Emma Raducanu, Zoom and a wall in Israel with a line on it. Nigel and I on why nobody’s really an overnight success.
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Episode 146: The One About Doing That Thing
Nigel’s half-tidy office and my long grass got us talking about the jobs we know need doing and keep putting off.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck and your f*ck budget
Why caring less about the wrong things frees you up for the right ones, and the one question from Mark Manson worth asking yourself.
Episode 145: Communication, Love Island and Divorce
Nigel swapped his Wi-Fi router without telling anyone the new code, which got us talking about assumptions (and Love Island).
Episode 144: And You Are OUT Of The Room…
Nigel watched GB taekwondo fighters lose medals in the last second, and we got onto staying in the room until the whistle goes.
The book that pretty much changed my life: Awaken the Giant Within
How Tony Robbins’ Awaken the Giant Within helps you make real decisions, ask better questions and set standards you keep.
Episode 143: Until You See It
Nigel caught me out with a pub quiz question about badminton, and it turned into a chat about the beliefs we never question.
Episode 142: Non Consistency Days (and Months)
Nigel on Olympians who kept training without knowing, and me on why you only look and sound weird on video to yourself.
Episode 141: The One Where We Want Your Help
Nigel and I were rewriting our book and wanted listeners in it, which somehow led to Nigel stamping on someone’s CD.
How The Power of Habit explains my nightly gratitude journal
How every habit runs on a simple loop, why you replace bad habits instead of breaking them, and how to make a new one stick for good.
Presentation skills are really conversation skills
A former manager once called my presentation skills exceptional. I’ve learned so much since, and the biggest lesson is that it’s all conversation.
Episode 140: The One With The Wrong Music
I put the wrong music on, then we got onto speaking three times at Aston Villa and a hotel that couldn’t find an egg.
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DJing since 1987, three decades in business, and the author of Done Beats Perfect. This is where I write it all down.