The One Where Nigel Gets Controversial
Nigel stirred things up over Naomi Osaka and the press, and I argued you can break any rule if you’ll take what comes.
Episode 133: The Rest of Nigel’s List
Nigel finishes his list from last week, and I end up telling him I love you halfway through his mirror exercise.
Episode 132: The One About Daydreaming (and other stuff)
Nigel brought a list of best-year tips, and we got sidetracked into daydreaming and why his vision board had five Ralph Lauren shirts on it.
Episode 131: Your Environment Matters
WFH, WAH, or washing and housework? Nigel and I on home working, trust, and what happens when the doorbell goes mid-call.
Episode 130: The One About Being Healthier
Nigel’s in a weight-loss bet with a mate and I’m a week off finishing 75 Hard. Both of us needed someone keeping score.
Episode 129: What Will You Regret Next Year
Nigel asked what we’d regret by May 2022. My answer was four books. His was his health, so I set him a challenge.
Episode 128: An Unfair Advantage for Your Best Year
Nigel springs a book idea on me, and we get onto why people keep ending up in the same job and the same relationship.
Episode 127: No Skill, No Will…
Nigel’s skill and will model for your team, and why the person eating cornflakes at their desk at nine should probably go.
Overcoming procrastination on Power of Progress
Part two of my chat with Nathan Honess. I read out the chapter where I got stuck writing a book about procrastination, and explained why I’d rather shift standards than raise them.
Episode 126: The World Is Getting A Little Bit Easier
Lockdown was easing, and Nigel reckoned most people’s attitude hadn’t caught up with it yet.
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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.