Monthly Archives: January 2020

Fanatics

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Chris Barrow

I don’t like religious or political fanatics. They cause more harm than perhaps any other humans. I love work fanatics. They make every day a blast. great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective a person … Continue reading →

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Before the bandwagon

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Chris Barrow

It was the 60’s and 70’s British financier Sir James Goldsmith (one of my more controversial personal heroes) who coined the phrase: If you can see a bandwagon, it’s too late I know that we cannot spend all of our … Continue reading →

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Is Britain going back to work?

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Chris Barrow

I find myself working for the third consecutive weekend this month and it’s not making me happy. The first two weekends I worked on Sunday, preferring to run Park Run and spend time with Annie on the Saturday. As I … Continue reading →

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Researching how best to deliver 2021

Posted on January 12, 2020 by Chris Barrow

It has been very humbling to read the daily submissions of those enjoying our Get Your Year in Gear (GYYIG) programme this month. I have written in the business blog about the frequent examples of “Imposter Syndrome” that have emerged … Continue reading →

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On Brain Pickings, Steinbeck and self-doubt

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Chris Barrow

I’m a huge fan and regular reader of Maria Popova’s weekly email newsletter “Brain Pickings”. To quote Maria, “Brain Pickings has a free Sunday digest of the week’s most interesting and inspiring articles across art, science, philosophy, creativity, children’s books, … Continue reading →

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