I did have a real-life example of the below, but it involved banjos, a discarded wine glass and broken eggs leading to a tent… and I really don’t want to scare you guys off, so: AWKWARD SELF-PROMOTION EXAMPLE MINUS THE BANJOS, WINE and BROKEN EGGS You’re at a networking event or a business gathering and […]
"Don't Try, Can't Fail"…But Nor Will You Succeed
I once knew someone whose motto was to never put himself forward for anything. He would half complete courses but never take the exam, his belief being that if they never took a test he could never “fail” at anything. He admitted his motto was “Don’t Try, Can’t Fail.” It’s an interesting philosophy and whilst […]
Jack Bauer Would Love Twitter Search – It's The Real Time Updates
Jack Bauer loves information, he knows where to find it, how to get it from people using maverick interrogation techniques, but most of all, he likes a steady stream of updates (preferably to his PDA) in “real time.” He would love Twitter search. This week I was trying to purchase tickets for the much loved […]
Jimmy Osmond and Networking for the Introverted Entrepreneur
“Excuse me…” I asked, knocking on the glass partition of the first class train carriage. “Are you Jimmy Osmond?” I was on a train back from London late last night when I spotted the youngest of the Osmonds. I’d like to say that I walked over to him confidently, introduced myself and began chatting easily […]
Week One out of a job but not out of work
It’s 6pm and I’m still fervently working away, it’s been an upside down week with flat sorting in the day and working on the night. After selling the bed, last night, my new “office” looked like this: We still have to find somewhere in amongst all of this to sleep. This morning I attended my […]
Be your own fan
One of the biggest influencing factors preventing us from acting the way we want to, is worrying about what other people think and how they will react to you. You’ve had a bad day at work, your boss was unreasonable and embarrassed you in front of your colleagues. After work in the pub you tell […]
