Author Archives: Chris Barrow

Back to a Future

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Chris Barrow

In September 1970 I was due to attend at the offices of the Friends Provident & Century Group in central Manchester, ready to start my first full-time job as a junior clerk at £360 per annum salary. That month, the … Continue reading →

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Stop!

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Chris Barrow

Having recently completed (and shared) my own 28-day Positive Focus I was chatting to a friend over the weekend who wanted some strategies to stop smoking. My suggestion was that he didn’t try to give up smoking per se – … Continue reading →

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Extremely Adventurous

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Chris Barrow

Back in the early days of my temporary TV celebrity status (May 2014 to be precise) I was chatting to my business partner Tim Caudrelier in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Manchester Airport, when I noticed a nearby guest giving me … Continue reading →

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My first bike

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Chris Barrow

Following my self-inflicted enforced (and, hopefully, temporary) retirement from running, my two bikes have been restored to an acceptable level of road-worthiness after some years in mothballs. “Two bikes?” I hear you think. “Who does he think he is, a … Continue reading →

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Peace of Mind

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Chris Barrow

I have had to lose a lot to be happy. Continue reading →

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The holiday snap

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Chris Barrow

The IOT makes us all potential award-winners when that one shot in a hundred turns out just right. Continue reading →

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Brunt House

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Chris Barrow

My photographs on Facebook will bear witness to the beauty of The Lake District and, in particular from this trip, Grizedale Forest and Roanhead Beach. This short video will testify of our exquisite home for the week. One of those … Continue reading →

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Parker Palmer on the “examined life”

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Chris Barrow

Book 19 minutes alone to watch this commencement address. Continue reading →

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Jennifer

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Chris Barrow

When I was about 10 years old my parents bought a budgie. With, of course, the obligatory cage on a tall aluminium stand behind the sofa in our living room, in which the unfortunate bird was to spend the rest … Continue reading →

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The strange behaviour of dog-owners

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Chris Barrow

After a Thursday morning trip to Chester and a great conversation about similarities in the business landscape for dental implantologists and independent audiologists, I returned home and found myself completely exhausted by 16:00. In my defence I’ve been banging out content … Continue reading →

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