Twelve days in Spain with no work and no social media. Why I don’t buy always be hustling, and what switching off properly gave me back.
Neil Martin · Beats, Business & Life
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Stop looking for someone to blame
I forgot something I’d promised a friend. What I did next is the bit that matters. Why fixing it beats finding out whose fault it was.
Master the skills that don’t go out of date
Headphones on, door shut, the same two records over and over. Why practising one thing ten thousand times beats chasing the next hack.
How to stay focused in a distracted world
Projects that sat on the back burner for months, finished in one day. The simple timer trick I still use to keep distractions out.
Walking the walk
I started a vlog, then didn’t post for days. Why the things you say you’ll do matter more than the things you say.
What ripples do you create?
Everything we share sends out ripples we’ll never see. Why I care more about why I hit post than how many people see it.
Some things just take time
Our results come from our rituals. Change what you do every day and your results follow, just not as quickly as you’d like.
Show up or shut up
Complaining on its own doesn’t change anything. Why I think we’ve got two choices when something bugs us: show up and do something, or let it go.
It’s all about angles
My team kept moving the camera to find the right angle. It got me thinking about how we judge our bodies, and how we look back at things.
It’s not quality vs quantity
Should you post lots, or post less and make it brilliant? It’s the wrong question. Why quality multiplied by quantity is the sum that matters.
Switch and the jockey who isn’t really in charge
Why change is hard even when you’ve decided, the elephant and the rider in plain English, and how shaping the path makes change easier.
Content vs content
Content and content are spelt the same. I don’t think that’s an accident. How what you let in shapes how you feel, and what you put out shapes everyone else.
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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.