Asking clearly for what I wanted, helped. But it was never as effective as tangible, passonable shorthand that ignited conversation about universal standards. Something…
I noticed recently that – all her life – Izobel has saved her shittiest handprints for our shiniest mirrors. Some of Izobel’s handprints are…
When you’re thinking about how to show up on LinkedIn. Think about whether you would want to sit next to you at dinner. And…
If you’re going to be a fraud. (And if you are progressive, you are definitely going to be a fraud). You may as well…
I decided. Today. That I’d like to write for a Business Magazine. Not just any Business Magazine, though. The very best and funnest Business…
I should leave the house more. That way, I meet more people. And I do love people. People are amazing. And surprising. I like…
Look at the state of this knife. Look at that gunk. By the blade. On the steel. That black, waxy stuff. That gunk reminds…
When I look at my old work, I tend to think it’s mostly rubbish. I flush and I blush when I reread it. 50odd…
There’s a lot to be said for doing what we really, really love. It makes us young again. It turns us into unguarded, free-flowing,…
Over the last four years, we’ve spent thousands of pounds making sure our guests in River Cottage and Garden Cottage, at Old Post Office…
Boredom, for me, is a gift. A signal. I welcome it. Because as soon as I feel it. As soon as I sense it.…
Most founders are looking the wrong way. Forwards. Which is why their businesses show up as dusty, inauthentic, or both. I’ll explain this backwards.…
Remember the Potato Principle. And you’ll never have a pretendy orgasm and make stupid ‘Ooooh’ noises whilst stroking spot varnish – ever again. (First…
In business we spend time looking for answers. When sometimes, the answer is a question. We’ve done a few new things in our Old…
There are 8 things I think I think about as a copywriter. Things that I didn’t think I thought about until I really thought…
There are two reasons I like this thing I read this week. I read about the new, biggest seller of clothing in all of…
It might be time to Trust Our Talent. Like Sia did with this performance of Chandelier on Saturday Night Live in 2015. I’ve watched…