Today I am flying back to London after a very enjoyable month as a digital nomad in Mexico. Here are 11 things I’ve learned travelling solo on this trip (and many others). 1. Find the right WhatsApp group and you will always have company. This photo is from a Friday night digital nomad meetup in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico organised in the digital … [Read more...]
How performing standup comedy helped me quit my job
20 years ago today I walked out of my well-paid job as Senior Managing Consultant at Deloitte and declared I never wanted a job ever again. To mark this anniversary I'm sharing 20 lessons I've learned over the 20 years I've been running my own business. This includes 3 lessons I learned in taking a standup comedy course and performing my … [Read more...]
7 ways to grow your audience WITHOUT posting to social media
Do you dread the thought of posting to social media every day? Then don't. Marketing only works when you're excited by it. Besides, I'm not a fan of doing things that make you miserable every day just so you can hopefully make money later. So, here are 7 ways to build an audience without social media: 1. Create partnerships This … [Read more...]
The best 5 business books for pool-side inspiration this summer
Have you got a summer holiday coming up? Or at least some time off work? If so, this is my list of suggested books for you to read by the pool to get you fired up to create your own million-dollar venture. 1. Future Proofing You: Twelve Truths for Creating Opportunity, Maximizing Wealth, and Controlling your Destiny in an Uncertain World - Jay … [Read more...]
11 secrets to a bestselling book title
I've recently been helping a client with her book due to be published with a major publisher next year and one of the things we've been working on is the title. Getting the right book title is SO important if you want to have a really successful book. (And here I'm talking about business, psychology, self-improvement or other non fiction … [Read more...]
Microblocking
Or “how to make progress when you have very little time” While you and I were busy running down dead ends and wasting our effort, scientists have been busy trying to figure out what actually works. And now they know.Small steps work. Consistent effort works. Group support works.That’s it. Three things.Seth Godin, entrepreneur and author of 13 … [Read more...]
Laurence Shorter on creativity, burnout, and the art of having no idea [#80] The Ideas Lab Podcast
Listen and review on iTunes Find 'Ideas Lab Podcast' on your favourite app or go to: Laurence Shorter on creativity, burnout, and the art of having no idea [Clip] Doing nothing saved my creativity - Laurence Shorter What is the impact on us as human beings when we never have a single spare moment, when we fill every minute … [Read more...]
How Charlie and Harry Thuillier turned their idea for the world’s first healthy ice cream into an international food business [#79] The Ideas Lab Podcast
Listen and review on iTunes Find 'Ideas Lab Podcast' on your favourite app or go to: How Charlie and Harry Thuillier turned their idea for the world’s first healthy ice cream into an international food business [Clip] Sleeping under his desk while setting up his business! Charlie Thuillier of The Oppo Brothers This episode … [Read more...]
Jody Day on creating a global movement for women and turning her passion into a successful social enterprise [#78] The Ideas Lab Podcast
Listen and review on iTunes Find 'Ideas Lab Podcast' on your favourite app or go to: Jody Day on creating a global movement for women and turning her passion into a successful social enterprise [Clip] The moment I found my true audience - Jody Day, founder of Gateway Women If you want to start a movement that changes the … [Read more...]
How Sam Bompas & Harry Parr turned their crazy experiments with food into a pioneering international business [#77] The Ideas Lab Podcast
Listen and review on iTunes Find 'Ideas Lab Podcast' on your favourite app or go to: How Sam Bompas & Harry Parr turned their crazy experiments with food into a pioneering international business [Clip] How Sam Bompas & Harry Parr turned their crazy experiments with food into a pioneering international business When … [Read more...]
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