Nigel writes his four things down before bed, while I run my day off a Kanban board with only one job in progress.
Neil Martin · Beats, Business & Life
From the archive
Episode 007: SMART Goals Don’t Work… These Do (Part 2)
Part two of SMARTER goals: Nigel gets to his reward, I explain why I cut SMART down instead, and we nearly agree.
Episode 006: SMART Goals Don’t Work… These Do (Part 1)
Nigel and I swapped our mission statements, then he started pulling SMART goals apart, starting with his 33-inch trousers.
Episode 005: The Problem With Goal Setting
Nigel picked our first fight of 2019 over the one big goal idea, and I answered with a bit of science about dominoes.
Episode 004: Choose Your Emotions Like You Choose Your Clothes
Nigel and I on choosing your emotions like you choose your clothes, and why “more money” isn’t a goal.
Episode 003: Am I Ok With Myself?
Nigel opens with a spelling test, then I tell the story of getting home from Boise with no bag and a stage waiting.
Episode 002: Psychic Vampires
Nigel on the psychic vampires who drain you, and my way of sorting clients, where C stands for see ya.
Episode 001: Do we need an intro?
Our very first episode. We skipped the backstory, talked about aiming for 5% more and letting go of last year’s baggage.
And then I got sick
In the summer of 2018 I ended up in hospital having tests. Why I shared it, and what getting sick taught a man who wrote about healthy living.
Different beats better (or cheaper)
If you look like everyone else, all you can compete on is price. Why being a bit better isn’t enough, and how picking your thing gets you noticed.
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.
Schedule time to work on your business
Urgent and important aren’t the same thing. Why the business needs a slot in your diary, and what one day behind a closed door did for us.
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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.