When I was even younger, I did a bit of distance/cross country running. The advice that stuck with me was to run harder up a hill, keep your momentum downhill, then speed up as you get to the bottom and kick on (this was 40+ years ago, mind!). Like in business, and life in general,… Continue reading Running Up That Hill
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One Long Journey Leads to Another
This is my Baglama Saz. I heard someone playing one on YouTube and loved the sound, so I bought one. It arrived two years ago today. I followed its journey from Istanbul to Leipzig to East Midlands to Aberdeen, then to here. The second journey started with me slowly learning how to play an instrument… Continue reading One Long Journey Leads to Another
An Upside of Down
Fourteen years ago, I heard a strange sentence. ‘I love recessions.’ I was in a training centre in Leeds, a recession was coming fast, the TV news full of grim statistics. I was chatting with a fellow freelance trainer who said, ‘I love recessions.’ What?? ‘Yeah, I love them, they sharpen you up and provide… Continue reading An Upside of Down