Category: What maketh the man
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Once upon a time I thought that George Michael was quite a ladies man. I once believed Jimmy Saville was a lovable 'character'. Once upon a time, I thought I would never ever countenance the idea of having children. I even liked a Queen song once. So it's sensible to assume that everything you know…
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I love food. If truth be told, after my children and wife, I probably love it more that anything, even swimming, cycling and Star Wars. It's probably neck and neck with tea and way, way ahead of anything to do with work. I relish the feeling of hollowness after a long bike ride, because I…
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(this will be full of typos, I don't have time to check stuff these days, not that it was ever perfect) I been in this industry for more than five minutes and most of that is working in creative agencies of one type or another. Working in a media agency still means working with creatives,…
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This is my little boy and his Mummy being taken up to the ward for his (thankfully successful) operation. His little hand gripping hers with all his strength. He went to the anaesthetic room already in his bed, little determined face set firm, apart from one little tear from eye, betraying the fear. Arguments over…
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Not this kind of hard. Not this kind of hard. This kind of hardness. Patience, forgiveness and turning the other cheek to win in the long run. Let me explain. If you believed the way some of the case studies and awards entries were written, you'd be forgiven for thinking this was a lovely little…
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So it’s nearly three months into the new job. When I left a creative agency and joined a media one. Opinion from peers was divided on the subject. Basically, ‘wow great gig’ to ‘what on earth are you doing’. I thought I knew what I was doing. I was finding that the strategy role bit…
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I went to a meeting in Edinburgh the other day. Leith to be precise. It went OK, but other more personal stuff overshadowed the work. Because the venue was only a stone’s throw away from a very special place for myself a Juliette. Over ten years ago when we were still in our twenties and…
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Bandwagon jumping I know, but I read Stoner the other day. What a truly wonderful book. Well written, well observed characters and stuff. But what's I really loved was the way he captured the significance of insignificant people. People who won't be remembered, people who go through life, then disappear and nothing much happens. The…
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I love the song. But more importantly, it feels like something new. I don't know what she was talking about with her fella or why she is so sad, but I don't need to. I love it captures how music can make you feel. I love the acting, especially, capturing how most people dance alone. …
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(picture from Russell Davies) I'm going to working here in four weeks time. I'll be leaving the best account director I ever worked with, the best staff canteen and many great people. But in this business, you need to change the gig from time to time. The moment you feel you're not moving forward where…
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