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Sep 7, 2019Dec 29, 2019Michael Carty

A touch of chaos in the air

Inspired by his travels with Noma chef René Redzepi, Jeff Gordinier’s Hungry is a feast of insight and wisdom on risk and chaos, creativity and reinvention, leadership and excellence.

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Mar 9, 2019Mar 16, 2019Michael Carty

The beginning of everything

Our words and actions are the beginning of everything. This post is inspired by Jim Collins’ podcast conversation with Tim Ferriss, and by the words of my friends Kate Griffiths-Lambeth and Neil Morrison.

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Feb 2, 2019Feb 5, 2019Michael Carty

To swim from thought to expression

What’s the best way to go about turning ideas into reality? This post looks at creativity, communication and inspiration, drawing on wise words from Susan Cain, Tim Ferriss and Brix Smith-Start.

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Jan 19, 2019Jan 20, 2019Michael Carty

Ten ways Twitter changed me in ten years, by @HelReynolds

It is my honour to share this excellent guest post from Helen Reynolds (aka @HelReynolds on Twitter), marking the occasion of her tenth Twitterversary by looking at ten ways Twitter has changed her in ten years.

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Apr 28, 2018Michael Carty

From the heart via the hands – the how and the why of writing

Why do you write? How do you write? This post looks at the why and the how of writing. My friends Heather Bussing, Mic Wright and Neil Morrison – each of whom writes both regularly and well – have kindly contributed a few words on their own experiences as writers. I also share some choice […]

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Jul 1, 2017Sep 27, 2020Michael Carty

Twin Peaks, atom bombs, beautiful, beautiful stuff

Ideas are the most powerful thing we have. Our ability to act on our ideas is the greatest gift we have. Some thoughts on the imagination’s depthless potential, inspired by David Lynch and – in particular – by Twin Peaks.

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Nov 5, 2016Michael Carty

You only live it twice

Worry and fear form an endlessly twisting path that may or may not have failure at its end. If you find yourself on this path, ask yourself: How bad is it, really? Rock stars who whinge about heroin withdrawal are crybabies. So opines Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones in his autobiography, Life.* Drawing on […]

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May 29, 2016Michael Carty

Bowie, change, chance and bottling success

How can you bottle success? How can you sustain a winning streak into ongoing triumph? In most cases, the answer is not to be found in seeing what worked before, extrapolating the recipe for success, and repeating. It’s about change and the taking of chances. I love this simple definition of success from Dior Couture […]

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Jan 9, 2016Michael Carty

Tall tweets: What is Twitter’s ‘thing’?

Twitter offers connection across all boundaries and beauty in brevity. So will the rumoured extension of tweet lengths spoil Twitter’s ‘thing’? And just what is Twitter’s ‘thing’ anyway? Are you ready for the era of the tall tweet? Coming this year, the rumoured increase in tweet lengths from 140 characters to perhaps as many as […]

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Oct 31, 2015Michael Carty

Have fun, be loose, enjoy the process

Are you ready for your close-up? What’s stopping you from saying what you want to say? I believe that we live in the greatest time in history for communications, for self expression, for saying what we want and need to say. The evolution, shrinkage and increased affordability of technology means that the tools for communication […]

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