#0336 Right Tools
All I needed was a hole. Making a small vertical garden on the weekend I was attempting to drill 12 small holes into some mild steel. It should have taken me maybe ten minutes yet…
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#0335 Overnight Success
Be prolific with your content output while no one is looking. The act of doing so consistently will improve the quality by default. By the time people notice, you will be putting out high quality…
#0334 Heal to Focus
As I stare at my screen struggling to write the first words I realise the pain in my back is taking all my attention. Attention that is needed elsewhere but keeps being drawn back to…
#0333 Better Questions
Interacting with AI has taught me to ask better questions. To be super specific in what you are asking to improve the potential output. The better the request, the better the response. Wait, is that…
#0332 Effort
A photographer takes thousands of images you will never see.Swimmers are doing laps when you are asleep.Hoops are being missed before the big games. And when it is time to perform they make it look…
#0331 Many First Impressions
They say you do not get a second chance at a first impression. I do not believe that to be true. I think every time you meet someone is a chance to set a first…
#0330 The Best Time to Plant a Tree
When I have more money I will…If I had more time I would…Once I know how… It is pretty easy to put off something with an excuse of lacking something in order to proceed. Any…
#0329 Add or Subtract
Start taking notice of what energises you and what drains you. Are you pumped after a conversation with particular colleagues or exhausted?Do you love the buzz of a big group or the intimacy of a…
#0328 Influencers
You are influenced by that which you focus on and you focus on that which you are influenced by. What do you watch & read?Who do you hang out with?What do you work on?Who do…
#0327 Blessing in Disguise
We have one of those robotic vacuum cleaners that runs early morning, mainly to keep the dog hair at bay. Easy and efficient mostly except for one morning the back door was left ajar and…
#0326 Tell Them
If I see something broken I like to fix it. That goes for stuff at home as well as in business. If it is not right I like to make it so. Problem is I…
#0325 Do
You will not get there with just an idea. Intent and desire are not enough. Thinking about it, talking about it won’t help much either. It is all in the execution. The rest is just…
#0323 Matching
Avoidance or seeking? If you listen carefully to your audience you may notice that they have an inclination for either risk aversion or a comfort in the possibility. Understanding their preference (not yours) can be…
#0322 Baggage
No matter how small something is, it, along with other small things will continue to weigh you down if you let them. New Year is always a good time for a cleanse. I am not…
#0321 Nothing
When I suggest professionals write as part of their brand building the very thought brings a sense of fear that they have nothing to say. Yet these same people can stand in front of a…
#0319 Deadlines
Something magical happens at this time of year and I am not talking about Christmas cheer or gratitude. I am referring to our ability to get 2 months worth of activity done in three weeks….
#0318 Same Value
If you have 10 things to do to complete a project invariably you will prioritise the top few, then get on to the secondary batch and maybe run out of steam for the last two….
#0317 Fumbling
“It was about 10 years ago, no, maybe eleven. Hang on, it was probably 12” We have all experienced this style of fumble in a delivery and all that was going through your head was…
#0316 The Collective Good
For as long as I can remember pencil sharpeners have not changed. Neither have rulers, hammers, shovels or the 2B pencil. Yet what we have been able to create with these humble tools in the…
#0315 Habits First
The best predictor of future behaviour is your current behaviour. Setting goals is pointless unless you are willing to change what you are currently doing. Rather than setting goals and then being disappointed, start with…