Five effective, tech-free ways to grow your business

Five effective, tech-free ways to grow your business

Like the seasons, I expand and contract. During social seasons, I’m reaching out to others, keen to talk, pitching myself, and saying ‘yes’ a lot. I’m good fun during these times.And then the contraction: my calendar starts making me edgy, so I cull, reduce, edit and...
The ego and marketing

The ego and marketing

For seven years, I marketed my marketing services without using the word ‘marketing’. My audience hated that word. Instead, I talked around the topic, using words such as “communicating” and phrases like “giving value”, and “giving away your gold”. Truth is, nobody...
Reclaiming Mondays

Reclaiming Mondays

Sunday afternoon sun lays low in the sky, ushering in what should be a mellow evening hanging out with your favourite people, eating good food by a crackling fire, and feeling sated and satisfied by a weekend well spent. Except there’s a cold pit in your belly and a...
How to get what you want: part two

How to get what you want: part two

So you’ve addressed your vexed relationship with goal setting, set yourself some meaningful goals, and planned for your worst-case scenario, while actively believing and expecting your best outcome to fruit (see part one of this series). What next? Now it’s time to...