Someone recently asked for 5 concepts that have made me successful. It made me think, which is always a nice thing. Success is relative, of course.
So, here they are – I’m reusing them as thoughts on how I got here for 2018 – what are yours? Continue reading
Sometimes things are better when they’re older. Wine, perhaps. Whiskey. Cars (have you seen cars from the 50s?). Houses (we had a plasterer round who I discussed the concept of “character” with – we came to the conclusion it’s wonky bits).
And sometimes things are better when they’re younger (or newer). Underwear. Milk. Toilet seats. Continue reading
Reading should be an important part of anyone’s routine. There’s plenty of people offering advice to this effect. And plenty of people in marketing or business publishing their best book lists for 2016.
The one thing I find oddly absent from many, however, is a good slice of fiction. Continue reading
Meditating. Journalling. Mind mapping. Brainstorming. Short work weeks. Mindfulness.
There are lots of ways to try and improve your productivity. To gather your thoughts and work more effectively.
We all have that little voice nagging away at us that we could be doing more.
“See that Tim Ferris? He’s already done more than you by the time he has his morning non-standard, quirky cup of tea than you do all day. Get on it, loser.”
I tell you what I find helps. Always has. A good sleep. Continue reading
Sometimes we know the things we’re doing aren’t the things we should be doing. There are always behaviours and tasks that we do because they’re habits, or because we haven’t thought them through well enough.
We should just come right out and say, “we can do this, but it’s not marketing.” Continue reading
