When you overexplain, it's you trying to accommodate other people by justifying yourself and your choices to them. It signals that you're seeking some level of external approval or permission that you're not able to give yourself. You might be over-explaining because you have people pleaser tendencies and you're worried that the other person might … Continue reading Why you might be overexplaining yourself and why you should stop?
Tag: value
No instructions, no outcome, just play
Sometimes there is this child-like sense of curiosity or this feeling that you probably had as a child when you just wanted to play. It's things like reading a story, having paper and pens to create whatever you like or even a bunch of building blocks. There's no instructions or a specified outcome that you … Continue reading No instructions, no outcome, just play
Playing catch up
When you've fallen behind, it can be difficult to catch up. You find yourself having to work double or triple time to get back to where you want (or need) to be. You might even find yourself questioning whether it's even worth it. Maybe instead of potentially over-working yourself, you should simply go at your … Continue reading Playing catch up
Nobody wants to feel like they’ve been duped
When we think about getting someone to buy something the first is probably that it's a bad thing. Perhaps what comes to mind is a greasy car salesmen or some sort of trickster who will tell lies to convince you to spend money. But what about the other times we buy things based on being … Continue reading Nobody wants to feel like they’ve been duped
5 ways to convince people to spend money
I recently got thinking about some of the ways we're persuaded to spend money. Sometimes it's things we planned to buy anyway but other times it's things we actually had no intention of getting or stuff we just don't need. Tell them it's limited edition If something won't be around for long they're more likely … Continue reading 5 ways to convince people to spend money
The benefits of creating free content
Many of us regularly post free content and some people also use that to lead people to their paid services. Sometimes the easiest way to get someone to value what you want them to pay for is by offering them something amazing for free. They'll either be so enticed that they want what you have … Continue reading The benefits of creating free content
Value in the workplace
When you go to work, you want to feel like you're of value. Perhaps not to the point where the whole place would fall apart without you but at least like what you contribute each day matters. When a person wakes up, gets ready and goes to work, if they feel like they don't need … Continue reading Value in the workplace
Free cocktails
There's a cocktail bar that offers you a free cocktail in exchange for a few personal details when you sign up to the mailing list. Your name, email and date of birth. I think it's interesting that we're willing to trade this information for a drink. That drink might cost around $13 which is of … Continue reading Free cocktails
When to change your customer
In a podcast episode from a while back the host answered a question about what to do if your customer, the people you're selling to, aren't allowing you to make enough money. The answer was something along the lines of 'change your customer'. If you know how much you want to make a month as … Continue reading When to change your customer
Open to exploring
Who you are does not have to be so rigid that you force yourself to be defined by ticking several boxes and sticking to them. You can be one thing today and another thing next week. So often we go through life trying to find ourselves and figure out who we are so that we … Continue reading Open to exploring
The Daily Gemm 