So last week, my wife convinced me to have dinner at The Clove Club, a 1-Michelin Star restaurant ranked #26 in the World's 50 Best …
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What A Hip-Hop Dance Group Taught Me About Rejection
A friend texted me saying that he thought of me when he watched Jia Jiang’s TED talk "What I Learned From 100 Days of Rejection": (If you …
Ambition Or Gratitude – Which Should You Choose?
The crappy thing about the Internet is that it often sends you conflicting messages: On one hand, you've got articles that emphasise the …
The Concierge Strategy: How To Uncover The Hidden Needs Of People Around You
Last week, I read a great book titled Concierge Confidential - it was all about the insider experiences of a hotel concierge who worked at …
The Iceberg Effect: How To Stop Being Jealous
Lifestyle bloggers are kind of annoying. You know the kind I’m talking about: the people who post pictures of themselves gazing pensively …
The Brilliant Sales Tactics Of A Turkish Leather Shop
So I spent the last week in Turkey on holiday. I was travelling with family, so we went on a guided tour. It was fun - I could switch off my …
3 Investing Lessons I Learnt From Reservist
Sooooo apparently, the market crashed last week. I had no idea, because I was in the middle of my reservist training. Yep, I was sweating it …
How Hidden Persuaders Can Make Us Richer, Healthier and More Productive
How likely are you to eat a Hershey’s Kiss? Back in 2006, Cornell University researcher Brian Wansink and his colleagues James Painter …
The Henry Sugar Effect
One of my favorite childhood stories is The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by the legendary author Roald Dahl. It’s the story of a …