So it’s Day four in my Goals…. (Goals)! …Always believe in your soul… series, one more article and then I’ll be releasing my list of top resources to help you on your way to achieving your dreams. Previously in the series … (cue faint TV theme music – I’d love to have my own theme […]
Goals Bonus Article: Get Ready For Your Calling
This bonus article is inspired by a good friend of mine who popped round for a cup of tea the other day before returning to Texas after a visit to Brighton to graduate from her degree course. We were talking about the (not so) New Year, our plans for 2010, and we got onto the […]
Goals Day Three: Translating Goals Into Action
Welcome to the third installment of Goals…. (Goals)! …Always believe in your soul… Last time we looked at setting the sort of goals which give you that fire in your belly. The next step is taking that passion and turning it into that initial step of focused action. A big deterrent to getting off your […]
Goals Day Two: Ignoring Great Goals, Setting Dumb Ones…And How To Stop This
It’s the next belated article in the series of Goals…. (Goals)! …Always believe in your soul… Belated because as you may know, I’ve been flat hunting, working, organising a move as well as celebrating my birthday. I am however, determined to finish this series by the end of the week! This series is for anyone […]
Goals Day One: What To Do When You're Stuck On The Start Block
Article Series: Goals… (Goals)! Always Believe In Your Soul… It wouldn’t be January without a furore of goal setting. The blogosphere is alight with how to set and achieve your goals in 2010. We’re feeling enthused, excited and ready to take on the world. However, there are still plenty of obstacles out there to try […]
10 Things I Learned From a Year of Freelancing
Happy National Freelancers Day! I have it on good authority that today is National Freelancers Day from The Professional Association Supporting Freelancers, Contractors and Consultants (PCG). I must confess I only stumbled upon this resource and in fact this special day at the tail end of last week, but it does sound interesting. The PCG […]
What The Flu? What you can learn about your business from being ill
There’s a lot of it going around… I’ve been limping along with annoying ill symptoms for about three weeks now and I’m boring myself with it. However, I learned some pretty valuable lessons about work these past few weeks which you might find useful. Whatever little infectious buddy that my body has been incubating was […]
Send Me The Bloggers That You Dream Of…
I’m a prolific dreamer. Literally. I can scatter my family members from the breakfast table with the simple utterance of “Whoa…just remembered my weird dream last night…” Their main complaint is that my dreams are rambling, epic and nonsensical. I’ve been under the weather recently so my dreams have been a little more off the […]
How your competitors boost business by turning customers away
Turning customers away in a recession – insane no? Well, yes and no. Take two fictitious characters, Focused Fred and Pleasing Polly. They’ve both decided to start up their own businesses making tailored clothes. (I have no experience tailoring clothes so I may be rusty with some of the terminology – but should still work) […]
Time Management Book Recommendations
Evening guys and gals, Well I’m stuck inside with a stiff neck wearing a scarf which makes me look incredibly chic and, until I try to move and said stiff neck just makes me look clumsy. So, I figure I’ll keep this post short and sweet. It works for me and it’s probably good for […]
