Five years ago, we’d went camping over Christmas. Long, lazy, slow days – loads of time to think about … business. I read books but I certainly wasn’t thinking of writing a book. On the drive home I reflected, a little reluctantly, I’d just have to get networking. Back at my desk, I found a […]
Ahead of the wave
A stride into the unknown I’ve been in business 40 years next year. Business today is like galatic outerspace compared to the redbrick suburbia in which my partner and I opened our doors in 1976. Ahead of a wave, we saw the opening of our art studio as a sign of a coming trend. As a graphic designers, […]
Managing digital communication with courage
What is courage really? Courage is a sword wielding hero slaying the dragon against insurmountable odds? Or is it? Some might say in its story telling interpretation, that borders on mania. Or stupidity. Perhaps we fail to acknowledge the courage many manifest in small daily acts, especially in our online communications, because we have a […]
Five ideas to get clear in a new year
What ever it is at play, by the end of a calendar year people commonly exhibit fatigue and overwhelm. It’s difficult to get clear at such a crazy time of year. Equally strange in our first world construct of time, is the mood shift that takes place just a few weeks later, as the hangovers […]
A dream? Or an intention?
Spring blossom. It’s enchanting. It emanates a spirit so full of life-giving potential, you want to inhale it. By the lung full. Store it to remind you when skies are leaden and the wind is bitter, that spring comes back year in and year out, and there’ll be blossom again. It is because in those winsome […]
Setting an intention. It’s like a river
There’s an emerald river that flows around huge granite boulders and washes over mica-glinting sand, faded white over millennia. Miles from the nearest village and several from the road, a winding red dirt track leads down to a clear, green pool just as the river plunges 2,000 feet off the edge of the escarpment into […]
Are you turning your back on the best tool in your communications armoury?
When I was a small girl, I had a best friend. My friend was pretty. And clever. And talented. She had perfect parents. Her grandparents were saints who cooked, played, laughed and told stories. Everyday, she did something full of joy and fun. It was fascinating and bewildering and I envied her. A lot. Every […]
Tell the truth. How truthful are you?
Challenge. Think about the last 48 hours. Can you metaphorically ‘cross your heart and hope to die’ that you only spoke, wrote or acted 100 percent truthfully? No little crossed fingers behind your back? No obfuscation—a subtle way of avoiding the truth, and one in which our politicians are unsurpassed masters. No […]
Clarity of intention wins one man’s battle for a sanitary pad
Sourcing creative, good news stories that show the transition of an idea through clarity of intention to a reality is great research to do, but a little harder than I’d imagined. Many people are on the journey, but can’t fully demonstrate the concept yet. Then I realised I need look no further than TED. […]
The hidden cost of a lack of clarity
Take a look back over your last five years of doing business. What does it look like? As messy as a child finger painting? A jumble of half baked ideas? Or can you see yourself working on through gritted teeth, day after day just to pay the bills? Did you spend much of your time […]
