Often the key indicators of someone being ahead of their time is that years later other people are doing what they did with less pushback and other people are gaining more success. Another indicator is if the person were to do what they did 5 years ago today, how would it be received. A few … Continue reading Ahead of their time
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Don’t check the stats
It's easy to fall into thinking that having access to and analysing the numbers will improve your work. But sometimes it just makes you miserable. When you sacrifice what you want to do with what will make the numbers go up you're less likely to be satisfied with the work you produce. If you focus … Continue reading Don’t check the stats
Worth celebrating
Good news is worth celebrating. When you set yourself big goals and have high aspirations it can sometimes feel like the little wins aren't worth celebrating. But when you get a some good news, why not celebrate. You don't have to go all out and do something grand. Perhaps you just eat your favourite desert … Continue reading Worth celebrating
Not being good enough
I used to be the kind of person that would internalise everything. For example, if I didn't get the job I applied for it was because I wasn't good enough and not that they had 7 excellent candidates and only one role to fill so not everyone could be a winner. I could give countless … Continue reading Not being good enough
Writing for the reader
I was recently asked about whether I write for myself or for readers. It's something I think about every now and then but it was interesting to be asked. On one hand I write for myself because I love it but on the other hand I write for my readers too. I'm thoughtful about what … Continue reading Writing for the reader
A convincing sales person
Anyone can make a living selling things if they're good enough at driving sales. It's not about being an 'influencer', having the most followers or being the loudest. Sometimes it's about having something that people want and presenting it to them in a way where they value it enough to buy it. Yet we somehow … Continue reading A convincing sales person
Who determines your self-worth?
For many people, how they value or see themselves comes from other people. This might be great when people are treating you well and constantly telling you how great you are but when not so much when you’re treated and being spoken of poorly. You go from feeling good about yourself to not feeling good … Continue reading Who determines your self-worth?
Creating a sustainable business
Some of the businesses that have suffered the most are the ones built on bringing people together and having person to person interactions. On the other hand for the people that have created online businesses they can run from anywhere, it's pretty much business as usual. They may even be seeing an increase in customers/clients … Continue reading Creating a sustainable business
Price, value and auction
I recently wrote a post called Does the customer determine value? Here are some more thoughts related to value, price and the customer. Think about an auction, the seller will often have a reserve price (the minimum amount they're willing to sell the item for). Yet items often get sold for significantly higher because buyers … Continue reading Price, value and auction
Does the customer determine value?
I recently saw some things for sale and my first thought was that I wouldn't buy them. In my opinion the items weren't worth the price they were being sold for. But people were buying the items. Turns out that that even though I didn't value the items at the price they were being sold … Continue reading Does the customer determine value?
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