For me, last night’s podcast recording in the ‘Love Challenge’ series for Psychologies Magazine was the best yet. For those of you who don’t know the format, my friend John Williams is looking for love and consults various experts on how he…
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Yesterday I was on the panel at the finale of the Zen of Business programme with (from left to right) Shamash Alidina, Yvonne Fuchs and Elizabeth Scarlett. We listened to one-minute pitches for products and services ranging from Chocolate Futures to…
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Last week I made a video about Not Actively Looking with my friend and former colleague Anthony Harling, who founded the business (in which I’ve invested). Purkiss&Company uses Not Actively Looking to host all of its candidates’ CVs and other…
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On Monday night I was on a panel of speakers in Edinburgh when someone asked a very interesting question, which I’ve paraphrased above. We all have goals of some sort, in the sense that we want something to happen in the…
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“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” This well-known statement was written by Napoleon Hill in ‘Think and Grow Rich’, which was published in 1937 and has sold more than 100 million copies. The link between believing…
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This event is for anyone who’s considering learning Transcendental Meditation (TM), has already begun to practise it or is simply interested in learning how meditation can impact creativity. Please click on the link below to book your FREE tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-norman-e-rosenthal-super-mind-creativity-through-meditation-tickets-47944403000?ref=enivte001
This week I spoke at Media Hungary on the shores of Lake Balaton. (The water is shallow and was warm enough for swimming.) I ran two workshops using exercises from my new book about letting go. The first was about discovering…
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I imagine many of you work in industries which will need to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) from May 25 onwards. Here’s a short video about what’s going on in executive search. Many thanks to Anthony Harling,…
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Many thanks to Anthony Harling, Sara Sabin and Ray The Hat at Not Actively Looking for making this video:
(This is a guest post by Patricia Bidi, a Peruvian-born artist based in London: http://patriciabidi.com) When I let go of expectations, I enjoy the process. I know that if I trust the process, the inspiration will come. It happens not by seeking…
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Here’s the latest video. Many thanks to Anthony Harling and Sara Sabin at Not Actively Looking, as well as Ray The Hat, the man behind the camera(s).
Here’s the latest video. Many thanks to Anthony Harling and Sara Sabin at Not Actively Looking:
I’ve been involved in several software companies. One of the things I learned was the importance of ‘beta testing’. You produce an initial version – or ‘beta version’ – of the software and you let people use it. They quickly…
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Last Sunday Paramahamsa Nithyananda, known to his followers as ‘Swamiji’, conducted a programme from his ashram near Bangalore, India. I’ve attended many such events, both online and face-to-face. Two years ago, in Varanasi, a paediatrician told me that Swamiji had given him…
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(This is a guest post by Dr Susanna Sällström-Matthews*) Letting go is much easier if you share the experience with a small group of friends who have all read the The Power of Letting Go**. We have tried it in mini…
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Last night I listened to an interview on the subject of leadership with Eddie Jones, England rugby coach, hosted by Content Group. Eddie explained how he commissioned research into Japanese values when he began working there as the national rugby…
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The idea for this book has been bouncing around in my brain since I learned mindfulness by accident over 20 years ago. My life changed rapidly for the better. Since then, I’ve explored a wide range of spiritual practices, on…
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Around 150 people attended last night’s event, which was a great success. The Seven Dials Club in Covent Garden, London, is a perfect venue for an informal seminar with lots of interaction among the participants. My friend Dr Norman Rosenthal…
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Yesterday I ran a ‘Power of Letting Go’ workshop for a global network of lawyers and accountants. They were very responsive and seemed to enjoy the exercises.
Here’s the latest cover, including the sub-heading, designed by Jim Shannon.
We made this video in May at the Maharishi Peace Palace in Rendlesham, Suffolk, England.
I took this photo last night next to Notting Hill Methodist Church, London W11. (I live less than two miles away, in the same borough.)
Last week I spoke at Media Hungary, on the shores of Lake Balaton, for the third time. It all started when our book Brand You was translated into Hungarian and I gave talks on personal branding. This year I spoke…
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I really enjoyed running a one-hour ‘Power of Letting Go’ workshop at the Museum of Happiness today. Many thanks to Shamash Alidina for inviting me, and to Adina Tarry for taking this photo:
I made this video with my friend and former colleague Anthony Harling, who is a co-founder of Not Actively Looking. We made a couple of others which you can find in the Videos section on this website.
Today I gave a talk at St John’s about meditation, intuition, executive search and personal branding. The audience consisted of college members who have studied or taught economics. It’s always interesting to hear how economics is developing in response to…
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I’ve just run a Brand You workshop for a division of a FTSE 100 company.
Having practised Transcendental Meditation (TM) for the past 14 years, I have just attended a weekend course at the new Maharishi Peace Palace in Rendlesham, Suffolk. We practised yoga, pranayama and meditation. There were also excellent talks on the Vedas…
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Ben Gold took this in preparation for the launch of the new book, ‘The Power of Letting Go’.
The short answer is that it happens in several ways which I will describe in ‘The Power of Letting Go’. (Jacq Burns has been editing it.) In the meantime, here is a particularly interesting technique which anyone can use. David…
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On Sunday afternoon I visited Zenways in Camberwell, South London. Most of the session was devoted to a visualisation exercise attributed to Hakuin Zenji (1689-1769). I plan to return in five weeks’ time when they resume the regular practice of…
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This afternoon I ran a Brand You workshop for the Adventure Learning Foundation in Buckinghamshire, England. Starring Abby the dog.
‘Discover Your Personal Brand’ is the title of a programme which my Quidnunc colleagues and I ran for a large professional services firm in New York last week. It consisted of a workshop followed by coaching for each of the…
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I made this one-minute video on Sunday 9th October 2016.
I have practised TM for nearly 14 years. People sometimes ask, “Is it good for business?” The answer is a definite yes. The word transcendental may sound exotic, but it simply means that we transcend – or go beyond –…
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What is intuition? This is perhaps the simplest definition: immediate insight without reasoning. If we combine intuition and analysis we can make much better decisions. The gold star in the top right-hand corner of the diagram indicates the ideal combination…
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This new blog is a merger of my previous blogs on Brand You and Letting Go. I will be writing about personal branding, personal development and anything else that appears relevant.
Recruiting any senior executive raises lots of issues. This white paper will guide you through the maze. To download your copy of Seven Questions to Help You Find Your Ideal CEO, click here.
I made this video at the entrance to Paramahamsa Nithyananda’s camp at Kumbh Mela* in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India, on May 15, 2016. I spent 10 days in the camp with 3,000 to 4,000 other people. (The total fluctuated over…
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While I was learning silent Sufi meditation, I heard about the shrine (dargah) of Hazrat Nizam-ud-din in Delhi. Fortunately, the train from Haridwar took me directly to Nizamuddin Train Station, which is near the shrine.
While I was in Rishikesh I visited Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram. The Beatles stayed there in 1968. The ashram was abandoned in 1997 and is now being developed as a nature centre by Rajaji Tiger Reserve. I met some people who…
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I passed this cafe on the way up the hill from Lakshman Jhula (bridge), on the west bank of the Ganges. The mural features Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the Beatles. Eat, Pray, Love is a memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert, who was played…
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In February I visited Rishikesh, famous both for yoga and for the ashram where, in 1968, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi taught the Beatles how to practise Transcendental Meditation. Rishikesh is also where the Ganges emerges from the foothills of the Himalayas.…
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The Spanish translation of Brand You has just been published by Editorial Trillas in Mexico City.
It’s been a year since my first experience of kundalini, which I described in Kundalini for Beginners (below). On that occasion I was sitting cross-legged on the floor on Paramahamsa Nithyananda (AKA Swamiji)’s ashram near Bangalore, India. While I was in…
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Most of us experience emotional highs and lows. It can be exhausting. A common response is to try to think positive, and push painful thoughts and experiences to the back of our minds. Unfortunately, the pain is still there and…
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Maybe you’ve had the following experience. You’re standing on top of a mountain or a cliff overlooking the sea. The scene is so beautiful that your mind falls still, if only for a few moments. Then the mental chatter starts…
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It’s amazing how creative we can be when we let go. When we stop thinking so hard and trying to control what’s happening, the answer may simply appear. Has a brilliant idea – or a solution to a problem –…
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I have never consciously looked for mystical experiences, but sometimes they happen anyway. In Eastern traditions, kundalini is described as a form of spiritual energy that lies coiled at the base of the spine. I have long been sceptical of any talk about ‘energy’…
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Last Tuesday I spoke at Internet Hungary, on the shores of Lake Balaton. On the way back to London we made a video for HVG, our Hungarian publisher. (See the Translations tab above.)
In terms of popularity, meditation is catching up with yoga. In fact, they belong to the same tradition. Yoga is a Sanskrit word that refers to the yoking together of the body and the mind. I find that the most…
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I’ve just received a nice message from Krisztina Nagy in Hungary: Hi John, I just wanted to say that your book was a big push on my road when it was published in Hungary in 2010. Thank you! Yours was…
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I’ve just received two copies of the new Czech edition from our publisher. The paisley man is cool.
I’ve just added a new video to YouTube. It’s an introduction to silent Sufi meditation made during a visit to Fez in Morocco.
Yesterday I ran a Brand You seminar for executive MBA students at Hult International Business School. In terms of student intake, it’s the world’s largest business school. http://www.hult.edu
Much has changed in the eight years since Barbara Edlmair and I wrote How To Be Headhunted. Here’s an update which should help you get your next job. LinkedIn has become essential. Some executive search firms now actively discourage people…
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This is a short clip of a seminar that we ran at London Business School’s Alumni Reunion last month.
The Jester is one of twelve archetypes which you can use to build your personal brand. If you are new to the subject, you can download a brief explanation from the top right-hand corner of this blog. Archetypes are explained…
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Self-employed people and entrepreneurs are usually quick to understand the importance of personal branding. In many cases, the founder is the business – at least at first. However, even when the company employs many other people, the founder’s and the…
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We are pleased to announce that Pearson Education will be publishing the second edition of Brand You in August 2012. The first edition, cis still available, but will soon be out of print. Between now and August, the eBook of…
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At this time of year we tend to think about what we’d like to happen in the year ahead. Many people set goals and make a big effort, only to be frustrated by the lack of progress in their careers,…
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Last week I went to a talk by Terry Smith at his office in Cavendish Square. He was on good form, as ever. He’s unusual among UK chief executives in having built a strong personal brand, partly by being right…
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On Saturday I attended a Headspace one-day event as a guest of the founders, Andy Puddicombe and Richard Pierson. Around 200 of us trooped into Jerwood Hall, home of the London Symphony Orchestra. Their mission is to get as many people…
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On Friday night I gave a talk for Executive MBA students at Judge Business School, Cambridge University. One of them asked about the relationship between stereotypes and archetypes. Having done some more homework on the subject, here is my answer.…
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The executive search industry is just over sixty years old. In that time there has been surprisingly little innovation. For example, the standard practice is for the search firm to charge a fee equal to one-third of the placed candidate’s…
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If you want to build a powerful brand as a leader, it has to be authentic. In other words, it has to be based on who you are, being clear about your talents, values and mission in life. That is how you…
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