The Quiet Man

A ‘Gallery of Giggling Ghosts’. Sometimes, you must reach the end to realise what it was all about. That happened when I wrote ‘Listening, Laughing, and Learning’. The Gallery of Giggling Ghosts was all my ancestors roaring with laughter when they found out I’d written a book about RESPONSIBILITY. The thing is, it’s the single biggest issue that needs to be addressed today— Self-responsibility and willpower to counter the culture of blame and excuses. There’s a fitting final quote from JFK; “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.” QED   54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller.   The ‘Epilogue’ to Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #confrontation #responsibility #blame #excuses #giggling #thepeoplespoll

The Final Episode— Call it out. When people have certainty and tell you ‘You Should’ do something, run a mile. Beware being ‘Should’ on. Solutions are never external fixes; they are always internal. Salvation doesn’t come from a great saviour. Beware the ‘Great Con’. A final call to be a ‘Maverick’, say ‘No’ to authority and the freedom to say, “The Emperor looks like Winnie-the-Pooh.” 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller. The fifty-fourth and final extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning." #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #confrontation #independence #winniethepooh #maverick #thegreatcon #terrypratchett #biggestlieever

Share your vision. What’s mine? All is revealed in this episode. It will be benchmarked when we have our ‘First Supper’ at the Hyatt Churchill on Portman Square next November. We’re looking for bright, smart, energetic, creative and determined partners with a flair for business, advertising, marketing, promotion, sales, and tech development. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller. The fifty-third extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning." #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #confrontation #creative #smart #determination #flair #firstsupper #hyatt

Keep making goals. The fact of life is that “Successful people do the things that failures don’t like to do.” A timely reminder of earlier lessons. It’s brilliant when you finally have an interested buyer, and they get you on the stage at Central Hall Westminster. My 50th Navy reunion sowed the seeds of yet another goal. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller. The fifty-second extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning." #character#listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #confrontation #centralhallwestiminster #chw #parishwalk #isleofman #success

Follow your energy. The discovery that I’d never met a ‘Sceptical Horse’ puts everything in perspective. Sure, one person said, “I was talking horse s****”, but then he was the ‘Knob of the Year’. Be aware that how people react to something is how they react to everything— It’s just their own s***   54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller.   The fifty-first extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #confrontation #knoboftheyear #energy #mrangry

DO IT TODAY. The realisation that I only had 10,000 days left provided an impetus to get on and get things done today. The great equaliser in life is time. We all only have 8,760 hours a year. What we do with them makes all the difference. Where do you invest your time? 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller. The fiftieth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #confrontation #time #timemanagement #doitnow #8760

I hate marketing—it’s such a waste of time for a salesperson. We’re open for business and discover C.A.N.I., the need for constant and never-ending investment. The Perfect Teams Academy is formed along with a clear set of values—Simple, Clear, and Light. We gain our first international licensee.   54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller.   The forty-ninth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #demming #confrontation #investment #values #openforbusiness #perfectteams  

Winnie the Pooh’s Pandemic. Someone once said, “If you want to make god laugh, tell her your goals.” She roared at the beginning of 2020 when I told her mine. When the Emperor has no clothes, they need to be called out. Dictators, Despots, Autocrats and Theocrats should be mercilessly ridiculed, lampooned and called out. A clarion call to ridicule the ‘Dicks’ of the world. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller. The forty-eighth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning." #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #confrontation #callitout #nameit #freedom #winniethepooh

Take a tilt at a windmill. The only way to reinvigorate society is to challenge the construct of established beliefs and systems. Thomas Kuhn’s concept of Paradigm shifts shows us how to turn the world inside out. If you have the right tools, change and team development don’t have to be difficult, complex, and expensive.   54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller.   The forty-seventh extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #confrontation #pollyhiggins #ecocide #tiltatwindmills #revolution #paradigmshifts #constructs #quakers

Habit Holes, Banjos, and The Ritz. An autobiography of life in five chapters provides a metaphorical slap across the face with a wet fish. I wake up and walk down a different street. Flipping my WILL switch brings about some ‘Game-Changing’ ideas, our first investor and a compelling VISION. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller. The forty-sixth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning." #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #confrontation #vision #networking #habits #sobriety

“He walked her six miles.” She could only do two initially, but she did her first marathon after six months. The importance of determination, grit, resilience, stoicism and tenacity is admirably summed up by the Finnish term SISU. Eight hundred and eighty-eight thousand, two hundred and forty-six souls are remembered with a sea of poppies. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller. The forty-fifth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #confrontation #determination #SISU #resiliance #grit #stoicism #tenacity

Debt, Divorce and Death. A fiscal cliff akin to falling off El Capitan introduces the perils of D-World— the boundary state of transition full of DOOM and Danger. It’s where change happens, and I’m saved by a donkey and walking. Shake it off and step up. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller. The forty-fourth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #confrontation #dismay #disillusion #doom #danger

Time to POP the Ego introduces the seventh week of the podcast. This episode starts with a Mayfair boardroom with confrontation across it and a schism running down the centre. It finishes with a call to POP the raging Egos and Martin Luther King’s rallying call to dream.   54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller.   The forty-third extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #confrontation #poptheego #schism #martinlutherking #susancain #ihaveadream

Jung, Hitchhiking, and a Dodecahedron. A conversation with Carl Jung led to three people telling me I needed to do this for myself. The secret to life is ‘Do it for yourself’. We discover that character trumps personality every time.   54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller.   The forty-second extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #confrontation #carljung #philosophy #doitforyourself

The meeting, the cock up, and the genius. We don’t know who he is, or what he’s here for, but here he is. The sublime introduction that led to The Art of Facilitation and perfect meetings. Seven steps that will make you a star.   54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller. The forty-first extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #confrontation #meetings #facilitation #genius

Rubber, Magic, and Etched Eyeballs. When you’re no longer made of magic and rubber, you must take a step back in life. Proudest client interactions, a 33,333% return on investment, and how a card brought a tear to my eye. Plus, my introduction to Jürgen Klopp and the wonders of the Bundesliga.   54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller. The fortieth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #confrontation #newyork #frankfurt #jürgenklopp #eintrachtfrankfurt #copenhagen #liverpoolfc #returnoninvestment

Polly, Obama, Wilberforce and rape. Never underestimate the power of what one person can do. Polly wanted three hundred corporations to be held responsible for the rape and pillaging of the planet, with the UN adopting a ‘Law of Ecocide’. One man made it his mission to change the world one step at a time. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller The thirty-ninth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #confrontation #Obama #quakers #thepowerofone #ecocide #pollyhiggins #slavery

The Nail, the Dog, and the collapsing bridge. The Art of Dealing with Stress stops a runner in their tracks, causes abuse, and changes a life. The theory of resonance shows why you need to stop exciting the negatives with a little help from a French philosopher.   54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller The thirty-eighth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #confrontation #stress

Three forks and suck-back turn to gold. This is the ‘Golden Egg’ of all the episodes to date. It is the core secret of the whole series. If you can only listen to one recording from the entire series, ensure it is this one.   54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller The thirty-seventh extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #confrontation

Stags, Moose, and Elephants introduce the sixth week of the podcast. The Moose is loose in Cambridge when a group of Brits attempt to out-stag the Aussies. An immortal line is coined; fourteen-year cycles get confirmed, and the wonders of Yosemite are extolled.   54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller The thirty-sixth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #confrontation

This episode is about ‘Connections’ and ‘Confrontation’. There’s also Ego, Storming off, and ‘Rutting Stags’. How three folk going for a run around ‘Arthur’s Seat’ cleared the air and, being cornered, sowed the seeds for Perfect Teams. Don’t like them? Get to know them better. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller The thirty-fifth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #confrontation

Why being one step removed is ‘The Secret of Life’. This episode majors in how to resolve all arguments and why the number forty-two is so important. How a trip to Longleat and getting lost in the maze provided an apt metaphor for leadership. If it’s misty in the pulpit, it will be foggy in the pews. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller The thirty-fourth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #42 #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #quakers #thequietman

What’s the best-kept secret? The Great Soprendo— Geoffrey Durham wows my audience of entrepreneurs with his Magic Circle Top 50 act, ‘The Newspaper Tear.’ It’s time to get on the stage myself. I discover a trick to raise my coaching game and why it’s not painting by numbers. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller The thirty-third extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #quakers #thequietman #geoffreydurham

Time and respect underpin this episode. Where do you invest your time? Successful people become successful in the time that others waste. Take a ‘Drucker’ cold shower, keep a ‘Time-Log’ and ascertain if you’re worth £10 an hour, £100 per hour, or £1,000 per hour. Do the respect exercise and discover the qualities you’ve been searching for all your life. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller The thirty-second extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #time

To Lead— Serve First. This episode explores Robert Greenleaf’s seminal work on Servant Leadership. The idea is that leadership is not about power, coercion, command and control. The Freedom Tree finally emerges from the shadows with thirty-seven stunning watercolours. Dyslexia and ‘Hunter’s Pace’ provide a thread. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller The thirty-first extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #robertgreenleaf #dyslexia

I invented coaching, and then the internet age began with the ‘Dotcom’ bust and a tsunami of ‘Coaches’, all trained by Jonathan Jay. This episode covers qualifications and the prime skill a coach will ever need. A client says, “I’d pay £50,000 to know what Neil knows!” 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller The thirtieth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman #quietleadership

The fifth week of the podcast begins with turning the other cheek. It’s not a sign of weakness but putting the finger up to authority. We prove that ‘The English’ are more positive than ‘The Germans’, that sanity is living in a box with the number two on it, and that the grand old Duke of York is worth following. 54 Life Tips from a Master Storyteller The twenty-ninth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #quakers #thequietman

‘Vision’ and ‘How far do you want to go?’ A school friend’s vision of ‘The House on the Hill’ provides an apt story for the power of having a ‘Vision’ and ‘Adding a Zero’. I got out of bed for less than $10,000 and discovered that luck can be like three buses, one after the other.   The twenty-eighth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #thequietman

Quietness, Stillness, Silence, Calmness, Serenity, Peace, and Tranquillity—if these are qualities you seek, this is the episode for you. The pace changes, trauma is released, forgiveness is given, and The Freedom Tree emerges. Learn to sit in Silence.   The twenty-seventh extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #quakers

Forty-two is the beginning of the ‘Age of Mastery. ‘Pubic’ speaking, Kyrgyzstan, back-pocket talks, and inventing coaching are all featured in this episode. Gagging on company ‘Mission’ statements leads to a new communication model set to save the world. Have you been ‘Tusoned’ yet?   The twenty-sixth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love

Your client says, “Emotional stability is the thing I respect the most.” When your world is ‘Topsy-Turvey’, you think, “That would be nice!” This episode sees the rise and fall of the British Empire, the power of the bell, and the original ‘Factor X’.   The twenty-fifth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love

‘Falling out of a tree’ provides a valuable insight into ascribing meaning to events. Good or Bad? Right or wrong? Lucky or unlucky? There is also a powerful lesson on conscious, wilful action being the engine of civilisation. ‘Mind your Gap’, Dunbar’s number, and feedback ‘Filling the sails’ anchor this episode. The twenty-fourth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning." #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love

Criticism and communication are the themes, but words of wisdom from a nine-year-old take centre stage—don’t be a slave to the salary. The ‘Birdwhistell’ formula, top international salesman, three big ticks in San Diego and being called an ‘Arrogant CNT’ round out this episode.   The twenty-third extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love

The fourth week of the podcast begins with not being ‘Rich enough’, the ‘Wisdom of Insecurity’, and ‘Living in Interesting Times’. The cliches just come fast and furiously. A story of a butterfly and an overheard conversation save the day— once they are secure in my little notebook. The twenty-second extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning." #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love

Walking, Tooting, Alligators, Boat races, Jack Nicolson, Snowden, and spitting tea out with politicians all combine in this episode. The gist is to shine your shoes, get the right kit, and learn to live on the edge because that is where there is energy and movement. The twenty-first extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning." #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love

The lessons start to come thick and fast. I overcome my culture shock and commit to staying in the UK. Goethe and Encyclopaedia Britannica combine to educate me. I learn about the concept of ‘Suck Back’, differentiate between takers and givers and start to look at walls differently. The twentieth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning." #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love

The plates shift and throw me back up in the UK. The shock is palpable and immortalised by one line— “What will I tell my friends?” upon the news that I wished to stay in sales! Getting slaughtered in a ‘Team Building’ exercise, realising that Brits didn’t like investing in themselves, and the concept of ‘The Maltese Breaststroke’ all arise. The nineteenth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning." #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love

Seismic and tectonic shifts occur after lunch at Bake ‘n Broil on Atlantic Avenue. Who would have thought HAL (from 2001), Tony Robbins, General Sherman, Garcia, Pots of Gold, and Fairy Tales could be so inextricably linked? The hero lived happily ever after, but not in the intended way. The eighteenth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning." #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love

What do butterflies, visualisations, and chaos have in common? Threads start to come together. Promises are kept. Races are aced. Palm Springs, Porsche road trips, and sailing to Santa Catalina provide the backdrop to the decisive decisions about to be made, with some squirming and smirking thrown in. The seventeenth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning." #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love

The muse strikes, and a poem emerges in the hope that it will tempt someone back. A road trip to Santa Barbara holds a mirror up to entrenched prejudice. A second trip to Brunei leads to a reconciliation. The idea of leaving corporate security arises. All this is accompanied by an 80s soundtrack of Huey Lewis, U2, Enya, Eddie Brickell, and Bobby McFerrin.   The sixteenth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love

The third week of this podcast begins with a salutary lesson. The ‘Englishman in LA’ fails to charm the audience and fails magnificently. He learns three lessons: 1. to invest in himself, 2. to speak in public, and 3. to let ‘Love’ go. The idea for ‘The Freedom Tree’ takes root, and the mantra, “It wasn’t that I couldn’t, I’d never been shown how”, is first uttered. The fifteenth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love

What is the greatest motivator? Why every step and breath is important. With the decks cleared and my best-ever marathon in the bag, I’m free to follow the path west and transfer to California, where one heck of a storm awaits me. The fourteenth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning." #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership #discipline #attitude #willpower #love #running #boston

The ‘B’ episode.  Beware Bears. Bonnie and the Birdhouse Bar. Brunei. Black Monday. This chapter is more of a personal interlude with the lesson that one needs to prepare for the storms ahead. The highlights are ‘Skinny Dipping’ in the South China Sea supping Vervé Cliquet and the greatest opening line to a book ever.  The thirteenth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."  #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership

I’m now an Englishman in St. Louis. Aided by a little motivation called Lynn DeNinno, I learned that ‘Age doesn’t matter’ and ‘Daily Discipline’ is vital to success. I joined the famous 6:20 running club, started running marathons, got seasick on Lake Michigan, and met an Englishman in New York.   The twelfth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership

My ability to ask questions gets me a job. Nine hundred miles south and east lies St. Louis, the gateway to the West. I learned that remembering people’s names (provided you get them right) is crucial to success in sales. I meet Kirk, a sublime runner who introduces me to the St. Louis running community. I start to write again and get divorced.   The eleventh extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership

1983, and the real lessons of life begin. I’m an ‘Alien’ and began my new life in the USA selling Kirby vacuum cleaners door to door in the North Dakota winter. I learned that successful people do the things failures don’t like to do. Willpower is the gatekeeper to opportunity. Grafton, Red Lake Falls, and Thief River Falls mould my character.   The tenth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership

The summer of 81. Reagan and the Pope get shot. The AIDS crisis rears its head. Charles and Diana got married, and so did I. Following some magnificent resits, I’m allowed to continue my studies accompanied by the classic soundtrack of Bowie’s ‘Let Dance’, the Eurythmics, Talking Heads, and Cyndi Lauper. There was also a war in which the ‘Be Stoic’ lesson came through.   The ninth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership

The second week begins with some cracking insights. It’s 1980, and time for university. I loved univesity because it taught me how to teach myself. It wasn’t easy, but then the best things in life never are. The year’s highlights were visiting the USA four times, a friend for life, Magnificent Spaghetti Bolognese, meeting an ex-Trappist monk, the first Great North Run, and discovering that the Newcastle dialect is pure Norwegian.   The eighth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership

The 70s are about to end, and so is my naval career. The lessons are ‘Travelling opens your eyes’ and ‘Relish being shocked’. Different cultures and languages expand your mindset. The ‘Eagle atop the orangery’ is forever etched in my imagination. With Newcastle University approaching, I am again venturing into a foreign land!   The seventh extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership

This episode is about ‘Making friends— Sharing new experiences’ and ‘Developing a Can-Do attitude’. It starts with a £9 flight to the USA, a thwarted motorcycle ride along Route 66, Mexican Food and Skiing in the Rockies. It ends with a road trip to the land of 10,000 lakes, a sunken canoe, and a T-shirt saying, “I’d rather be in Denver”.   The sixth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."   #character #listening #laughing #learning #students #entrepreneurs #leadership