I’ve had days when I lost all hope. What helped was hearing from people who’d been there and come through. That’s what HOPE means to me.
Neil Martin · Beats, Business & Life
Life
565 books since 2016, and the one-page rule that started it
I quit reading when I left school. Then I changed one tiny rule. Since 2016 I’ve worked my way through 565 books.
Episode 201: Motivational Speakers Aren’t Always Motivational
Back after two weeks off, Nigel owns up to a CBA patch and we talk about coaches having bad days too.
Episode 200: 4 Years Later and Still In Joy
Episode 200. Four years in, still having fun, and me quoting Mary Poppins on the podcast, which I never saw coming.
Episode 198: Why Did You Start in the First Place?
Nigel on strong weaknesses, and a runner called Ken who tapped me on the shoulder during my first marathon.
The power of no
A message lands, and my thumb types yes before my head has caught up. Why the word no is worth practising, and how to say it kindly.
Two babies in a maternity ward
Two newborns side by side. Which one will be successful? A thought experiment about the stories we’re told, and the ones we believe.
Episode 186: The Mixtape
A mixtape episode stitched together from our early shows. Nigel on completing your past before you build your future, and the customer types I call A, B and C.
Episode 179: Be The Verb
Nigel had lost his voice, so I took his voice note about motivating the motivator and ran with it. Be the noun, do the verb.
Episode 177: Live In The Solution
A friend’s nudge reminded me how much the podcast reaches people. Why you should let your mess age before it becomes your message, and why ringing someone worse off helps on a bad day.
Episode 176: The Courage To Quit
Sometimes giving up is the right call, and I learned it being dragged face-first behind a boat in St Lucia.
Episode 174: The Reason Why Most People Suck
Nigel owns up to a week where he’d got nothing done, and we end up talking about going easy on yourself.
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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.