#0210 Give it a Go
I am an experimental gardener. By that I mean I continually try things with the experience and expectation that many things will not work. Transplant out of season, mix of plants that do not traditionally…
Tag: Business Tips
#0204 Draw Them In
You know when you have captured a great shot in a photo because you are pulled into the moment when you look at it. Better still when others can feel and experience it too. Capturing…
#0202 A Little Bit of This
Many years ago now I sat patiently with my Mother and asked if she could teach me her (now published) lasagna recipe. It is her signature dish and now with children of my own, I…
#0200 Joy is in the Journey
This is blog #200 and here is some of what I have learnt. Writing regularly is like exercise. Bloody hard at first but with persistence and effort you will see improvement. Stop start though and…
#0199 If You Want More
Like it if you like it… People are scrolling faster than ever and you know you are guilty of this too. Reading something that is interesting and then moving on is not doing you any…
#0198 Pleasing No-One
Generic, vague, broad, nondescript. None of these words are how you would like me to describe your communication style if I was to do an audit of you. I know, I know… you service suits…
#0195 For the Right Reasons
The idea of building my brand online is overwhelming and a bit scary, where do I start? It is not an uncommon question as the choices seem infinite and not without their challenges. My first…
#0192 Conserving Energy
If you do not find this interesting by this point in the sentence then you will do what you do thousands of times every single day. Ignore it and move on. It’s OK, I won’t…
#0191 Rollercoaster
Too busy, then not busy, busy then not. It is the proverbial rollercoaster of business and the cause of so much angst. There are often a number of factors driving this consequence but the one…
#0186 Marketing Architecture
Producing and executing good Marketing is a bit like working with an Architect when you are building a new home. A set of architectural drawings is multi-layered and designed to meet the needs of multiple…
#0183 How Do You Learn
In a teaching environment you have a primary learning mode, Visual (show me), Auditory (tell me) or Kinaesthetic (let me try). Hard to do the second and third when you are writing out content though,…
#0182 Impart Your Knowledge
You have one job. When you started your business or joined the team, your one job is to work with and help as many of the right people as you can manage to be better…
#0175 Not The Same For Everyone
I would put up a solid fight if you asked me to give up my morning coffee. Besides being an addiction, I enjoy every part of the process too. The smell of the fresh grind,…
#0174 Into The Sunset
Almost every great story ends with the hero metaphorically walking off into the sunset and there is a good chance the guide in the story is there with them too. In a business context this…
#0170 Kryptonite
Top 5 worst movies of all time: Star Wars (without Darth Vader)Batman (without the Joker)Silence of the Lambs (without Hannibal Lecter)Jaws (without the shark)Rocky IV (without Drago) They of course would never have been produced…
#0166 Yes But What?
In my last blog “Yes But Where?” I wrote about where to start when choosing a platform to get yourself online. Now that you’ve made that decision the next hurdle is “Yes, but what should…
#0165 Yes But Where?
So you’ve made the decision to be more visible online but you are stuck at the juncture of which is the best platform to be on and the overwhelm of trying to be on them…
#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…
#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…
#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…