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💢The Sunday Dispatches is for the talented, hungry, and perhaps a little rebellious. Each week I focus on one thing and three prompts. Encouraging you to pause and think. Notice — Question — Act. 1/ Notice I find a lot of book list posts are far too long — 60+. They look like
Turning to face the strange
In the lyrics for Changes (Hunky Dory 1972) David Bowie wrote "turn and face the strange". Sometimes things get too comfortable in status quo land.
reframe #22
💢The Sunday Dispatches is for the talented, hungry, and perhaps a little rebellious. Each week I focus on one thing and three prompts. With encouragement to pause and do your best thinking. Notice — Question — Act. 1/ Notice Life is a series of choices. You knew that already. I notice many
Reframe! #21
3 things that made me think differently and why they matter. ❗This is the last Weekly Reframe for now. Taking a break from writing while I continue travelling. Enjoy. 1/ Notice There’s an art to complaining when you receive poor service. Recently, we went for Sunday lunch as a
Reframe! #20
💡I was travelling this past week and for a few more days - so a very short and sweet email this week. Enjoy. 3 books that made me think differently. 1/ Notice The Zen of Listening by Rebecca Z Shafir Notice how much is going on in your head when you&
Reframe! #19
3 things that made me think differently and why they matter. 1/ Notice Some LinkedIn posts just resonate. This was one of them posted by Stéphanie Lauer She starts by making the point that executives don’t just make decisions based on capabilities. They need to value the relationship too
Reframe! #18
3 things that made me think differently and why they matter. 1/ Notice People are choosing to limit online activities. I read this post by Chip Conley. For one month, I will be completely off the grid. No phone. No internet. No news. No email. No digital breadcrumbs suggesting I
Reframe! #17
3 things that made me think differently and why they matter. 1/ Notice If you ever read Winnie the Pooh you might remember the story where Roo falls into the steam and is swept along bouncing from waterfall to waterfall. All the other characters are looking on anxiously. But the
Reframe! #16
3 things that made me think differently and why they matter. 1/ Notice Today Dobby will be trying third-person self-talk. He will only use observed data, ignoring narratives and feelings. This started as a light-hearted response to a question from my friend Adrian: “I wonder if it&
Reframe! #15
3 things that made me think differently and why they matter. 1/ Notice This week’s been a tough one emotionally. We’ve just exchanged contracts to sell our home — a house that’s been in my wife’s family for over 70 years. That’s a big deal. It’