It is unusual how when you insist on measuring something, you often end up measuring what actually doesn't matter. Often the thing you end up measuring is a distant relative of something meaningful. Modern medicine is pretty incredible. We can stick a tube down your air pipe and artificially ventilate you, we can keep your… Continue reading How To Measure Your Life
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Do You Have An Eggshell Skull?
In common law there is a well-known rule called the Eggshell Skull rule. Say you are having an argument with your friend. The argument starts to escalate and out of frustration you grab your mobile phone, throw it in your friends general direction and he gets hit on his head. You didn't know it,… Continue reading Do You Have An Eggshell Skull?
Sometimes To Make A Difference You Just Need To Ask “Are You OK?”
A friend once told me a story about a flight she was on. She works as part of the cabin crew for an airline. There was a guy she saw on the plane who was acting strange. Sweating, slightly pale, looking blankly into the seat in front of him. It didn't seem that he was… Continue reading Sometimes To Make A Difference You Just Need To Ask “Are You OK?”
It All Starts With An Idea
Two fish swam past one another. One turns to the other and says: "The water's nice today isn't it?" After a few minutes the second fish thought to himself: "What's water???" Ideas are valuable. Ideas are the birthplace of innovation, entrepreneurship and value creation. The problem in today's world is that many ideas go unquestioned… Continue reading It All Starts With An Idea
Fear, Tension, Resistance & Your Best Work
"We got taught for 12 or 16 years at school, that our job was to get an "A", that if we are defective we fail - we were reprocessed, sent back a grade and had to do it again. This idea that we better be right, that we better be perfect, that we better get… Continue reading Fear, Tension, Resistance & Your Best Work
The Right Size
Why is it that no one ever says that Cambridge University should "scale" to serve more people or "disrupt" the education system*? Does anyone really think that Cambridge University should start a "franchise" and open up shop all across England or America? Why is it then that when people look at their own businesses "growth" and… Continue reading The Right Size
Are Your E-Mails Making You Look Like A Douche Bag?
Why is it that when we receive E-Mails from large organisations there is a threatening message attached to the bottom? Here is an image of an E-Mail I received when I used to work as a doctor in the Emergency Department: No doubt this footer was cooked up by a room full of overpaid lawyers… Continue reading Are Your E-Mails Making You Look Like A Douche Bag?
How To Win Business And Influence Everyone
But we already have a way of doing that But we don't have the time or money to train our staff to use your product But no one else is doing it this way But... But... But... Yes, I've heard all the "buts" a million times. So how do you, as an entrepreneur or change… Continue reading How To Win Business And Influence Everyone
Are You Stupid, Mature Or Brave?
The only thing between where you are now and where you want to be are a series of hurdles. Few people overcome these hurdles to reach the goal. Few people push through to become the person they want to become. Stupid people start something while full well knowing, from the very beginning, that they're never… Continue reading Are You Stupid, Mature Or Brave?
Are You “Job-ifying”?
"Job-ifying" is a game that people play. The game consists of the following: Comparing your clothes to others Comparing who has the biggest car Comparing who has the biggest house Finding out who to please at work to get a "promotion" Gossiping and spreading rumors about people you don't like Comparing how big your pay… Continue reading Are You “Job-ifying”?
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