Robbie Maltby

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March 17, 2021

Teamwork

Everyone knows the phrase “Teamwork makes the dream work” but not many people actually experience this profound (I don’t use that word lightly) statement. Individuality is important, and necessary to find our own path in the world, but there’s just something totally magic about human beings working well together. The main stumbling blo...
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March 16, 2021

[Part 2] Starting a business

If you followed along with Part 1, you'll have your 3 lists by now, and lot of reasons Why? 😉 Now we want to distil the theme from your lists. It may already be apparent but look at what's coming up regularly and ask yourself, "Which of these makes me most excited?" If you don't feel anything, I'd suggest you revisit your lists in a fe...
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March 14, 2021

[Part 1] Starting a business

The hardest part of starting a business is knowing what to offer to people. If you get this wrong, and it works, you'll be miserable. If you get it right, and it doesn't work, you can always try again. Take some time to complete the following exercise: Start by creating 3 lists: 1. List your interests, your hobbies, and what you spend ...
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March 13, 2021

Stoicism

Stoicism has experienced a fairly strong revival over the last 5 years or so. I'm a big fan. To me, it's the perfect balance between a faith and a code of ethics. It's also atheist compatible, as the teachings are logical and grounded in universal human values. I've dabbled in lots of faiths and spiritualities over the years: Christian...
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March 12, 2021

Individuality

We humans have a deep need to be individual, to express our uniqueness. We're social creatures, but the safety of the group can often hold us back. A few years ago I read a book called Jonathan Livingston Seagull. It was around the time of some big career decisions I was about to make. - Jonathan was just another ordinary seagull like ...
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March 11, 2021

Non-violent Communication

Most people hear the words 'non-violent communication' and immediately become defensive. You can almost feel them bracing for impact the moment the words pass your lips. In fact, non-violent communication or NVC is a practice of conflict resolution used the world over to quell the angers of warring countries, factions, tribes, and fami...
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March 10, 2021

Creativity, Tapped

I want to tell you about a writing practice that literally taps you directly into the muse. It’s really simple and doesn’t require any prompts like yesterday, other than the odd motivational nudge. It’s known as ‘stream of consciousness’ writing, and it often looks exactly as it sounds - utter garbage. And that’s the whole point. It’s ...
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March 9, 2021

True Productivity

For many of us, some of best days we have are productive days. We enjoy relaxing but when we’ve worked on or produced something important that day, we often sleep much more easily. This has a lot to do with our shared story of the world (the hero’s journey) and how that plays out in real life. It’s part of our core value structure, acc...
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March 8, 2021

Empathy

It doesn’t take much to be empathetic with someone. You don’t have to give everything you have. You don’t have to spend the whole night. Usually, all someone needs is the recognition that you know how they’re feeling. It could be a few seconds, up to a few minutes. Just think of the other things we spend our time doing each day. Messag...
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