Author Archives: Chris Barrow

Which list?

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Chris Barrow

A personal coaching exercise. Take 2 sheets of blank paper and a pen. write a list of the achievements, events and relationships in your life, past and present, that you are proud of; write a list of the failures and … Continue reading →

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The Adventure Life

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Chris Barrow

Today brings digital news of the unexpected death of another friend of a friend. The second in as many weeks. People I didn’t know. Who they were isn’t relevant here – those bereaved know that they have our sympathy and … Continue reading →

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Down

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Chris Barrow

Even one of the most popular bloggers in the world, Seth Godin, was obliged to email his subscribers yesterday to explain that his blog was “down” – a word that is now used to describe what happens when any internet-based … Continue reading →

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The Female Principal on Kindle

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Chris Barrow

A personal goal for 2016 is to create a series of easy and low cost guides to success in life and in business to compliment some of the weightier tomes I have been fortunate enough to co-author. The second of … Continue reading →

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Fathers, Sons and Sales

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Chris Barrow

In 1976 I was a 23 year old lad who had worked his way up from a 16-year old, poorly qualified school-leaver to senior administrator in a Manchester insurance company. Life as an office worker offered a predictable and stable … Continue reading →

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Ripple

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Chris Barrow

So we discover this week that “the speed of light” isn’t actually the correct terminology and that Albert (of the clever brain and mad hair, not the one eaten by a lion) actually calculated the speed of massless particles, including … Continue reading →

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The Average Man

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Chris Barrow

  Last week I jumped on the last one of numerous trains, for a short connecting ride between Stockport and Wilmslow (10 minutes) to get me home for the weekend. As I entered the carriage it was evident that somebody … Continue reading →

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Paleo (again)

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Chris Barrow

Two years ago this weekend I was sat under a jungle canopy on the tropical island of Contadora, Gulf of Panama, sweating in the heat and humidity as Ross and Stani, the two ex-SAS survival experts who accompany Bear Grylls … Continue reading →

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The Reward

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Chris Barrow

I drink alcohol every evening. Normally on school nights it’s a glass or two (or three) of red wine. If I’m out for dinner on a school night, a beer will often precede the wine. At weekends (that’s Friday and … Continue reading →

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Broken

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Chris Barrow

I’m sick of being broken and at risk of sounding like a whingeing hypochondriac. left knee has been inoperative since August. I can’t run and I’m waiting for the results of an NHS MRI scan that took place 6 weeks … Continue reading →

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