How clarity defies evil Mordor comes to mind at the moment. For those of you who are not a Lord of The Rings fanatic, Mordor is a place of doom. It is the seat of the Dark Lord Sauron, whose increasing power over Middle Earth will be complete when he possesses The One Ring […]
Pivoting on purpose, and in principle
Do you know or remember the song MacArthur Park? The laconic Irish actor, Richard Harris, who played King Arthur in Camelot way back in the 70’s sang it. He had to employ an army of sopranos to sing the closing chorus because there was no way he was going to meet those notes. Ever. The lyrics […]
Managing your book cover design on a budget
Book cover, brochure or ebook for that matter Before the book cover comes writing the book. It’s a punt – writing a book. To begin with, it’s as if you’ve hit up your Lizard brain with truckloads of mind-altering substances, so frenzied the ‘whatever-do-you-think-you’re-doing’ diatribe. Interestingly, the antidote –an equivalent of intense counselling and doses of valium – is continuing […]
Seven reasons to write a book
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
