by Jamie Miles | Sep 27, 2020 | True Stories & Reflections
You’ve found my journal, and decide to flick through it. May 2016 stands out. It’s longer than the other entries, and there’s a quotation written in large letters with three underlines. You realise that the quotation was from a lady that I had met that month....
by Jamie Miles | Sep 20, 2020 | True Stories & Reflections
Reject competition. Embrace collaboration. There’s a joke at Oxford University that ‘Imposter Syndrome’ started here. It’s easy to believe. This syndrome is the belief that you don’t belong somewhere, despite having all the required skills. You feel like an imposter....
by Jamie Miles | Sep 13, 2020 | True Stories & Reflections
Working remotely has created a subtle shift in power. Before, those that shouted the loudest shaped the agenda. Now it’s those that write the clearest, and this will only become more true with time. Writing well is the art of copying an idea from your brain to...
by Jamie Miles | Sep 6, 2020 | True Stories & Reflections
I wrote my first book aged four. It sits in the drawer of broken dreams at home, dusted with time, its potential wasted. I wondered if things could have been different, the stars aligning a few degrees to the left, and unlocking a world where lucky readers would care...
by Jamie Miles | Aug 30, 2020 | True Stories & Reflections
Sushi trains have much to teach us about procrastination. Unlike today, sushi trains had yet to make a dent in 2012 London, so my first experience was in Tokyo while completing an internship. For the uninitiated, a sushi train involves plates of sushi being placed on...
by Jamie Miles | Aug 23, 2020 | True Stories & Reflections
“We’re all watering cans really”. “Watering cans?” “Aye, think about it. We wake up each day fresh and full, and then we start watering the parts of our lives we want to go well: we brush our teeth, fill our bellies, kiss our loved ones good morning. The sorts of...
