A while ago I posted a blog called, ‘If you want to be successful in business, start practising’. At the time, the message I was trying to get across was that business, like everything else in life, requires practice to become good. There is more to these words than I realised at the time. In […]
In this blog, I want to address the time and energy spent in between doing work. This time in between work can be highly valuable and productive, and it can also be highly unproductive, depending on how a person uses it. I will speak from my perspective, as I do not want to put words […]
This blog post is derived from an excellent article by Paul Hammerness, MD, and Margaret Moore in the Harvard Business Review, called Train Your Brain to Focus. At the time, I was doing research on how to regain focus. The concept shared below helped to address a root cause of the lack of focus I […]
This is a short and sweet post on principles for improving productivity. I am writing this post at a time when I have removed all distraction and minimised all other tasks that take time out of my day – travel time, cooking, life admin etc. My calendar is clear. So I have no excuse for […]
The small habits and routines that you perform consistently add up to have a material impact on your life. Here are some suggestions for building an effective daily routine. We’ve broken it down into a night time ritual, morning ritual and how to organise your day. Night time ritual A productive day starts begins with […]
One of the hard things about getting started in business is the number of decisions that have to be made, what to call the company, when to quit your job, how to build or source your product, whether it’s an idea worth spending time on. There is a high degree of uncertainty and personal responsibility […]
This post is to remind you of the importance of moving forward towards creating a viable business model, so you don’t run out of steam before you build something financially sustainable. I’m conscious that a lot of our blog content is focused on helping people understand what they are creating in the early stages of […]
No matter what you’re working on, learning and practice are essential for getting good. It requires practice to become a good founder, like anything else in life. Think about some of the other things you might be good at… Your job? The usual pathway to employment involves 7+ years of training throughout school, university, or […]
So you have a business idea and you want to kick it off, but you’re still working? We’ve put together 7 tips for starting a business when you’re still busy with work. 1. Create accountability Find people to hold you accountable to whatever your next steps are. That might be handing in your notice, launching a […]
Grappling with productivity? Don’t worry. We’ve pulled together some articles we think will help.