Nicholas Bate

Kaizen Seven

1. More active (walk, stand, climb) then you ever were
2. More creative (write, share, produce) than a former you
3. More independent (of the apparent good opinions of others) than this time last year
4. More secure (heart, mind and soul) than a thousand impressive qualifications and labels
5. More enthused (word, picture, conversation) than simply ever
6. More loving (friend, famly, lover) than had been thought possible
7. More now (carpe diem) than an 'if', 'maybe' or busy schedule had allowed.

November 2014 Redux 18

1. No Exceptions
2. Jagged Thoughts for Jagged Times.
3. Be 7
4. A Friday with Oooomph
5. More 7
6. Maybe it's the wrong question?
7. Build A Better Business
8. Walnuts
9. Picking Grapes and other Vacation Jobs
10. Mushrooms
11. The Fast-Track Route 101
12. 100 Word Story 1
13. Chestnuts
14. Don't Touch That Spreadsheet
15. Like a laser into Molybdenum.
16. Why You Are Deeply Tired.
17. That camel.
18. 100 Word Story 2

Bonus 1: January 2014 Redux

Bonus 2: February 2014 Redux

Bonus 3: March 2014 Redux

Bonus 4: April 2014 Redux

Bonus 5: May 2014 Redux

Bonus 6: June 2014 Redux

Bonus 7: July 2014 Redux I and II

Bonus 8: August 2014 Redux

Bonus 9: September 2014 Redux

bonus 10: October 2014 Redux

Bonus 11: The Popular Posts of 2013.

Bonus 12: The Complete Posts of 2013.

Bonus 13: Be Bold 101, the movie.

Jagged Thoughts for Jagged Times 125

Alien life forms silently observed from afar the jewel of planet Earth. Sipping perfect lattes from the finest coffee farms on the globe they sniggered to themselves: Black Friday showed it wouldn't be long before it was all over for Earthlings....

The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

and Christmas parties.

The Definitive Song List

gets closer.

Here we go...

the full Saturday cooked breakfast.

Reading alone in empty

libraries ...

It Was a Friday which Needed Ooomph

Wrong Question 4: How Do I Find My Passion?

 

Question: How Do I Find My Passion?

It's the wrong question: instead ask 'when will I get more passionate?'

Why? (1) Only a few stumble across their passion (2) waiting for it 'to appear' is a time-consuming and disheartening process (3) So: get passionate. About answering calls, doing spreadsheets, writing reports, making cakes, getting trains to run on time, healing ill patients, teaching Michael Porter to MBA students; whatever happens to be your day job. And out of those activities something will appear which is effortless, enjoyable and time stands still. You have a passion: you have lift-off. (4) The reality: passions are more often created than discovered.

Bonus 1: You, Only Better

Bonus 2: Wrong Question 1: Where do I find the (loads of) money I need to start my own business?

Bonus 3: Wrong Question 2: How do I escape from the rat race?

Bonus 4: Wrong Question 3: How Do I Find More Time?

Be 7

1. Curious
2. Grounded
3. Sensitive
4. Wise
5. Encouraging
6. On plan
7. Awake