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Why you need more solitude to grow your business
I took a day away from clients yesterday, uninterrupted by any phone or Skype/Zoom calls, no meetings with other people, no contact with...

Chris Barrow
Apr 18, 20182 min read
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How to surround yourself with great people – it’s easier than you think
Today is the last day at work for my trusted business manager Phillippa Goodwin. Don’t panic! She’s off to walk the Camino Trail in...

Chris Barrow
Apr 13, 20182 min read
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The first 3 steps to becoming an owner-leader (and falling back in love with your work)
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – leaders lead people and managers manage systems. You cannot lead systems, you can only manage...

Chris Barrow
Apr 6, 20182 min read
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You thought you had a time management problem? Now there is something even more challenging.
For many of us, this will be the first full day back at work after the Easter break, beginning Q2 of 2018. Over the 4-day weekend I spent...

Chris Barrow
Apr 3, 20182 min read
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The Quarter is Dead – Long Live The Quarter! It’s time to reflect and then to plan.
Today I’m with the delegates at The Campbell Academy Business Course (talking numbers, marketing and the characteristics of independent...

Chris Barrow
Mar 29, 20181 min read
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How stressed are you?
During March I took possession of a Garmin Fenix 5s running watch and have been using the wearable technology and the accompanying iPhone...

Chris Barrow
Mar 28, 20183 min read
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Making the decision to “up your game” and getting the help you need to do that
I’ve recently taken possession of the Full Focus Planner system created by personal development coach Michael Hyatt. You can see and read...

Chris Barrow
Mar 26, 20182 min read
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Practising rather than preaching – the coach gets coached
Today I meet for a full day with my business coach Rachel Turner. It’s a 6-monthly review meeting during which we will be: looking at the...

Chris Barrow
Mar 23, 20181 min read
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What a marathon teaches us about business targets
At yesterday’s Barcelona Marathon, my running partner, Marcus Spry and I worked a plan. Mindful of our levels of fitness and injury, we...

Chris Barrow
Mar 12, 20182 min read
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The Hero’s Journey – what you have in common with Luke Skywalker
There’s a lot of talk in the personal and professional development world about “goals”. Setting goals for the day/week/month/quarter/year...

Chris Barrow
Mar 9, 20182 min read
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The Extreme Weekly Tracker – how I use marginal improvement to generate huge gains for my clie
Every Friday morning my active coaching clients receive an email asking them to visit a landing page and complete their Extreme Business...

Chris Barrow
Feb 23, 20181 min read
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The Spring Business Retreat – Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd April 2018 – London
I’m looking for a final 4 people (or 2 couples) to attend this total immersion in coaching. We now have dentists joining us from the UK,...

Chris Barrow
Feb 15, 20181 min read
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Asana and how we get things done
The news today that Asana, the project and task management software company, have raised $75m in funding from Al Gore’s London-based...

Chris Barrow
Feb 1, 20183 min read
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Do you love your work?
Do you love your work? I’ve been coached by experts over the years and they have taught me to aim at spending 80% of my professional time...

Chris Barrow
Jan 30, 20181 min read
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Drowning in data, staying focused and avoiding the BSO
Travelling on the Heathrow Express yesterday I noted the on-board TV advert from Tata Communications (who sponsor the service) telling me...

Chris Barrow
Jan 24, 20182 min read
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Why disruption is the new normal
There is a lot of disruption in the UK dental landscape at the moment, both negative and positive. Here are some of the things I’m...

Chris Barrow
Jan 16, 20182 min read
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On overwhelm and what to do about it
There are two distinct versions of overwhelm. Overwhelm from above Taking too many things on. Being attracted by Bright Shiny Objects...

Chris Barrow
Jan 11, 20181 min read
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The right answer to the wrong questions
Up at 05:00 this morning and back into my weekday routine for the first time since Friday 23rd December (which feels like 3 months ago...

Chris Barrow
Jan 10, 20182 min read
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What my clients are telling me they want in 2018
There have been a couple of central themes about my client meetings in December (the last two of which will take place today – woo!)....

Chris Barrow
Dec 21, 20171 min read
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The Friday riff on a cracking week and deciding to be happy
Friday morning at the Hilton Gatwick and I’ll shortly be catching the Express into Central London for my last client meeting of the week...

Chris Barrow
Dec 15, 20172 min read
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