#0513 Shoeboxing
The list never gets shorter. Whenever I find myself ticking a few things off the to-do list I will invariably add a few more while I am there. To manage the never ending lists (business…
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#0512 Quantity vs Quality
Differentiate from the two. There are times in the day when I am doing three things at once, cruising through my to-do list. Things for the most part that do not require too much brain…
#0511 DIY
At what point should you stop? I have been a DIYer for my entire life. Whether that be at home or in my business. For the most part, I love it. Giving something a try…
#0510 Time Travel
Pondering choices. Imagine for a moment you could go back in time just once in your life to change the course of your destiny, when would that be and what would you do different? If…
#0509 Unimaginable Pain
Less than 24 hours later I was in the emergency department at the hospital. The hernia had totally collapsed, and I was in so much pain I had to be stretchered from the horizontal position…
#0508 Haste
“Festina Lente” is a fabulous Italian saying meaning to “Make haste, slowly”. Meaning to set tiny, short-term goals. Don’t try and accomplish everything all at once. An ethos I seem to naturally adhere to. Completing…
#0507 Yeahbuts
How many ‘yeahbuts’ do you have in yours? Whenever I get invited in to help organisations streamline their communication I generally find a combination of two extremes. In some areas they neglect to communicate at…
#0506 Deep Time
There is always a pull between managing and doing. Sometimes we must check in, comprehend, delegate, guide, question, approve. Other times we must simply do. If I spread my managing meetings throughout the day, I…
#0505 Get Curious
What don’t you understand? If you find yourself frustrated with others, it is likely you are not attuned to what is going on with them. In your head it is obvious, but to them them…
#0504 Last Minute Urgent
Your to-do list looks different to mine. My order of priority is unlikely to be yours. Clients will have their own. Just because it is urgent for you, does not make it so for others….
#0503 It’s All Gibberish
Anyone who has a deep understanding in a particular field of knowledge is in danger of overusing their expertise. How many times have you been subjected to mountains of technical data that was just far…
#0502 Always On
Marketing is not something you do only when you need more clients. It is something you do always, so you are never in need. read that again…
#0501 Being Present
With effort, I have become more singular focused. I am able to be present in the moment. Using the technique in meditation, to acknowledge a distracting thought, then bring myself back to the thing at…
#0500 Five Hundred
Halfway there. Seth Godin once wrote that you have to get past the first thousand blogs to get the to the good stuff. It felt impossible at the start but here I am at 500…
#0499 Reputation
How would they describe you behind closed doors? Late, rude, unreliable, pushy, scattered, odd. Dependable, intelligent, organised, productive, inspiring, awesome. Your reputation is everything in business, work on it, protect it.
#0498 Dear Diary
Weirdly I love Mondays. The house goes quiet again after the bustle of the weekend and routine kicks back in. I am habitual by nature and a schedule gives me a sense of comfort. When…
#0497 Are You Invisible
How’s the irony! Marketers are not always successful in communicating the value of being highly visible in market as a business in order to attract more clients, which to us seems like a no-brainer. No…
#0496 Perspective
It has been documented to death. Whenever we have a problem or need to learn something fast, we invariably turn to Google for the answer. A quick search will uncover many thousands of ‘”how to”…
#0495 Leading with a Story
It was pitch black as we dangled upside down in a car held in only by our seatbelts, contemplating for a moment if this was the end for me or my buddies. Were they all…
#0494 Networking
Have I been approaching it all wrong? As an introvert I have always struggled with networking events. Breaking into conversations and introducing myself has always been uncomfortable for me, so I generally avoid them. At…