Month: March 2024

Paris, of course!

Where would you go on a shopping spree? I would start with Shakespeare and Co, the famous English language bookshop on the left bank of the River Seine. Then I would move to Sennelier, the famous art supply store a little further up the river. To finish my spree, rather than go to Chanel or […]

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This failing life …

How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? Over my business, work, and writing careers, I have failed plenty of times. These failures have led me to today, writing a book on the place of apparent failure and feedback in helping us create our best work and by extension our […]

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It was a dark and stormy night …

You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? It’s entirely possible I was born on the wrong continent. When I received my DNA test results I really thought it would show up that I was at least 50% French. Unfortunately while there is a lot of Celt in my blood, and I can dream that […]

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Desert Island Needs

What are three objects you couldn’t live without? Do you remember the concept of desert island discs? I’m not sure which newspaper started it, but in the 90s every paper send to have a column dedicated to asking celebrities, major and minor, for their list of must have music to take to a deserted island. […]

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