I’m a huge fan and regular reader of Maria Popova’s weekly email newsletter “Brain Pickings”. To quote Maria, “Brain Pickings has a free...

I did write a Goodreads review of Seth Godin’s latest book “This is Marketing” but feel motivated to make further mention of this...

I’m frequently contacted by people who have products and services of relevance to my clients. For over 20+ years I have maintained a...

A writer — and, I believe, generally all persons — must think that whatever happens to him or her is a resource. All things have been...

My calendar is completely clear today – a rare event indeed. Have you ever had one of those days where you have so much time to yourself...

There have been a couple of central themes about my client meetings in December (the last two of which will take place today – woo!)....

Today, I’m looking forward to an uninterrupted day in my basement office, The Barrow Bunker. Days like this are very rare (this one has...

On the recommendation of my coach Rachel Turner (and others) I’m currently reading “Deep Work” by Cal Newport and, even though I’m less...

Sometimes you forget that you have a passion for things other than dentistry.  Waking up with that nagging thought that you haven’t had...

Today I’m excited to be publishing my first e-book via Kindle Direct Publishing, namely an updated and revised version of The Perfect...

Why does the business that you own primarily exist? to replace your last boss’s poor values with your core values? to free you from...

I genuinely wish that I had read and understood this book when I was 21 years old, instead of finding it much later in my life. To...

I’m reminded in recent weeks that our main mission at 7connections is not to coach the best Principals in dentistry – but to help...

Strategy #1 – Create A Powerful 3 Year Vision The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen Covey The E-Myth Revisited – Michael...

Orhan Pamuk’s novel of the same name paints a grim picture of the breakdown in society after a local military coup. We do seem to be...

I am a Luddite when it comes to books. The chance to browse around the Falmouth Bookstore when Annie and I go bimbling on a Saturday...

This evening I am cooking – a recent phenomenon as I explore different ways to relax on the rare days that I work at home in Falmouth,...

Last night on my flight to Glasgow I finished reading Chris Anderson’s latest and, yet again, was provoked into thinking deeply about...

Things Fall Apart – Chinua Achebe The Seige of Krishnapur – J G Farrell A Prayer for Owen Meany – John Irving The Book of Chameleons –...

I had always intended to write a blog post this morning to “celebrate” exactly one year since I decided to end the tolerations that were...