#0164 Happy 100th
Cast your mind forward with me for a moment. On your 36,525th morning on this earth and you have a small skip in your step as you go out to check the mail. Yes, people…
Category: Entrepreneur
#0163 The Feeling of Leadership
Simon Sinek famously talks about finding your “WHY” Within that he also talks about “How it makes you feel” The same can be said for great leadership. It is necessary to communicate your vision, your…
#0162 Observervation
There is no lack of free information on this planet. In particular there is no lack of people willing to give you free advice. There are also plenty of opportunities to pay for advice. The…
#0161 Chill
I’m observing a lot of erratic behaviour at the moment. Impatient people at the supermarket, seemingly unwarranted bad reviews on Google, feuding neighbours, more than the normal amount of Social Media trolling. The good news…
#0160 Do the Opposite
I think it would be fair to say that most people have a canned response/reaction when asked to do something or be part of something. I know my kids do! It can be the simple…
#0159 Why Bother
You are probably going to scroll right past this post. Statistically there were so many zero’s as I tried to calculate a percentage that it’s basically a 0.00000% chance that you will stop and actually…
#0158 It’s Groundhog Day
One of my favourite movies growing up was Groundhog Day with Bill Murray released in 1993. Much to my wife’s disgust I am still likely to watch a re-run if it’s playing on TV. Besides…
#0157 For Sale, Office Relics
At the turn of the century, Dotcom companies used the allurement of pool tables, beanbags and subsidised cafeteria’s to attract the best talent. It worked. It quickly became the norm and an expectation that you…
#0156 If Not Now, When
Investing is best played as a long game. Compound interest and time are statistically on your side. Start as early as you can, put in as much as you can, keep adding when possible and…
#0155 Flour, Water, Salt, Yeast
The title of a book I just bought by Ken Forkish about the art and science of baking artisan bread. I bought this book as I have recently discovered a passion for baking good bread…
#0154 Get the Crap out of the Way
Songwriters, Comedians, Poets, Authors, Actors all do it. I’m doing it right now. No-one and I mean no-one can say that the first piece of content they produced was any good. Or for the matter…
#0153 One Thing Leads to Another
Too busy… Too busy to make that call. Too busy write that blog. Too busy to start that project. Too busy to finish that project. Just too damn busy!! We start a task, it leads…
#0152 The First Next Step
There’s a lot going on in the world right now. There’s always a lot going on in our lives each and every day. And on each of these days we are (mostly) in control of…
#0151 Meditating to Write
Our world is an increasingly noisy place. We are interrupted, distracted, pulled, pushed, flexed and contorted in every direction each and every day. It’s hard enough to make time for the things that are actually…
#0150 What’s Stopping You Today?
I get up everyday. I shower and brush my teeth every day. I eat every day. I check social media and manage to watch some tv every day. There are many things that I do…
#0102 Write for ONE Person, Attract MANY
I can’t tell you the number of websites I’ve visited, brochures I’ve been handed and presentations I’ve ENDURED. Sadly, a vast majority of them I walk away none the wiser as to WHAT they actually…
#0101 How to GET Things Finished
There’s no shortage of things to DO. My TO-DO list seems to be out of control. There’s NEVER enough time. If this sounds familiar, then you’re NOT alone. Seems everyone I speak too is so…
#0100 Be IN the Moment
Life’s passing us all by at an alarming rate and one thing I hear from most business owners is that they wish they could have more BALANCE in their life. Most people dream of an…
#0099 Do What You LOVE
Life’s short, so why waste it doing stuff you HATE when you can do so much better doing what you LOVE. Think about it, are you more likely to put in a bigger EFFORT on…
#0098 Does Your Story have a POINT?
One of my all time FAVOURITE lines in a Movie is from “Planes, Trains & Automobiles” (1987) when Steve Martin goes off on a rant at John Candy in their Hotel room. Steve EXPLODES into…