Telling somebody who’s stressed and living on adrenaline and hustle to meditate is just a fancy way of saying relax or even, calm down.

It’s like, “Great, problem solved, thanks for the great advice. I’m not sure why I didn’t think of that.”

As advice it’s patronising, unhelpful and ignorant.

That’s not to say that

I grew tired of living on
adrenaline.

Needing double espressos,
drama, deadlines and
urgency just to feel normal.

Tired of seeing

15 Principles of Growth I Have Learned During My 15 Years of Working With Leaders

⭕️ We know with much more clarity what is bad than what is good. Do not treat others the way you would not like them to treat you.

⭕️ You will never fully

[The Way We Approach Stress is All Wrong]

Mediation works
Exercise works
Rest works
Time management works
Talking to someone works
More consistent sleep works

In fact the Harvard Business review put together a manual for “Stress Management” and “Burnout” on all the things that work and it’s good, really good.

You Are More Powerful Than you Realise

The people closest to you decide in (large) part how loveable they are based on the love you show them.

Business moving too slow?

Check the 3 P’s

How does your business stack up?

50% of CEOs report feelings of loneliness

60% of first time CEOs report loneliness to the degree that it negatively impact performance.

Not surprisingly really

A super simple way to NOT get what you want is to not SAY what you want

I know that to be true because I’ve done it, in loads of different areas.

In my business for example,

Do I want my clients to act in certain ways?

The divorce rate in Denmark is 50%

Somebody told me that pretty soon after our arrival in Denmark.

I remember because I googled the Uk stats which were 42% at the time.

Mandating kindness and empathy doesn’t work. I’ve seen a dozen companies try it and fail miserably.

It doesn’t fail because people don’t agree.

Everyone agrees that it’s a good idea to be kind and to consider other people with our words and actions.

It fails for three reasons:

I stopped drinking alcohol at the end of 2019.

What’s Denmark like compared to England?

I was asked this question every day for my first two years and still now.

That and, what do you think about the Danes?

I guess a natural part of moving to

18 Culture principles and strategies I’ve seen work over and over again.

My dad walked out when I was 2

Perhaps as life a defining moment as a two year old can have although my memories of childhood don’t directly suggest it.

I don’t remember any feelings of fear or abandonment or conscious of any echoing through my life.

A workaholic boss is a big red flag 🚩

Guilt often seems to be the thing we’re talking about when we say work life balance

When we are at home we should be at work when at work we should be at home and that’s without considering fitness and friends.

In bed until the last minute.
Grab your phone.
Check social.
Check emails.
Check slack.
Start reacting.
Trying to regain the advantage.
Get ahead.
It never quite works.

The worst days start reactively

In bed until the last minute.
Grab your phone.
Check social.
Check emails.
Check slack.
Start reacting.
Trying to regain the advantage.
Get ahead.
It never quite works.

Out of a scattered mind comes scattered actions.

It’s not enough to be clear on what you’ll do today although necessary.

It’s necessary to also know what you

I always know if someone is going to fail

I guess after this you will too. To begin with it was just a feeling, one that came and I dismissed it. You could call it intuition if intuition means that your

Do you react to overwhelm by trying to add in more things to do?

It likely sounds a bit crazy mapped out like that but if you answered no then you’re in the small minority.

Most of us when faced with overwhelm seek