Always Be A Diamond.

Have you ever watched a toddler learning to walk? They pull themselves up, they wobble, they go down. Again and again and again. And here is what they never do. They never lie there thinking, "Well, that was embarrassing. Everyone saw that. Maybe walking is not for people like me." They get up and go again. No shame, no doubt, no inner critic. Just up, wobble, down, repeat, until one day they are off running and nobody can catch them. Which should tell you something enormous.

Let me tell you about one of the best nights of my career and the man who tried to ruin it. My first-ever Cisco Partner Conference in San Francisco. The UK Awards dinner. Big room, big lights, the who's who of the channel in one place. We had gone from an unknown partner to winning our first-ever Cisco award, and the business I had worked tirelessly to build was now the fastest-growing commercial partner in the whole of the UK. I went up to collect my award. A senior director

Why a diamond and a lump of coal are the same thing/ Welcome. I am so glad you are here. Before the first lesson lands next week, I want to take a moment to tell you what this is, why I built it, and what you can expect from me every week from here on. Let me start with the idea that the whole thing rests on. A diamond and a lump of coal are exactly the same element. Carbon. Identical ingredient. The only difference between the thing we burn and the thing we treasure is press