Lockdown was easing, and Nigel reckoned most people’s attitude hadn’t caught up with it yet.
Neil Martin · Beats, Business & Life
From the archive
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.
Episode 125: The One About The Economy (with Roger Martin-Fagg)
Economist Roger Martin-Fagg joined us in April 2021 and, for once, brought good news. What he expected for the economy, and how he thought working from home would change city offices.
Episode 124: Nigel Finally Gets It Right
Nigel clears out twenty years of filing cabinets, rings a client from 1998 and gets rebooked. And I remember a Thanksgiving in Chicago.
Episode 123: 5 Steps to Help You Feel A.L.I.V.E.
My book was finally finished, so I shared the ALIVE acronym from it, and Nigel told me off for saying hopefully.
Episode 122: 6 Steps for Keeping You and Your Team Up At All Times
Nigel built a whole talk round an acronym and only found out what it spelt when the audience told him.
Episode 121: What Are You Going To Do (and by when)
Nigel wanted to talk about finally having dates to plan around, and I was seven days into 75 Hard.
Episode 120: The One About Overthinking
Nigel forgot the name of the show, which was the perfect start to an episode about overthinking and the stories we tell ourselves.
Episode 119: What Are You An Expert In?
Nigel asks what you’re really an expert in, then decides we’re all apps that need the odd upgrade.
Episode 118: The Stuff That You’re Passionate About
Nigel’s energy drops in any week he spends less than 80% of it on the thing he’s best at. How to work out what that is for you, and why the people around you already know.
Episode 117: The One With A Rant About Clubhouse
Nigel had a proper rant about Clubhouse gurus, and we both wanted to know what the people giving the advice had actually done.
Episode 116: The Ripple Effect of What We Do
Could someone you met at a dinner party tell their boss what you do on Monday morning? Nigel and I on making your message simple.
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DJing since 1987, three decades in business, and the author of Done Beats Perfect. This is where I write it all down.