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Be careful with that goal - it might destroy you
This may sound strange, coming from a business coach who spends most of his days working with clients on setting goals (and the rest...
Chris Barrow
Feb 21, 20202 min read
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Is Britain going back to work?
I find myself working for the third consecutive weekend this month and it’s not making me happy. The first two weekends I worked on...
Chris Barrow
Jan 19, 20202 min read
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Why I’m pulling out of tomorrow’s Manchester Marathon
With less than 24 hours notice (and after many a conversation in the last week about “just doing it”) I’ve reluctantly decided to...
Chris Barrow
Apr 1, 20172 min read
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The Frequency of Disruption
Change isn’t the challenge – the pace of change is the challenge. Disruption used to be recorded in geological eras, by reference to the...
Chris Barrow
Jul 22, 20162 min read
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Which list?
A personal coaching exercise. Take 2 sheets of blank paper and a pen. write a list of the achievements, events and relationships in your...
Chris Barrow
Mar 19, 20161 min read
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The Adventure Life
Today brings digital news of the unexpected death of another friend of a friend. The second in as many weeks. People I didn’t know. Who...
Chris Barrow
Mar 13, 20162 min read
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Parker Palmer on the “examined life”
In his May 10, 2015 Naropa University graduation address, Parker Palmer offered the advice of Socrates, and urged Naropa graduates to...
Chris Barrow
Aug 22, 20151 min read
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The film of the book
Back in 2013, when the first version of The Perfect Imperfectionist e-book was created, the good folks at ApexHub created a 1:36 video...
Chris Barrow
Jul 11, 20151 min read
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Why I run
I straighten my spaghetti. I eat and drink well. I am positive. I am thinner. I listen. I see. I solve problems. I sleep well. I notice....
Chris Barrow
Jun 13, 20154 min read
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What makes a hero?
There are moments when our integrity is tested to the limit. 80% of the time I want to have the strength of character to make the right...
Chris Barrow
Jun 6, 20151 min read
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