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Originally published on the Shirlaws Business Coaching Blog, 2007-2010. This is a copy of a speech I gave to a group of high school seniors recently. That’s an experience I’ve wanted to have for some time, and I hope to do similar events often in the future. As with all speeches, I learnt a lot…
Read MoreIN THE MEDIA: #FOMO104
Source: The Irish Sun ARE you struggling to find the motivation to continue your binge-watching efforts? For the first and hopefully only time in your life, those hours spent streaming Tiger King will be helping to save lives. So this week we spoke with Jacob Aldridge. As a bonafide binge-watching expert, we asked him for…
Read MoreIN THE MEDIA: I was on FM104 Radio in Dublin, Ireland
This Man Spent 60 Hours Watching Movies Back To Back Source: The Room on FM104 Imagine my surprise to receive an email from the team behind Dublin’s top-rating evening radio program ‘The Room’. In the Coronavirus Lockdown world, they’ve been talking a LOT about binge-watching everyone’s favourite shows on Netflix et al … and it…
Read MoreIN THE MEDIA: Crooning and Grooving in Virginia
Source: Slate I’m not much of a ‘Dear Abby’ fan, but Slate‘s ‘Care and Feeding’ column seemed like the perfect place to ask a critical parenting question of mine! As the father of a newborn daughter, I’m loving all the opportunities to lullaby her to sleep. However, I didn’t see the point in learning a…
Read MoreMy Sports Teams (are the best)
I wonder sometimes why anyone would follow me on Twitter. (Hint: You should.) It seems most Twitter accounts have a clear focus – someone’s business, or their personal life, or a football team and so on. Of course, I’m a Deep Generalist on a mission to make that an exciting life choice for more people.…
Read MoreWhy Millennials will be the Richest Generation in History
Millennials will be the richest generation in history, outpacing even the Baby Boomers. The average 20-35 year old today will retire with more money in real terms and a higher quality of life than any generation that has preceded them.
Read MoreHow to Walk Through Brisbane International Airport (BNE)
How to walk through Brisbane International Airport Departures (BNE), written by a Brisbane resident who flies from BNE International regularly.
Read MoreThe Cookie from the Cookie Jar (2004 Book)
After the newly elected President is assassinated on election night, search for truth through the eyes of Cabinet and the media. This novel was originally released as a weekly serial during the 2004 US Presidential Election campaign. Foreword (2008) I recently read Primary Colors for the first time, which may seem surprising for an Amerophile…
Read MoreThe #3Drifters Grand Tour
DATELINE: Santorini, Greece I’m writing this post from the Cycladian island of Santorini, sitting on a balcony where I can see the bottomless blue Agean Sea on both sides of this narrow land and admiring the volcano which is slowly reforming in the middle of the caldera. The eruption that tore apart this island around…
Read MoreMonthly Update June 2019
Wow. Shit’s getting real folks… For the first time since I started my coaching practice in 2006, I am now fully operating under my own Brand. #BrandJacob. This is not to take anything away from Shirlaws Group (2006-2016), Real Estate Grow (which rolled into #RealReach, where I am a shareholder and Editor-in-Chief), or businessDEPOT (where…
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