December 2020
31st – The Top 10 Most Popular Posts From 2020
30st – My Favourite Books From 2020
29th – Without Any Labour, There Can Be No Merit
28th – What I’ve Learned This Year
25th – A Conspiracy of Love
24th – ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
23rd – A Christmas Tree Without Decorations
22nd – Counting My Blessings Instead of Sheep
21st – The 2020 Christmas Message from Darren and the Family
18th – Sustaining the Obsession
17th – Once Upon a Time You Too Had Wings
16th – Thoughtful Presents, or Thoughtful Presence?
15th – Limited Time Only
14th – Don’t Waste it on Them
11th – Find the Bone
10th – Appreciate and Enjoy It
9th – Let Success Be Your Noise
8th – I Wish I Had Said No, But I’m Glad I Said Yes
7th – What About Them?
4th – Gratitude and Grumpiness
3rd – Sometimes, We Need a Reminder
2nd – This is My Time (and Yours)
1st – Are you Accepting or Creating?
November 2020
30th – Nurturing Ideas
27th – You Can’t Always Be Certain
26th – You Have To Believe
25th – Start Where You Are
24th – Enjoy the Little Things
23rd – Before the End of the Year
20th – Running in Sand
19th – The Focus of a Cheetah
18th – More Moments
17th – Are We Downhearted?
16th – Let’s Overwhelm the World
13th – Today Is Your Lucky Day
12th – You Won’t Always Win
11th – The Big Test
10th – You Belong Here
9th – A Terrible Rendition of Happy Birthday
6th – Today is Only One Day
5th – We May Disagree on a Lot
4th – The Satisfaction of a Good Day’s Work
3rd – Winning a Marathon
2nd – Don’t Despair
October 2020
30th – Be Prepared to Lose
29th – We See You
28th – Whatever You Do
27th – There’s Room at the Top
26th – Enjoy It
23rd – It’s Better To Play
22nd – In Any Weather
21st – Do You Want Them To Succeed?
20th – When You Speak Into Your Megaphone
19th – What If It Doesn’t Work Out?
16th – If You Can’t See the Positivity
15th – Ubiquitous Beige
14th – Tell Us Something About Yourself
13th – Pick up the Phone
12th – Fight the Hardest Battle
9th – Join Them
8th – Instead of Looking for Help
7th – Belief is a Currency
6th – Your Best Work, or a Body of Work?
5th – I’m Tryin’
2nd – We Live to Fight Another Day
1st – Don’t Just Marvel at the Performance
September 2020
30th – Ignoring the Angry Old Men
29th – Hoping to be Found
28th – Pages Unwritten
25th – Hearing the Unheard – A Story About Leadership
24th – Someone Needs You Today
23rd – Carry a Bucket of Water
22nd – Hope is Rising
21st – A Single Sunbeam
18th – The Formidable Razorback
17th – Your Best
16th – The Second Time Around is a Little Easier
15th – You Don’t Need a Manual
14th – A Thousand Smiles
11th – The Challenge Ahead
10th – Wear a Jacket
9th – Why We Are Given Dreams
8th – Keep Learning
7th – Just Make a Decision
4th – The Reason Your Staff Are Disengaged at Work
3rd – Beyond Today
2nd – Never Too Old
1st – There’s No Replacement for You
August 2020
31st – New Ears, Old Message
28th – Let No One Lose Heart
27th – One Area You Can Be Elite In
26th – Take That Shot Every Time
25th – Little Minds and Great Minds
24th – Enthusiasm Multiplies
21st – Details Come Later
20th – Flaws
19th – How Many Steps?
18th – The Three Arrows – A Story About Teamwork
17th – Don’t Focus on the Wrong Things
14th – What’s Important is the Moment
13th – Leadership is Something That I Have To Grow
12th – How Are You Coping?
11th – What Might Have Been?
10th – Write Your Own Headlines
7th – Don’t Suffer in Silence
6th – Surprise Us ( In a Good Way)
5th – We All Want To Be Resilient
4th – The Hours Don’t Suddenly Appear
3rd – What Do We Do With Fear?
July 2020
31st – I Wish I Had Learned to Sew
30th – Follow the Sun
29th – Look Around
28th – Take the Long Hard Look
27th – Coaching is a Profession of Love
24th – Nothing Can Take the Place of Persistence
23rd – If You Want To Go Far
22nd – Rise and Shine or Rise and Whine
21st – Big Enough
20th – There’s Just Us
17th – Choosing the Moments That Define Us
16th – A Bunch of Random Reasons To Do Great Work
15th – The Big Audition
14th – From the Cheap Seats
13th – Multiple Choice
10th – The Courage to Say, “I Don’t Know”
9th – Creating Small Positive Memories in the Midst of Chaos
8th – Don’t Lose It
7th – Winning or Competing?
6th – Don’t Let the Clover Take Over
3rd – An Expensive Rug and Your Goals
2nd – The Two Biggest Mistakes That Hold Us Back
1st – Thou Shalt Not Covet
June 2020
30th – It’s Only Half-Time
29th – Are You Relentless?
26th – Who Do I Need To Thank Today?
25th – Don’t Miss the Chance to be Positive
24th – Life’s Coming Attractions
23rd – Reading is to the Mind What Exercise is to the Body
22nd – Your Advice or Your Example?
19th – Savour Your Victories, Don’t Wallow in Your Defeats
18th – Creation Without Recognition
17th – When You Watch a Skyscraper Being Built
16th – It Couldn’t Be Done
15th – Do Less, More Often
12th – When You look in the Mirror
11th – The Right to be Called an Optimist
10th – How We Spend Our Days
9th – We Need Leaders
8th – Looking Forward To It
5th – What’s More Vivid, the Past or the Future?
4th – New Shoes, Old Shoes
3rd – Affirm the Belief
2nd – A Little Pâté on Your Crackers
1st – The World May Be Mean
May 2020
29th – Take it or Leave it
28th – Don’t Waste a Day
27th – You Don’t Need to Socially Distance Yourself on the Stairs
26th – What if You Looked at What You Do Differently?
25th – Three Things in Human Life are Important
22nd – Count Your Blessings (With No Buts)
21st – What’s the Best That Can Happen?
20th – Your Vantage Point Determines Your Perspective
19th – There’s a Door to Your Mind
18th – How People Are Discovered
15th – In Hindsight
14th – Which List Do You Refer To?
13th – The Best Version of You is Really For Us
12th – If You Can Smile Now
11th – If We Only Live Once
8th – Everyone’s Crazy (Except Me)
7th – How Was Your Day?
6th – Waste Not the Teachable Years
5th – It Doesn’t Matter What They Say
4th – Sometimes, When I Walk
1st – Stay Curious
April 2020
30th – It Will Take Something Different
29th – When in Doubt, Reach Out
28th – Future Memories of Hand Sanitizer
27th – Editing Privileges
24th – Two are Better than One
23rd – Be a Fomite of Enthusiasm
22nd – Let’s Bring Out the Best in Each Other
21st – Don’t Underestimate Your Impact
20th – You’re Good Enough
17th – Those Who Refresh Others
16th – Are You Being Fed, or Are You Feeding Yourself?
15th – Courage is Contagious
14th – A Splash of Beauty
13th – The Perfect Time for Kindness
10th – More Than Just Eggs
9th – And Then the Rain Came
8th – Time Is On Our Side
7th – You’re Doing It Wrong
6th – What Do You Use Your Strength For?
3rd – I Refuse to Stop Trying
2nd – It’s Humbling
1st – What Will You Remember?
March 2020
31st – Some Things Aren’t Limited
30th – Calm Me, O Lord
27th – Keep Your Head Up
26th – This Blog’s 10 Year Anniversary
25th – The Ultimate Measure of a Man
24th – It’s OK to Press Pause
23rd – I Wish I Could Say It Will Be OK
20th – An Indomitable Will
19th – We’ll Get Through This
18th – We Are All in This Together
17th – The Wall in Front of You
16th – But, What Difference Can I Make?
13th – Let the Struggle Give You Strength
12th – Give Yourself Permission
11th – 5 Alternatives To Shaking Hands
10th – You Don’t Have To
9th – Limited Edition
6th – After a Strike, Do You Keep Swinging?
5th – I Believe In You
4th – When You Have Exhausted All Possibilities
3rd – Some Progress Is Easy To Measure
2nd – Your Focus
February 2020
28th – A Little Bit of Progress
27th – When Jaylen Brown Scores 20
26th – Don’t Let Fear Hold You Back From Trying
25th – It’s Got Your Fingerprints All Over It
24th – Travelling Companions
21st – Everyone Needs Encouragement
20th – Can You Have Too Many Good People In Your Life?
19th – Purpose + Passion = Unstoppable
18th – Get Ready
17th – Boldness Has Genius, Power and Magic In It
14th – A Quarter of a Century
13th – What Should You Do When Life Doesn’t Go To Plan?
12th – Some Skills We’re Not Born With
11th – In the Short Term
10th – Your Life Has a Purpose, So Live With Purpose
7th – Don’t Take it For Granted
6th – Gambare
5th – On the Worst of Days
4th – Is it Really?
3rd – Don’t Get Distracted
January 2020
31st – You’re Not the Product of Chance
30th – Moving That Donkey
29th – If You Want To Move, You’ve Got To Move
28th – Only Half Awake
27th – Kobe Bryant – Far From Normal
24th – The Next One
23rd – In a Crisis
22nd – The Sun and the Wind – A Story About How To Influence Others
21st – The Interrelated Structure of Reality
20th – For the Price of a Cup of Coffee
17th – Help Them Walk Two Inches Taller
16th – Dreams Aren’t Just For When You’re Sleeping
15th – Every Day, Without Exception
14th – A Little Bit Uncomfortable
13th – When You Take the Train
10th – In the Midst of the Important Messages, One Stands Out
9th – The Past Should Be Our Teacher
8th – Captain Ahab Didn’t Chase Minnows
7th – Will You Do What You Are Capable Of?
6th – You Don’t Choose the If, You Choose the Then
3rd – Our Real Heroes
2nd – What Will You Discover?
1st – How 2020 Will Be Defined