The Art of Brilliance Blog
Welcome to our random musings. If Carlsberg could write blogs...
Is it time for a social media detox?
Each day, 34 million videos are uploaded to TikTok and 95 million photos or videos shared on Instagram… (more…)
Why vitality is so vital
In the study of ‘Organizational Vitality’ there are four types of energy: physical, psychological, emotional and relational. But here’s the kicker, only one of them is renewable. (more…)
Tired but never jaded
‘New Year, New You’. How many times have you heard that in the last few days? (more…)
The parable of the okay day…
An okay day, followed by an okay day, followed by an okay day, followed by an okay day, followed by an okay day, followed by an okay day, followed by an okay day means you’ve had 7 okay days on the bounce. (more…)
Elf Regulation
If you’ve never worked in a school, this post probably isn’t for you. To the uninitiated, Christmas in primary education is a sugar-mouse idyll: squeaky-clean festive cheer, sweetness and (Christmas) light. It’s not. (more…)
Your sliding doors moment
It’s foggy. You’re barefoot, bewildered and strangely light on your feet. There’s a choir singing somewhere up ahead, so you put one foot in front of the other and walk towards the singing.
Hap-Pre Christmas
November 22nd: it’s not Christmas, but neither is it not not Christmas. (more…)
Flip the switch
The other day, I was driving home from delivering a workshop in Derby, and in amongst the roar of the motorway, I had a thought which reminded me of something we very frequently forget. (more…)
Imagine missing out on the BIGGEST MOMENT in history?
Busyness is a problem. We pay thousands for a smartphone to ensure we’re never bored. Our scrolling is powered by FOMO and yet the biggest irony is that by scrolling we are missing out. (more…)
Luis Díaz
Luis Díaz is a Premier League footballer who plays on the left wing for Liverpool FC. I saw him on a primary school playground in Birkenhead the other day. (more…)
NHS SOS
I’ve been spending some extended time with my frail and forgetful father-in-law. I love him to bits, but he’s not the man I used to know. (more…)
Your Daily Daley
In the 1980s, Britain had one of the all-time athletic greats; the moustachioed and supremely talented Mr Daley Thompson, who would routinely whistle his way through the national anthem as he banked another gold medal. (more…)