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Defeating the monkey brain – dealing with imposter syndrome
Yesterday I reflected on the incidence of imposter syndrome appearing in the daily feedback I am getting from clients in the Get Your...

Chris Barrow
Jan 8, 20204 min read
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The Extreme Guide to Planning Your Perfect Future (in 15 words)
3-year vision 12-month plan 90-day goals Monthly targets Weekly objectives Daily tasks

Chris Barrow
Jan 3, 20201 min read
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Enhancing Your Mental Health Wellbeing: Become More Proactive Than Reactive – a guest post by
I’m frequently contacted by people who have products and services of relevance to my clients. For over 20+ years I have maintained a...

Chris Barrow
Dec 23, 20192 min read
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Would you like a personal best in 2020?
I’m just about to complete my best year in business. As well as crediting my superb support team (thank you Phillippa and Rachel). I’m...

Chris Barrow
Dec 16, 20192 min read
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On releasing your muse
As a verb, to muse is to consider something thoughtfully. As a noun, it means a person — especially a woman — who is a source of artistic...

Chris Barrow
Nov 28, 20193 min read
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A free webinar this evening – 60 minutes to knock the living daylights out of your start to 20
With less than 40 days to go until the end of 2019, now is the time to be making important decisions about your 2020 personal and...

Chris Barrow
Nov 26, 20192 min read
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Taking a week off to gaze into a crystal ball
One of my better decisions for the 2019 calendar was to book a Bunker Week every three months – 5 days in my basement office at home in...

Chris Barrow
Nov 25, 20192 min read
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Do you need an exit plan – or a succession plan?
I’m minded to return once more to the subject of dentists selling their practices to corporates in a never-ending stream of social media...

Chris Barrow
Nov 13, 20192 min read
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What to do when someone says “I hate my job”
An 04:15 alarm call this morning before 4 days of travel that will take me to most of the compass points in England. Yesterday was, as...

Chris Barrow
Nov 12, 20193 min read
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The horror, the horror – when your alarm clock fails to wake you
First day back after a week’s cottage holiday – and my alarm clock has developed what looks like a a terminal fault whilst we have been...

Chris Barrow
Nov 11, 20192 min read
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60 Days to go – calculating shortfalls
Our November newsletter – published this morning – features a long-form article on how to make the best of the final 60 days of the year....

Chris Barrow
Nov 4, 20191 min read
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A Friday morning reflection on my 52-day detox and on 2020 sales
So the detox is done. Here’s what I said on 10th September 2019 (the day after my birthday): Let me define my detox: No alcohol; Low/no...

Chris Barrow
Nov 1, 20192 min read
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What are you going to achieve this week?
Monday morning. The start of another week. Please take a moment to think and write down your answer to this question: “What would be the...

Chris Barrow
Oct 28, 20191 min read
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Lifestyle choices when you are on campaign and chasing a target
My Facebook “friends” will know that today is day 8 of a 52-day detox. I’m focusing on nutrition (Paleo – because I know how to do that...

Chris Barrow
Sep 17, 20192 min read
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Waking up in a funk – and what to do about it
When my kids were little (a.k.a. the 90’s) we would frequently take the last 2 weeks of August as a family holiday, so that the first...

Chris Barrow
Sep 3, 20193 min read
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The 05:00 am Club
First morning back in the 05:00 am Club after an astonishing Sunday watching simultaneous tennis and cricket. Back to my early-morning...

Chris Barrow
Jul 15, 20192 min read
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Half-time in 2019 – time to pause, reflect, envision and plan – some tools to help you d
To repeat – this weekend we celebrate “half-time” on the year 2019. Monday kicks off the second half of this year’s game/contest/quest...

Chris Barrow
Jun 28, 20191 min read
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A Thursday riff on the relentless pursuit of excellence
Today Edinburgh in the morning, Glasgow in the afternoon and home late tonight. Tomorrow a Bunker Day and, as well as some client calls,...

Chris Barrow
Jun 27, 20192 min read
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Selling a practice – what the seller and the buyer need to know
I’m frequently asked to offer advice to sellers and buyers – possibly more often sellers as they have been around for longer and know who...

Chris Barrow
Jun 11, 20192 min read
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Planning for 2020 – it’s time – but you don’t need to do it
Starting in 1996 (and inspired then and now by the philosophy of Dan Sullivan at Strategic Coach in Toronto), I decided that in August...

Chris Barrow
Jun 5, 20193 min read
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