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
Fear
What Craig David’s book taught me about protecting your vibe
A Southampton DJ on Craig David’s What’s Your Vibe?, and how to look after your mindset when people knock you down.
Can’t Hurt Me made me watch what I say to myself
How David Goggins can help you notice the voice in your head, plus the simple cookie jar idea I use when I doubt myself.
Cheryl Strayed’s Wild: the film’s good, the book’s better
What a woman with no hiking experience and a too-heavy pack can teach you about grief, fear and finding a way back to yourself.
Be unapologetically you: what I took from John Lydon’s Rotten
What John Lydon’s Rotten says about standing out by being yourself, and why you’re allowed to change your mind as you grow.
Fear of failure is really fear of not being loved
On episode 36 of The PropShow I was asked why people fear failure. I think it goes deeper, and a bit of Sonic the Hedgehog helps explain why.
Fear of failure, and the one question I ask when I’m stuck
On Christopher Watkin’s Letting Agent Podcast we got onto fear of failure, fear of success, and the question a coach once turned back on me.
The Alchemist and the treasure that was there all along
A short fable about chasing a dream across the world, and the question it leaves you with about what you already have right in front of you.
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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.