Breadcrumb marketing
I am not the best at marketing my business. I’ll admit that. Not marketing in the conventional sense, anyway. My marketing spend is minimal. I don’t spend a ton of time on social media either. Yet, this lack of marketing…
Picking up the slack with email
I have been exploring email clients today to see if I should make a switch. I am currently using GMail (Gsuite – Business) which works okay but there are certain tools or features within it that I am missing that…
The Power Of Compounding (it’s worth reminding ourselves)
I was discussing with a client earlier today the power of compounding, as we both lamented how we had left it so late to adequately fill our pensions. Both wishing we had started earlier and been more consistent in our…
Read. Learn. Apply.
As a self confessed info junkie, I am always searching for the next hack, tip or new strategy. This means that I devour books. Lots of them. Whether Kindle books, audio books (Audible or Scribd) or good old fashioned paperbacks.…
Saturday: Morning Start
Get up to a fresh glass of water Reach up with your hands to a beam and hang. Be free. Stretch. Feel your (bare) feet connect with the ground Hot shower. Followed by cold. Breathe. Deep. Be intentional. Salute the…
Friday focus
Do 3 important things for today Do 1 important thing for tomorrow Reflect on the week that’s been Plan for the week ahead Finish early Spend time with family and friends
Deep work 7
Phone switched to airplane mode Timer set for 25 mins countdown Coffee at hand Email tab closed Office door shut Breathe deep Focused. Consider it done.
Higher level thinking
At a time of shrinking attention spans and intolerant tirades over social media, it feels like it is time for us to invest more time into thinking about what we are thinking about. It is useful to frame our thinking…
The very best form of PR
It is rare, but on occasions, business owners get out there and do the most wonderful things. Creating stories that restore our faith in humanity. You don’t need to know much more than the fact that this plumber went and…
Being Creative (and making a living)
I know someone who is super talented at drawing. He’s a talented artist. This person possesses all of the ‘creative’ drawing and illustration skills to flourish as a commercial artist. Potentially earning a very decent living doing something that he…