On Chris Watkin’s WatkinSofa I talked culture, conversation and consistency, and how a juicing workshop for 25 people got me onto Jamie Oliver’s Big Feastival.
Neil Martin · Beats, Business & Life
Done Beats Perfect
Done beats perfect for estate agents, with Chris Watkin
Chris Watkin asked how Done Beats Perfect helps estate agents. My answer started with why perfection is the lowest standard of all.
About 125 people holding my book at the National Space Centre
The moment a room full of surveyors held my book in the air for a selfie, and why the bit I remember most is what happened after.
I looked successful, but I couldn’t feel it
For years I did everything it takes to look successful. I still couldn’t hold on to the feeling. Here’s what changed it for me.
The book that calmed the tidal wave: The Gifts of Imperfection
Why Brené Brown’s guide to letting go of perfectionism pairs so well with done beats perfect, and how to stop hitting snooze.
I said yes to a podcast before I knew how to publish one
When we started our podcast, I had no idea how to publish it. Why you only need the first step, and how to find the rest.
The sign on my desk that became a book
For years a sign on my desk said Done Beats Perfect. Then I finally took my own advice, wrote the book, and held the first printed copy.
How to achieve the impossible
A short list I wrote in 2018 about doing something that hasn’t been done before. Be yourself, do more, then do it again. And remember, done beats perfect.
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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.











