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Bruce the butcher
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Bruce, the local butcher, prided himself on how well he kept his shop. The display was always enticing, and the shop neat as a...
The penny dropping
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One of my favourite sounds? The sound of theĀ penny dropping.
I often have the pleasure of hearing realisations in real-time when my clients kindly...
Letter of the law
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Thereās the letter of the law ā behaving according to exactly what has been written, and the spirit of the law ā acting in...
Time traveller
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You don't need a DeLorean or Tardis to time travel.
We do it everyday.
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We have two versions of ourselves - Now Me...
Easter eggs
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Easter Eggs are a master class in behaviour.
Traditional economics is built on the idea of rational actors.
In other words, people always seek...
Log jam
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When choosing to engage multiple senses, we need to make sure they complement rather than compete with each other.
A common mistake I see,...
Where most comms go wrong
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Iāve been doing this for 14 years now, and across all the thousands of pieces of work Iāve reviewed, these are the two reasons...
The uncrackable egg
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It was Christmas and I was making my grandmotherās brandy cream for the pudding.Ā I took an egg to separate the yolk and egg white....
Getting bumped
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What do you do when someone keeps deferring a meeting with you?
Hereās what Iād suggest saying:
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āOf course, Iām more than happy...
The healthy Snickers bar
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A healthy Snickers bar.
That was the promise of the date, peanut butter and chocolate recipe, which I duly fell for.Ā
But healthy in...
Nail gun
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āYou write like a fire hose. You need to be a nail gunā.
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What a brilliantly evocative piece of advice given to, and...
Results before process
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You gotta give the result first.
Hereās what I mean.
Grand Designs is one of the most successful programs ever produced.
But Iām not...
