What are You Really Afraid Of?
In my TEDx talk “Why Aren’t We Awesomer?”, I shared the story of my appearance on a short-lived UK TV show called “Put it to the Test”. My j…
Author: Michael Neill
How to Have More Free Time (no matter how busy you think you are)
Years ago I had a client who’s relative lack of success was a mystery to me. He was smart, good with people, and had all the relevant education and …
How to Make Sure Your Life Doesn’t Suck
The other day, someone asked me what I thought the essential purpose of my work was. I've not thought about that question for awhile, so I took a bit …
Why Does Life Seem So Hard?
For a period of about five years, I had the privilege of teaching alongside Dr. Richard Bandler, the co-developer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP…
Is Your Money Smiling?
When I was at university, my friends and I developed a somewhat unique way of getting the most out of our philosophical reading. Before we would dive …
What a Misunderstanding about Satan taught me about the Potential of Coaching to Change the World
My early client work was fairly therapeutic in nature – people would come to me with panic attacks or phobias and I would help them change their sca…
On Deadlines, Pressure, Performance, and Productivity
I have written over a thousand blogs and written and/or contributed to over a dozen bestselling books over the past 20 years. And until a few years ag…
On Being Inner-Directed
When I was an actor (several lifetimes ago), I realized fairly early on that I was really good at taking direction and pretty hit or miss when it came…
The Difference that Makes the Difference, part three
In part one of this blog series, I highlighted how caring about people and a job well done as being at the heart of excellence and effectiveness in bu…
The Difference that Makes the Difference, part two
In part one of this blog, I shared what I’ve come to see as the critical differentiator between long-term sustainable success and the people and bus…