Saying yes to a charity skydive was the easy bit. What the jump itself taught me about change, and why the scary middle bit has the best view.
Neil Martin · Beats, Business & Life
Change
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.
Why I still love a good business fable, starting with Pig Wrestling
Spot when you’re wrestling a pig, find the times the problem isn’t happening, and see a stuck problem differently enough to solve it.
Why I still reread The Four Agreements almost every year
Four simple promises to make with yourself, why I keep going back to them, and how they take the weight off when people get to you.
Upstream and the tap on the shoulder you shouldn’t ignore
Learn to spot the tap on the shoulder before the punch in the face, and fix problems at the cause so you stop dealing with the same ones.
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.
Same Adidas Superstars, two different men
Two photos, about 12 years apart, the same trainers. What changed in between, and why your own story can help someone else.
Why I still recommend Start with Why, with one small change
Simon Sinek’s big idea in plain words, why people buy why you do it, and the one place I think you should start with where instead.
A true decision cuts off every other option
On Nathan Honess’s Power of Progress podcast I went back to 2009, a torn suit, and the three letters I use when I’m deciding who I want to become.
What Man’s Search for Meaning taught me about what I can control
What Viktor Frankl saw in the camps, why the meaning you give things matters more than you think, and the one part you always control.
The ABC of change
In the spring of 2020 a lot of us were stuck. Three letters I come back to whenever I need to change something: acceptance, belief and courage.
Stop flying into the window
A fly will hit the same window all day. Persistence on the wrong plan only keeps you stuck. Get honest about what you’re doing, then try another way.
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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.