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I may be a little obsessed with my lawn. The cutting, feeding, watering and cutting again is relentless. On no two days does it look the same, ever changing, longingly gazing. By no means perfect,…
Category: Small Business
#344 Be Generous
Give it all away. People ask me what they should write about or share on social. In a business context my response is to share your knowledge and experience freely, without reservation or fear. There…
#343 Start & Finish
“Process saves us from the poverty of our intentions” Elizabeth King, Sculptor. No matter what it is you are providing, there is always a start point and a delivery point often with many steps in…
#342 Share
She was carrying all the weight on her shoulders. As my daughter haphasardly filled her backpack it was evident it was not going to be pleasant to haul around. The key to a comfortable walk…
#341 Matching Shoes
My daughter lost one of her school shoes on public transport. The next morning she grabbed an old shoe and kept her newer one (??) until I pointed out the shoes were slightly different and…
#340 Alignment
Acknowledge where someone is and then join them there. No matter how good your product or service is, your sales pitch or your board presentation, if they do not believe, you will not progress. Everyone…
#339 Leverage
On foot we are not the fastest on the planet, but in a rocket ship we are. I am not that strong, different story if I am operating a forklift. If I have a complex…
#338 Invisible Predators
What is the worst thing that can happen if you do? It is a simple question that invariably invokes responses that are nowhere near as bad as you first imagined. Our brains are designed to…
#336 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…
#335 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…
#333 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…
#332 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…
#331 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…
#330 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…
#329 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…
#328 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…
#327 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…
#326 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…
#325 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…
#323 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…