And if I had to name the single quality that separated those who truly thrived from those who merely survived, it wouldn’t be ambition, nor intelligence, it wouldn’t even be resilience, though that does matter enormously.
It would be curiosity.
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People sometimes ask me how I decide what to do next. The honest answer is that I follow the things that make me feel truly alive.
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I want to say something about this phrase “lived experience.” It doesn’t simply mean “being old.” It means something much richer and, I’d argue, much more useful.
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Founded in 2014, Music at Stow in Stow-on-the-Wold presents world-class artists at St Edward’s Church, a stunning 12th-century building just a short walk from where I was sitting.
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I was at Elstree Film Studios by 8.30am for the Buzz Talent Model Masterclass. Fifty of us in the room, ages ranging from eighteen to the eighties. I loved that. I really did.
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What happens when a highly concentrated cleaning product meets a man who thinks ‘a bit more’ is always better? Well, I’ll tell you, chaos. Glorious, unstoppable chaos.
The Day My Cleaning Products Buried a Factory in Bubbles Read More »
You know those conversations that leave you smiling long after they’ve ended? Well, that’s exactly what happened when I sat down with the wonderful Carla Delaney from marlowfm.co.uk recently.
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I once gave a talk at BBC Broadcasting House. It wasn’t in a grand auditorium, it was just a space close to the lunch area, where someone in the front row was quietly unpeeling a banana.
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COVID took a lot from all of us. The freedom to move and mingle, to pop out for a coffee or a glass of something a bit stronger with a friend.
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