Years after I asked someone one question, she told me it changed her life, and I didn’t even remember asking. The question, and how to ask it of yourself.
Neil Martin · Beats, Business & Life
Life
The photos I wanted to delete
Five months, a different room and smaller clothes. Why we act on what we feel more than what we know, and how to close the gap.
The friend who wouldn’t let me dodge it
For years I’d put off one small, important job. Then a colleague turned mate refused to take no for an answer, and paid for it himself.
I sat on a boat and looked at the water
I switched off completely for a week. No emails, no Slack, no quick checks. Nothing fell apart. Can you do the same?
Energy before strategy: the missing beat in high performance
Most people fix the plan. The better move is to fix the person following it, because energy beats strategy every time.
The less I try to impress, the more impressive I become
One of the biggest things I’ve learned in recent years. When I stopped trying so hard to impress people, things started to change.
I took “nerd” as a compliment
A colleague called me a nerd for loving technology. I took it as a compliment, and here is what the word means to me.
The decision I almost made at my son’s age
A chat with my son about a decision I almost made at his age. Why I still wonder what if, and the advice on my coffee cup.
Ten years sober. One day at a time.
Ten years ago, at an event in Florida, a stranger’s few honest words changed my life. This is me, ten years sober.
Results day, my old GCSE certificates and a job that didn’t exist
Results day, a box of my old school certificates, and the business coach job that didn’t exist when I sat my GCSEs.
Ultra-Processed People will change the way you eat
What ultra-processed food really is, why it’s so hard to stop eating, and how one doctor’s book can quietly change what ends up on your plate.
I don’t have the build to be a jockey
I got my hands on the Gold Cup and found out about a ranking of my own on the same day. Horse racing and networking have a lot in common.
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About
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.