I sat down with my good pal Paul Mort straight after an event he'd invited me down to speak at, hit record, and had no plan whatsoever.

What came out wasn't really a business podcast. It's about pace, obsession, escapism, ADHD, and what it's like being a dad to kids who are wired the same way you are.

What we get into:

  • Why the day you plant the seed isn't the day you pick the flower — and how much pressure that takes off you in the quiet stretches
  • Minimum effective dose, and why the boring version of consistency is harder than the dramatic version
  • Freezing Tuesday night in Stoke vs Wembley on a Saturday — who you actually are when it's not fun
  • Why everyone asks for thirty books in January and reads four
  • Escapism, and why we both need somewhere the phone doesn't come
  • ADHD as an interest surplus rather than an attention deficit
  • Whether a label gives you relief or gives you an excuse
  • Parenting a kid with the same wiring as you — and getting the push/pull balance wrong
  • The runway: realising you've got a handful of years left where they still want to come with you
  • Cringe mountain, and why being embarrassing is the job description


Fair warning it's sweary and it goes everywhere. That's rather the point.

Links

Paul Mort: https://www.instagram.com/paulmortofficial/

Thrive at 40: https://www.skool.com/thriveat40

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