Chances are you’ve possibly heard of Philippe Dubost. A couple of weeks ago, he was taking the Internet by storm, pretty much from nowhere. Philippe was looking for a job, was sick of having to fire off his CV and be another ‘number’ on someone’s desk, and so he decided to go about things differently… […]
A colleague of mine, Ian Brodie, writes a good email story. I’d thoroughly recommend checking him out. He sent an email out late last week telling a story which really hit home. I care passionately about what people think about me and the things I’m associated with, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with […]
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post called if you don’t ask, you don’t get. It contained a bunch of different examples of some surprising cases of people asking, and much to their surprise, getting what they asked for. I thought it was time to start practicing what I was preaching. My principle business, […]
There is not enough screen sharing going on in this world. If you’re a coach or consultant and your corporate clients are miles away – then you need to watch this video! I’d encourage you to get into the mindset of sharing your screen to begin with – if you’re looking to reveal something, explain […]
It’s been a strange week for me. So many different things have happened which I won’t bore you with. At 8pm on Monday I got a phonecall which changed my week somewhat. One of my biggest clients of our video production business, 2e2, was going into administration the next day. It was likely 100s of […]
No one can work to their full potential all the time. Depending on what’s happening in your business or personal life, you will perform at different levels. Sometimes you’ll be working away, but just can’t concentrate – and you’re just not getting anything done, or not doing it well enough. It might just be time […]
The product screenshot you see in this post has been generated without Photoshop or any other form of image manipulation software. It was also produced in approximately 15 seconds! In the video below, I show you how to do it, including how to take a screenshot from your iPhone or iPad, if you’ve always wondered […]
I bore myself (and others probably) by saying that ‘It’s not a rehearsal’ Sometimes it’s hard to make every day at work exciting, exhilarating or downright inspiring, however, if you work for yourself (doing what you enjoy and having complete control over your time and resources) means that you can have a damn good try. […]
How to ask good questions… My dad has taught me from an early age that if you don’t ask, you don’t get. Asking a client for the deal, asking a partner for a better deal or asking brave questions to a prospect normally yield interesting and unexpected results. Sadly most people start with the premise that […]
Saw this poem pinned up the other day on a sports club noticeboard and it resonated with me… Do you stand on the sidelines looking in or do you participate and get involved? It’s too easy to just watch from afar. Sure, it’s hard putting your head above the parapet – there are trolls and […]