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Pick a meaningful, ambitious goal. Something that makes you think: This doesn’t feel real, but I ...
Read moreThis year, I turned 30.
Read moreSince I started TCLA six years ago, I have long been constrained by my inability to code. This do...
Read moreI gave this talk to our new team earlier on Monday, and I thought it was about time I shared this...
Read moreIf you had to categorise your top three most recurring thoughts, what would those categories be?
Read moreI turn 30 today.
Read moreI gave a little talk earlier today to sixth form students at Queen Elizabeth School on how to sta...
Read moreI ask myself this question when there’s something I know I need to do, but I’m avoiding it, typic...
Read moreHere is a flurry of personal goals I have this year:
Read moreI’m back from hiking. I removed all my work apps from my phone (+ LinkedIn).
Read moreYou’re going to die. This stuff doesn’t last. The only regret you’ll have is not pursuing the Big...
Read moreLast Thursday, I met up with Hamish and Samuel.
Read moreI used to believe that deferring to the decisions and opinions of others made me a good person. I...
Read moreI’m sick today.
Read morePeople connect with people. Lose the ‘we’ and write in first person.
Read moreYounger me believed that adults know what they are doing. There is a point in which they are no l...
Read moreI am grumpy when I don’t sleep well. I want to avoid people, skip exercise and ‘take it easy’.
Read moreTCLA turned five last month, which is a cool milestone that has gone by so quickly. I still feel ...
Read moreIf I was brought in to run TCLA today, it would be easier to pursue a more audacious path.
Read moreTCLA turns five today.
Read moreWhen you have conviction that you are a catch, that a law firm would be lucky to hire you, this w...
Read moreWork with intensity.
Read moreThis is my fourth year in review. You can view my past year in reviews here: 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Read moreI used to avoid difficult conversations. If I dared to speak up, my points were so watered down t...
Read moreI spent my early 20s believing that I was not good enough. If there was only one piece of advice ...
Read moreIncreasingly, I find this question to be a useful thought exercise. Your 'X' can be different in ...
Read moreI write to process how I’m feeling, think clearly and capture ideas that will be valuable to my f...
Read moreEvery Sunday, I begin my weekly review by answering the following questions:
Read moreIn a somewhat spontaneous decision, I recently moved to an area I had never visited before. I did...
Read moreYou shouldn’t be here. I mean look at everyone around you. They are confident. They are smart. Th...
Read moreIn my personal to-do list, I’ve introduced three new questions:
Read moreFew people talk about the voice, the one that talks to us all day, every day. The voice that tell...
Read moreTo stand out means to go outside the norm. Well-meaning people will tell you to stop. People don’...
Read moreI spoke to a trainee today who is having a tough week. I could really relate to how this person f...
Read moreIt hurts to think about how much of the business I want to improve. I want to learn to code, so I...
Read moreKeep pushing, growing, hiring, scaling. Establish myself as a thought leader. Partner with busine...
Read moreWhen I left my law firm, I went above and beyond to make it clear to everyone that it was not a r...
Read moreThere are a million things you could do right now. There is also an overwhelming amount of inform...
Read moreI feel like a different person each time I write my year in review. I look back on the previous y...
Read moreBuilding a vision is hard.
Read moreThe past two weeks have been much more about thinking than doing. This is generally uncomfortable...
Read moreI used to believe that running a business was an art, not a science. There was no rulebook. You t...
Read moreLast week was tough.
Read moreThis newsletter is about vulnerability, so I will start this week by calling myself out. I didn’t...
Read moreI wish I could see inside other businesses. I want the details: what platforms do they use? What ...
Read moreI walked to the Hilton hotel ahead of a meeting with a former lawyer. We’ll call him Tim.
Read moreI used to be my business and my business used to be me.
Read moreI plan to use this newsletter to distil the lessons I am learning week-by-week. I am hoping this...
Read moreWhen I was young, I had a goal and a clear outcome. I had to secure the best grades in school to ...
Read moreHey,
Read moreThere are 45 tasks I could complete today.
Read moreDear Jaysen,
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