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.
Neil Martin · Beats, Business & Life
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The weekend I had to speak sitting down
One weekend I had a run of speaking gigs while I was on crutches and couldn’t put weight on my leg. Sitting down on stage taught me a lot.
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.
The day The Hoff sent me a thank you
A surprise award for virtual event hosting, then a thank you video from The Hoff himself. A week in 2020 I will not forget.
Reclaiming my health, one more time
Over a decade ago I got my health back. Then an injury knocked me off track. In July 2020 I set out to reclaim it again.
Like a boss? Not in my world
I used to want to be the boss. Then I worked out what bosses actually do to people, partly because I’d been on the receiving end.
Why I stopped wearing a suit on stage
Years as a suit and tie guy, then jeans on the big stages, and one weekend in travel clothes. Dressing as yourself is a choice.
“You’re just like you are on stage”
People keep telling me I’m just like I am on stage. Why that surprises them, and the one rule I keep about what I say in public.
My sound check, and the MC in me who wants to rap
Bands have a sound check song. As a speaker and event MC, I don’t. What I do have is a favourite moment, just after it.
I’d already changed his life and didn’t know it
Speaking at Ben Allsop’s events, I found out I’d already created a ripple in his life years earlier. You never know who your content reaches.
Thank you for judging me
A nasty comment on one of my posts made me look at myself. So I decided to say thank you.
Breakfast in Belfast and the one thing I won’t apologise for
A hotel breakfast in Belfast, a bit of thinking about who I’ve been, and the one thing I’ll never apologise for again.
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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.