The Quiet Man

A ‘Gallery of Giggling Ghosts’. Sometimes, you must reach the end to realise what it was all about. That happened when I wrote ‘Listening, Laughing, and Learning’. The Gallery of Giggling Ghosts was all my ancestors roaring with laughter when they found out I’d written a book about RESPONSIBILITY. The thing is, it’s the single biggest issue that needs to be addressed today— Self-responsibility and...

The Final Episode— Call it out. When people have certainty and tell you ‘You Should’ do something, run a mile. Beware being ‘Should’ on. Solutions are never external fixes; they are always internal. Salvation doesn’t come from a great saviour. Beware the ‘Great Con’. A final call to be a ‘Maverick’, say ‘No’ to authority and the freedom to say, “The Emperor looks like Winnie-the-Pooh.” 54 Life Tip...

Share your vision. What’s mine? All is revealed in this episode. It will be benchmarked when we have our ‘First Supper’ at the Hyatt Churchill on Portman Square next November. We’re looking for bright, smart, energetic, creative and determined partners with a flair for business, advertising, marketing, promotion, sales, and tech development. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller. The fifty-third...

Keep making goals. The fact of life is that “Successful people do the things that failures don’t like to do.” A timely reminder of earlier lessons. It’s brilliant when you finally have an interested buyer, and they get you on the stage at Central Hall Westminster. My 50th Navy reunion sowed the seeds of yet another goal. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller. The fifty-second extract from Neil Tu...

Follow your energy. The discovery that I’d never met a ‘Sceptical Horse’ puts everything in perspective. Sure, one person said, “I was talking horse s****”, but then he was the ‘Knob of the Year’. Be aware that how people react to something is how they react to everything— It’s just their own s***   54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller.   The fifty-first extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "List...

DO IT TODAY. The realisation that I only had 10,000 days left provided an impetus to get on and get things done today. The great equaliser in life is time. We all only have 8,760 hours a year. What we do with them makes all the difference. Where do you invest your time? 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller. The fiftieth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #...

I hate marketing—it’s such a waste of time for a salesperson. We’re open for business and discover C.A.N.I., the need for constant and never-ending investment. The Perfect Teams Academy is formed along with a clear set of values—Simple, Clear, and Light. We gain our first international licensee.   54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller.   The forty-ninth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listen...

Winnie the Pooh’s Pandemic. Someone once said, “If you want to make god laugh, tell her your goals.” She roared at the beginning of 2020 when I told her mine. When the Emperor has no clothes, they need to be called out. Dictators, Despots, Autocrats and Theocrats should be mercilessly ridiculed, lampooned and called out. A clarion call to ridicule the ‘Dicks’ of the world. 54 Life Tips from a Mast...

Take a tilt at a windmill. The only way to reinvigorate society is to challenge the construct of established beliefs and systems. Thomas Kuhn’s concept of Paradigm shifts shows us how to turn the world inside out. If you have the right tools, change and team development don’t have to be difficult, complex, and expensive.   54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller.   The forty-seventh extract from Ne...

Habit Holes, Banjos, and The Ritz. An autobiography of life in five chapters provides a metaphorical slap across the face with a wet fish. I wake up and walk down a different street. Flipping my WILL switch brings about some ‘Game-Changing’ ideas, our first investor and a compelling VISION. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller. The forty-sixth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laug...

“He walked her six miles.” She could only do two initially, but she did her first marathon after six months. The importance of determination, grit, resilience, stoicism and tenacity is admirably summed up by the Finnish term SISU. Eight hundred and eighty-eight thousand, two hundred and forty-six souls are remembered with a sea of poppies. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller. The forty-fifth ex...

Debt, Divorce and Death. A fiscal cliff akin to falling off El Capitan introduces the perils of D-World— the boundary state of transition full of DOOM and Danger. It’s where change happens, and I’m saved by a donkey and walking. Shake it off and step up. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller. The forty-fourth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #l...

Time to POP the Ego introduces the seventh week of the podcast. This episode starts with a Mayfair boardroom with confrontation across it and a schism running down the centre. It finishes with a call to POP the raging Egos and Martin Luther King’s rallying call to dream.   54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller.   The forty-third extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learni...

Jung, Hitchhiking, and a Dodecahedron. A conversation with Carl Jung led to three people telling me I needed to do this for myself. The secret to life is ‘Do it for yourself’. We discover that character trumps personality every time.   54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller.   The forty-second extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughin...

The meeting, the cock up, and the genius. We don’t know who he is, or what he’s here for, but here he is. The sublime introduction that led to The Art of Facilitation and perfect meetings. Seven steps that will make you a star.   54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller. The forty-first extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learni...

Rubber, Magic, and Etched Eyeballs. When you’re no longer made of magic and rubber, you must take a step back in life. Proudest client interactions, a 33,333% return on investment, and how a card brought a tear to my eye. Plus, my introduction to Jürgen Klopp and the wonders of the Bundesliga.   54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller. The fortieth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, La...

Polly, Obama, Wilberforce and rape. Never underestimate the power of what one person can do. Polly wanted three hundred corporations to be held responsible for the rape and pillaging of the planet, with the UN adopting a ‘Law of Ecocide’. One man made it his mission to change the world one step at a time. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller The thirty-ninth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "...

The Nail, the Dog, and the collapsing bridge. The Art of Dealing with Stress stops a runner in their tracks, causes abuse, and changes a life. The theory of resonance shows why you need to stop exciting the negatives with a little help from a French philosopher.   54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller The thirty-eighth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #ch...

Three forks and suck-back turn to gold. This is the ‘Golden Egg’ of all the episodes to date. It is the core secret of the whole series. If you can only listen to one recording from the entire series, ensure it is this one.   54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller The thirty-seventh extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning...

Stags, Moose, and Elephants introduce the sixth week of the podcast. The Moose is loose in Cambridge when a group of Brits attempt to out-stag the Aussies. An immortal line is coined; fourteen-year cycles get confirmed, and the wonders of Yosemite are extolled.   54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller The thirty-sixth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #char...

This episode is about ‘Connections’ and ‘Confrontation’. There’s also Ego, Storming off, and ‘Rutting Stags’. How three folk going for a run around ‘Arthur’s Seat’ cleared the air and, being cornered, sowed the seeds for Perfect Teams. Don’t like them? Get to know them better. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller The thirty-fifth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Lear...

Why being one step removed is ‘The Secret of Life’. This episode majors in how to resolve all arguments and why the number forty-two is so important. How a trip to Longleat and getting lost in the maze provided an apt metaphor for leadership. If it’s misty in the pulpit, it will be foggy in the pews. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller The thirty-fourth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "List...

What’s the best-kept secret? The Great Soprendo— Geoffrey Durham wows my audience of entrepreneurs with his Magic Circle Top 50 act, ‘The Newspaper Tear.’ It’s time to get on the stage myself. I discover a trick to raise my coaching game and why it’s not painting by numbers. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller The thirty-third extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learni...

Time and respect underpin this episode. Where do you invest your time? Successful people become successful in the time that others waste. Take a ‘Drucker’ cold shower, keep a ‘Time-Log’ and ascertain if you’re worth £10 an hour, £100 per hour, or £1,000 per hour. Do the respect exercise and discover the qualities you’ve been searching for all your life. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller The t...

To Lead— Serve First. This episode explores Robert Greenleaf’s seminal work on Servant Leadership. The idea is that leadership is  not  about power, coercion, command and control. The Freedom Tree finally emerges from the shadows with thirty-seven stunning watercolours. Dyslexia and ‘Hunter’s Pace’ provide a thread. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller The thirty-first extract from Neil Tuson's...