On 27 September, it’ll be two years since a random group of strangers got together in a room at Cecil Sharp House in London, the home of British folk dancing. Not to dance, but to spend a day thinking about our businesses, or potential businesses, as freelancers and small business owners. A brilliant day led […]
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Learning by accident
This week has that definite back to school feeling, even if you don’t have kids in the school system or aren’t in the formal education system yourself. I’ve learnt three things this week: What my car alarm sounds like That my car zapper actually has a key inside it How to fix the back door […]
Why storytelling will always be important to businesses
What’s your favourite founder’s story? Could be Virgin, Innocent, Glossier…all businesses with great stories. Now, what about their best revenue numbers, or EBITDA? Why is that? Simple. Your brain gets more excited by stories When you hear facts and data, then a few bits of your brain light up. If you’re fascinated by this […]
The art of not thinking (and finding the answer)
There is an addiction to being busy, to accounting for every minute of our time. Corporate environments don’t help, where time at the desk certainly used to be the measure of effort and achievement. For anyone working in an industry where timesheets were the norm, then this would all be amplified. When your time is […]
It’s not just your image that needs a refresh
God, I love the ’80s. We had some of the greatest music of all time, music that I never grow tired of listening to. Not you, Chris de Burgh. Lady in Red can stay off every playlist of mine. And probably the less said about Joe Dolce and Black Lace the better. But generally, it […]