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.
Neil Martin · Beats, Business & Life
Life
Dad would have been 70 today
On what would have been my dad’s 70th birthday, a few thoughts on being honest with yourself and not waiting for permission to start living.
What a baseball cap taught me on my first ultra
On my first ultra, over 100 miles across four days, my best friend turned out to be a baseball cap. Here’s why, and what aid stations taught me.
Time for a personal MOT?
Your car gets checked every year. When did you last give your own life the same once-over, and what might it be quietly costing you?
Sometimes the best thing to do is nothing
Done beats perfect, except when it doesn’t. Why some situations need you to sit back, watch and let things play out.
Obstacles and ostriches
A fallen tree on my morning run, a year to the day since my TEDx moment, and a question about how many of us bury our heads in the sand.
What is success?
A friend asked on Facebook what success means. My old polished answer didn’t fit any more. These days it’s much shorter: peace of mind.
The difference a decade makes
Facebook told me I’d been on it for ten years, and it got me thinking. Most of us overestimate a year and underestimate a decade.
Give Yourself Time
A year after tearing the ligaments in my ankle, I was still rebuilding my running, training for a half marathon in October, and learning to be patient with recovery.
The power of yet
I went into a primary school to teach seven-year-olds about juicing. They taught me the one word that changes how you see a setback.
Should vs must
A racehorse, a jockey and a cake in the office kitchen. Why the things we should do sit on the list for years, and the things we must do get done.
The Classic One
My Classic One juice from the Spring Cleanse, just apples, carrots, lemon and a thumb of ginger, juiced together for a simple, zingy drink to start the day.
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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.