Hello, I’m NCS.
This is where I think out loud, mostly from the little yellow beach hut I built on Lancing beach. Notes on reading, work, life and lighthouses, written when something is worth writing down. More about me.
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Lighthouse stamps and postcards, and the stories behind them. See all the postcards and stamps.
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End of year musings: Do what you can’t
Firstly you need to aim beyond what your capable of. You must develop a complete disregard for where your abilities end. Try to do the things that your incapable of. If you think you are unable to work for the best then try that. If you think you’re incapable of running a company make that… Read more
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2019, 2020, realising what really matters – Merry Xmas
I hope you will forgive a reflective post today. 2019 was a year I lost my mother to an 18 month fight with cancer. Since that day I have been reflecting on life and what is important. I was reaching a conclusion then 2020 arrived and I am now certain on what really matters to… Read more
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A Christmas Carol
If you read my post yesterday 98/100 Books read 2 to go you know I was reading Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. I finished our Company Christmas zoom call, then closed up the home office. I made a cup of tea and sat in front of the fire. Charles Dickens could have had no idea it… Read more
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98/100 Books read 2 to go
I am 2 books short of 100 books read in 2020, I will read those last two books in my Christmas break. To realise this annual achievement I almost entirely removed all TV and watching movies. I set this task well before the Covid-19 pandemic was understood. To complete the 100th book I will be… Read more
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Your attitude determines your altitude
Have you ever heard the word ‘morale’ used when things are going well? No, me neither you only hear of morale when performance and results are slipping downwards. Think about your team, if you are an individual contributor then think about a team you were on once. If every member of that team had a… Read more
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Ted talks
Once in a while you discover a show which is more than you assumed. The irony of that assumption will be revealed when you watch the clip. I started watching Ted Lasso on Apple TV+ and thought it would be just a funny show to raise my spirits. It is certainly funny but what took… Read more
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Our greatest fear
Over my 25 years of working, I have worked with professionals from all walks of life. Many of them were hard working, a few were inspiring and demonstrated leadership. However, when I reached the VP level at Veeva I joined a group that displayed a leadership quality I had witnessed rarely but is in abundance… Read more
