Nicholas Bate

100 Word Story

It was a long weekend ahead: no more excuses for not starting her novel. It would be set in a quiet sea-side town in Cornwall. It would hark back to the days when men were men, women were women and there was still a daily talk of pirates. Her heroine would seem plain and unadventurous but by the end of the novel would be revealed as beautiful and full of wisdom. Wrongs would be righted. And villains clearly brought to justice. It struck her as she sipped her Earl Grey that she had just drafted her college Personal Vision Statement.

Mmmm: If Your In-Box Were Modern Art

Jagged Thoughts for Jagged Times: 31

The only drug you need is fresh air.

Doesn't Matter How Good You Are

be there at soundcheck.

The Green Coffee Machine

in Cheltenham, UK

Somewhere

on another planet

Jagged Thoughts for Jagged Times: Executive Summary: 1-30

1. This is it; focus on people, purpose and possibilities.
2. The Old Rules are Out; but The New Rules are Good.
3. Fix worry brain. Then you can worry about the real stuff.
4. Look after your ooomph. Hurl it deep rather than spread it thin.
5. Creativity appears in the gaps between busyness.
6. Chase the edges: it's where interesting things are happening.
7. One notebook. One Pen. One Action. At a time.
8. Go home. Rest. You can't do anything with deep fatigue.
9. You need more energy. You need extra ooomph to work on your escape plan. Go get fit.
10. What everybody else is doing is the least of what you might consider doing.
11. In a New World of Work where the obvious works less and less, fresh ideas are vital.
12. You are only as good as your thinking. Treat thinking as a skill.
13. Feel free. Because you are.
14. Beat the Sun: get up early; Meet the Sun: drink perfect coffee as it slips into your view; Relish the Sun: walk outside and catch the rays.
15. Why Bother?Sheer professionalism.
16. Mondays?Love them.
17. Planet Earth: pretty darn cool. Enjoy it.
18. It really isn't too late.
19. Are you crazy?A little, yep.
20. Monday is not a date; it's an attitude.
21. The Answer (my friend) Is There For The Taking.
22. The difference in effort between good and really good is not so tough to achieve. The results though are staggering.
23. Last Monday was great: this Monday is going to be twice as good.
24. Money does not cause happiness; lack of money cause unhappiness.
25. You don't have to know; but you do have to try.
26. Despite the map she was still lost. Epiphany: maybe the map was wrong. Now there was a thought...
27. Keep breathing
28. Some things never change. Some things have to change.
29. You're pretty damn good, they simply don't realise it yet.
30. Mondays wouldn't be Mondays unless they prompted the deepest of questions: why on Earth do I carry on doing this?

• The detail...
• Bonus: Be Bold 101, the book.

1. This is it; focus on people, purpose and possibilities.
2. The Old Rules are Out; but The New Rules are Good.
3. Fix worry brain. Then you can worry about the real stuff.
4. Look after your ooomph. Hurl it deep rather than spread it thin.
5. Creativity appears in the gaps between busyness.
6. Chase the edges: it's where interesting things are happening.
7. One notebook. One Pen. One Action. At a time.
8. Go home. Rest. You can't do anything with deep fatigue.
9. You need more energy. You need extra ooomph to work on your escape plan. Go get fit.
10. What everybody else is doing is the least of what you might consider doing.
11. In a New World of Work where the obvious works less and less, fresh ideas are vital.
12. You are only as good as your thinking. Treat thinking as a skill.
13. Feel free. Because you are.
14. Beat the Sun: get up early; Meet the Sun: drink perfect coffee as it slips into your view; Relish the Sun: walk outside and catch the rays.
15. Why Bother?Sheer professionalism.
16. Mondays?Love them.
17. Planet Earth: pretty darn cool. Enjoy it.
18. It really isn't too late.
19. Are you crazy?A little, yep.
20. Monday is not a date; it's an attitude.
21. The Answer (my friend) Is There For The Taking.
22. The difference in effort between good and really good is not so tough to achieve. The results though are staggering.
23. Last Monday was great: this Monday is going to be twice as good.
24. Money does not cause happiness; lack of money cause unhappiness.
25. You don't have to know; but you do have to try.
26. Despite the map she was still lost. Epiphany: maybe the map was wrong. Now there was a thought...
27. Keep breathing
28. Some things never change. Some things have to change.
29. You're pretty damn good, they simply don't realise it yet.
30. Mondays wouldn't be Mondays unless they prompted the deepest of questions: why on Earth do I carry on doing this?

• The detail...
• Bonus: Be Bold 101, the book.

1. This is it; focus on people, purpose and possibilities.
2. The Old Rules are Out; but The New Rules are Good.
3. Fix worry brain. Then you can worry about the real stuff.
4. Look after your ooomph. Hurl it deep rather than spread it thin.
5. Creativity appears in the gaps between busyness.
6. Chase the edges: it's where interesting things are happening.
7. One notebook. One Pen. One Action. At a time.
8. Go home. Rest. You can't do anything with deep fatigue.
9. You need more energy. You need extra ooomph to work on your escape plan. Go get fit.
10. What everybody else is doing is the least of what you might consider doing.
11. In a New World of Work where the obvious works less and less, fresh ideas are vital.
12. You are only as good as your thinking. Treat thinking as a skill.
13. Feel free. Because you are.
14. Beat the Sun: get up early; Meet the Sun: drink perfect coffee as it slips into your view; Relish the Sun: walk outside and catch the rays.
15. Why Bother?Sheer professionalism.
16. Mondays?Love them.
17. Planet Earth: pretty darn cool. Enjoy it.
18. It really isn't too late.
19. Are you crazy?A little, yep.
20. Monday is not a date; it's an attitude.
21. The Answer (my friend) Is There For The Taking.
22. The difference in effort between good and really good is not so tough to achieve. The results though are staggering.
23. Last Monday was great: this Monday is going to be twice as good.
24. Money does not cause happiness; lack of money cause unhappiness.
25. You don't have to know; but you do have to try.
26. Despite the map she was still lost. Epiphany: maybe the map was wrong. Now there was a thought...
27. Keep breathing
28. Some things never change. Some things have to change.
29. You're pretty damn good, they simply don't realise it yet.
30. Mondays wouldn't be Mondays unless they prompted the deepest of questions: why on Earth do I carry on doing this?

• The detail...
• Bonus: Be Bold 101, the book.

1. This is it; focus on people, purpose and possibilities.
2. The Old Rules are Out; but The New Rules are Good.
3. Fix worry brain. Then you can worry about the real stuff.
4. Look after your ooomph. Hurl it deep rather than spread it thin.
5. Creativity appears in the gaps between busyness.
6. Chase the edges: it's where interesting things are happening.
7. One notebook. One Pen. One Action. At a time.
8. Go home. Rest. You can't do anything with deep fatigue.
9. You need more energy. You need extra ooomph to work on your escape plan. Go get fit.
10. What everybody else is doing is the least of what you might consider doing.
11. In a New World of Work where the obvious works less and less, fresh ideas are vital.
12. You are only as good as your thinking. Treat thinking as a skill.
13. Feel free. Because you are.
14. Beat the Sun: get up early; Meet the Sun: drink perfect coffee as it slips into your view; Relish the Sun: walk outside and catch the rays.
15. Why Bother?Sheer professionalism.
16. Mondays?Love them.
17. Planet Earth: pretty darn cool. Enjoy it.
18. It really isn't too late.
19. Are you crazy?A little, yep.
20. Monday is not a date; it's an attitude.
21. The Answer (my friend) Is There For The Taking.
22. The difference in effort between good and really good is not so tough to achieve. The results though are staggering.
23. Last Monday was great: this Monday is going to be twice as good.
24. Money does not cause happiness; lack of money cause unhappiness.
25. You don't have to know; but you do have to try.
26. Despite the map she was still lost. Epiphany: maybe the map was wrong. Now there was a thought...
27. Keep breathing
28. Some things never change. Some things have to change.
29. You're pretty damn good, they simply don't realise it yet.
30. Mondays wouldn't be Mondays unless they prompted the deepest of questions: why on Earth do I carry on doing this?

• The detail...
• Bonus: Be Bold 101, the book.

Are you crazy?A little, yep.

Are you crazy?A little, yep.

Mondays wouldn't be Mondays unless they prompted the deepest of questions: why on Earth do I carry on doing this?

Slow Down To 7

1. the taste of decent coffee
2. the pace of the client's thinking
3. the mellowing of onions, garlic and pepper cooking perfectly
4. the flow of your pen on paper as the letter unfolds
5. the ease of her smile
6. the speed of thought
7. today

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Build A Better Business: 18

Most 'motivators' of people don't.  Not really. Nice offices, coffee bars, bonuses...They simply hide the confusion many employees have: why should I give of my utmost? And the latter is down to extraordinarily good leadership: discovering and applying a person's talents and ensuring they feel valued.